All HPDE drivers must have a valid drivers license and must have a helmet rated at SNELL (SA) 2015 or later. Motorcycle (MA) helmets are not acceptable for HPDE. Equal restraints are required for driver and passenger for any cars that will have an instructor or passenger on board. A technical inspection is required for each HPDE car prior to the event. Use the form provided and bring to the track with you. There will be a brief pre-inspection at the track as well. There will be no consumption of alcoholic beverages until after all cars have completed their sessions for the day. PDE cars do not require a pre-event technical inspection.

Car Requirements: Rollover protection required for convertibles. Open cars/convertibles require additional rollover protection unless the manufacturer certifies the open car as having rollover protection. The following open cars/convertibles have acceptable rollover protection in stock form: all Mercedes-Benz cabriolets and roadsters 1990 and on, Mercedes R107s with hardtops in place, Lotus Elise/Exige, Evora, all Porsche Targas, 914s, and Boxster and Carrera 1997 on, Ferrari 308, 328 and folding hardtops, later Honda S2000. Other open cars must have an SCCA-approved competition roll bar with forward or aft bracing and diagonal cross brace. The factory Lotus/Caterham "street" type roll bars are not sufficient.

Drivers with previous track experience will be asked to list their last three years of experience on the registration form, including dates (month and year), track, what organization put on the event, and what run group you were in. Drivers willing to instruct should contact Chief Instructor Dr. Jim Roberts (email and phone number in event description) or registrar Gary Edwards (757 831 9556 or gary@gwedwards.org.

All open cars must run with the top up or must have arm restraints for both driver and instructor.

Technical Inspection form:Pre-Event Tech Inspection Sheet Revised Jan 2025.docx