Sonoma Raceway Driving School

Date: May 9
Course: Sonoma Raceway

After an extended hiatus, the Golden Gate Chapter is returning to the world-famous Sonoma Raceway! Join your local Golden Gate Chapter and master your craft with our High-Performance Driving School (HPDS). The $750 fee for this event includes in-car instruction and plenty of track time. For Group S drivers (advanced solo), the fee is $600.

a road with a winding road and fields and a hill with buildings with Longsheng Rice Terrace in the background

Skills-focused Driving

Our focus is on safety and learning. Every student is assigned an in-car instructor for the duration of the event. (Group S drivers are solo, and can opt for data coaching.) Classroom sessions feature presentations and discussions of vehicle dynamics, car control, and corner-by-corner track details.

Our solo program, Group S, is available at a discount for a select group of advanced drivers—$600 for the day. Advanced Data Coaching is also available for an additional $150 for S drivers — your coach works with you in a classroom rather than in your car.

D Group	C Group	A&B Groups	Group S
Beginner/novice	Intermediate	Upper Intermediate and Advanced	Expert driving skills
In-car instruction Limited passing zones	In-car instruction Limited passing zones	In-car instruction Passing everywhere	Solo Data coaching option Passing everywhere

Important COVID-19 information:

All attendees, staff, and guests are recommended to be fully vaccinated (including waiting time) before arriving at the event.

With the exception of Group S, all students should expect to have an instructor in-car at this event. Masks are encouraged indoors, including in cars with passengers (and required in car if either the instructor or student requests that masks be worn).

All attendees, staff, and guests are recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including waiting time) before arriving at the event. Masks are encouraged indoors, including in cars with passengers (and required in car if either the instructor or student requests that masks be worn).

If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, please contact the event staff and refrain from attending the event.

COVID-19 policy is based on currently available information and the policy may change at the time of the event based on prevailing public health recommendations.

Instructors please note:

The Golden Gate Chapter will not be covering instructor lodging for this event. In lieu of that, we will have a dedicated instructor run group, in addition to being able to drive with S group or the advanced students.

Important information about the waiting list:

If sold out, register anyway! You will be waitlisted automatically. We expect to accept a large number of students from the waiting list. We start with a conservative student count, and pull students from the waiting list as more instructors sign up for the event.