ACNW Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School 2023

Please read the 2023 Matt Ammon Memorial Driving School Driver Handout and ACNW HPDE Event Information for Drivers documents posted on ACNW's Driving School Materials page.

You need to be a member of Audi Club North America to drive on track at this event*. If you’ve not yet joined the club, you can get in the club by clicking here.

All participants and guests must be at least 16 years of age. To qualify for lapping, drivers must have previously attended a Driver Skills (DS) clinic or HPDE event with the Audi Club or other equivalent club/group (please check with registrar Kris Wegielewski with any questions). ACNW is offering a DS event on May 6th for which you can register at this link.

If you are bringing a convertible car or cross-over, please read the Convertibles or High Center of Gravity Vehicles section below.

*Reciprocal instructors from BMWCCA Puget Sound Chapter and PCA Pacific Northwest Region may instruct and drive without an ACNA membership.

Helmet policy:

Approved helmets are required to be worn when on track at this event. Approved helmets include only Snell SA2015, EA2016, or SA2020 certified helmets. Motorcycle helmets are not allowed. You can rent a helmet on the registration form.

Convertibles:

Convertibles lacking rollover protection are not permitted in ACNA High Performance Driving Schools (HPDE, lapping, or any events held “at speed”). Vehicles with removable hardtops or retractable hardtops lacking a rollover protection system are also not permitted at high-speed events. Convertibles with factory-installed rollover protection (either fixed or deployable) meet the ACNA minimum requirement for high-speed events and are acceptable, subject to approval by chapter leadership and event staff. We strongly recommend driving with the soft-top up or the hard top installed; otherwise, SFI and/or FIA approved arm restraint system(s) must be used.

High Center of Gravity Vehicles:

High center of gravity vehicles (truck, van, SUV-Sport Utility Vehicle, CUV-Crossover Utility Vehicle, SAV-Sport Activity Vehicle) are not permitted in Audi Club Driving School events held “at speed” (DE-Driver Education, HPDE, instructed or non-instructed lapping, track days), except those models included in the ACNA Vehicle Participation Exception List found in the ACNA Driving School and Event Guidelines document. These exceptions include Audi Q3/Q5, BMW X1/X3/X5, Porsche Macan, Cayenne, for example.

Audi Club North America policies for convertibles and high center of gravity vehicles are posted on the ACNW's Driving School Materials page under ACNA Driving School and Event Guidelines for your review.

Safety Inspection Policy):

For every HPDE event, ACNW requires two (2) signatures on your Vehicle Safety Inspection Checklist form. View this form here.  Safety Inspection forms are NOT required for participants of Driver Skills events.

• The signature at the bottom is yours. It is your car, and we need you to take responsibility for its safe condition and operation.
• It is ACNW’s expectation that your car will be inspected per the areas of emphasis on the Vehicle Safety Inspection Checklist form, by someone in addition to you. This should be a dealer, a local automotive shop, or any other person you believe has the technical knowledge and experience to thoroughly inspect your car for safety. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to confirm that your car is safe to operate at the event, and ACNW strongly encourages you to be honest about your own mechanical abilities/knowledge. Should you feel capable and confident in inspecting your own vehicle, it is permissible for the second “Inspected by” signature to be your own.
• View the entire Safety Inspection Policy and Procedure here.

Completion of the Vehicle Safety Inspection Checklist form, including the second signature, should be completed PRIOR to the event.  Please bring a signed paper copy of your Safety Inspection Checklist to registration to hand in on the morning of the event. 

Release and Waiver of Liability:

Everyone must sign the Release and Waiver of Liability form online for Audi Club Northwest’s insurance coverage prior to coming to the facility.  You can initiate the process here, for both yourself and as the legal guardian of a minor. You may also initiate the process using the SpeedWaiver invite on the registration form. The full text of this Release and Waiver of Liability is on the last page of the registration form, and can also be found on the ACNW's Driving School Materials page.

Morning of Event:

• At the Ridge entry gate/guardhouse, show your Ridge Motorsports Park Waiver QR code (details for obtaining this will be closer to the event) and put on the wristband that you will receive there.
• Proceed to paddock A as outlined in the drivers’ handout, and find an open parking spot.
• Remove all loose items from your vehicle's cabin and trunk.
• Please proceed to registration with your driver's license to check in.
  • HPDE particpants: Please bring your filled-out Safety Inspection Checklist form, and your helmet if you don't already have an ACNW "good thru" helmet sticker.
• Apply the two large car numbers found in your packet to car exterior on both sides; rear windows are recommended, if possible. The small number should be placed on the top center of your windshield. 

Pre-grid, prior to first session on track:

• Drive your car to pre-grid, with car empty of loose items, helmet on, restraints fastened securely. Please arrive at the pre-grid 10 minutes prior to the start of your first on-track session.
• A volunteer will inspect you and your car to make sure that:
  • Your car's tow hook(s) are installed (if available)
  • You have equal restraints installed (i.e. both driver and passenger, if there is one, have the same type of harnesses or OEM 3-point seat belts), and that 4-point harnesses are of the anti-submarine (ASM) style.
  • You have an ACNW-stickered helmet on and buckled securely.
  • If you have a forward head and neck restraint (e.g. HANS, Simpson Hybrid, etc.), that it is positioned properly under the shoulder harnesses and connected to your helmet
  • Your car is empty of loose items.
  • If you are driving a convertible, that it passes the broomstick rule for driver and passenger, and if you are running with the top down that you have approved arm restraints.

Questions?  Please reach out to the registrar Kris Wegielewski or the event master Adrian Power..