Sat, Aug 17 - Sun, Aug 18, 2019

Apexfest 7 High Performance Driver Education Event

NCCAR

About this event

On August 17th and 18th, 2019, Apex Track Events and SCMC will host a High Speed Driving Event and Instructor Clinic on North Carolina’s Center for Automotive Research’s road course. This road course is ideally situated in Garysburg, NC and features a 40 feet wide bi-directional freshly paved road course with a ½ mile straightaway, 11 constant radius turns and large grassy run-off areas. There is no competition for times or trophies but a lot of fun to be had. Virtually any car is fully capable of handling this type of event. 

You must have a valid driver's license to attend. You will be able to download a technical inspection form that your personal mechanic will perform before you leave home. All you need to bring is this and a Snell SA2010 or later helmet.

We will have an at track safety inspection at the track on Saturday morning and Sunday morning (for Sunday only drivers.)

This event is open to all makes and models and you do not have to be a club member to participate.  There will be a full day of track time and classroom instruction with 4-5 sessions in a non-timed HPDE set up. Car sharing is allowed with separate registration for each driver.  This event will fill very quickly, so you will need to place your entry soon. The price for this fun at the race track is $175 for one day or only $299 for both days! Instructors will be able to track for no charge.  All we ask is that you help one novice student and one intermediate student.  Driving History/Experience will be verified for all Instructors.

All skill levels are welcome from beginner to track veteran.

We split drivers up into 4 experience groups: One of the four groups will be dedicated to novice students who will be required to have in car instructors. 

Green Group (Novice) This group is for anyone with no or very little on track experience.  An instructor will be provided at no charge for all members of this group.

Yellow Group (Intermediate) This group is for anyone with some on track experience.  An instructor will be provided at no charge to members of this group.  Once considered safe to run alone, drivers in this group can be "Solo'd" so they can drive on track without an instructor.

Blue Group (Advanced)  This group is for anyone with plenty of on track experience. 

White Group (Instructor) This group is reserved for instructors only.

Even solo drivers can have professional instruction using Racers 360 Video Analysis for as little as $99

Send in your onboard video to Racers360 and their pro coaches (Mike Skeen, Memo Gidley, Dion von Moltke and more coach with Racers360) will review it and film an in-depth corner by corner coaching session on top of your video.  You will get back a roughly 15 minute coaching session where a coach has identified the main techniques and line changes that will help you find speed and stay safe on track!  If you have any questions on how Racers360 can work with you please email them anytime at Team@Racers360.com

We have a block of rooms reserved at the discounted rate of $79 per night.  Just call and mention the Group code "Apex"

Hilton Garden Inn

111 T Carolina Crossroads Pkwy

Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

252-519-2333

 

Official Tech Form:  http://www.mbca.org/sites/default/files/reference/Pre-Event%20Tech%20Inspection%20Sheet.pdf

 

For more details on the track event, please contact Don LaBar at dlabar3@verizon.net or 757-620-6772.

Event requirements

You must have a valid driver's license to attend. You will be able to download a technical inspection form that your personal mechanic will perform before you leave home. All you need to bring is this and a Snell SA2010 or later helmet.

We will have an at track safety inspection at the track on Saturday morning and Sunday morning (for Sunday only drivers.)

All skill levels are welcome from beginner to track veteran.

We split drivers up into 4 experience groups: One of the four groups will be dedicated to novice students who will be required to have in car instructors. 

Green Group (Novice) This group is for anyone with no or very little on track experience.  An instructor will be provided at no charge for all members of this group.

Yellow Group (Intermediate) This group is for anyone with some on track experience.  An instructor will be provided at no charge to members of this group.  Once considered safe to run alone, drivers in this group can be "Solo'd" so they can drive on track without an instructor.

Blue Group (Advanced)  This group is for anyone with plenty of on track experience. 

White Group (Instructor) This group is reserved for instructors only.

Policy on Convertibles:  We do not allow cars without rollover protection to drive in our High Performance Driving Events.  This would include Porsche Cabriolet (air-cooled), Mustang, Corvette, Camaro, Firebird, Miata (1990-2006), Solstice, Z3, and most British and Italian sports cars from the 1940's through the 1980's.  T-Top or targa versions of these cars are allowed, as are all Corvettte coupes.  Fiberglass hardtops do not provide structural protection so they do not qualify the car.  In order to make these cars eligible, they must have a four point (or more) structural roll hoops installed.  They can be bolt in or welded, but must provide a full hoop with down bars from the corners of the hoop triangulating toward the rear of the car.  We highly recommend utilizing a five or six point harness and arm restraints for both driver and passenger.  Once installed a "broomstick test" will be applied with the driver wearing their helmet to ensure the head does not stick up above the area of protection.  The following convertibles with factory rollover protection are allowed:  Porsche 911 Cabriolet (water-cooled), Porsche Boxster, BMW Z4, Audi TT, Nissan 350Z/370Z, BMW 3 series 1999 and newer, Honda S2000, Mazda Miata 2007 and newer, Mercedes SL, SLK and CLK, and other cars with stated production "factory rollover" protection.

We have a block of rooms reserved at the discounted rate of $79 per night.  Just call and mention the Group code "Apex"

Hilton Garden Inn

111 T Carolina Crossroads Pkwy

Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

252-519-2333

Entries (101)

TS
Ty Schuring
JT
Jason Tripp
SB
Steven Benedict
BS
Buddy Saunders
DW
Doug Weaver
FB
Fred Benedict
LK
LeRoy Kimball
AV
Alex Von

NCCAR

Garysburg, NC
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