Fri, Apr 22 - Sun, Apr 24, 2016

Audi at Grattan

Grattan Raceway

About this event

25th Annual Event — April 22, 23 and 24, 2016

If you wish to sign up as an Instructor or for the Advanced Driver Day, see the criteria listed below then please contact Geoff Harris directly

Join us for the 25th run­ning of the Audi at Grattan/MFD Classic Motors Driving Experience at Grat­tan Race­way, Grattan Michigan Raceway Course located North East of Grand Rapids, MI, approx­i­mately 3.5 hours from Chicago and 2.5 hours from Detroit. The chal­leng­ing 2-mile track is a great place for a Driver’s School, with each turn offer­ing a dif­fer­ent type of chal­lenge, and a long straight dur­ing which you can regroup and catch your breath.  Attendees use their own vehicle and you do not have to drive an Audi to participate!

As at any MFD event, you will be sur­rounded by a great group of friendly, experienced organizers ready with a help­ing hand for those new to the track driving hobby.

This event is open to all licensed drivers age 18 or older. Prior expe­ri­ence is NOT required!  Sorry-  SUV's, pick up trucks and minivans are not allowed at this event.

Some convertible models with fixed factory roll hoops (Boxsters  & Z4's) are permitted.  Please contact the event organizers before registering.
 

You DO NOT have to own an Audi to participate!  All makes are welcome at this event.  Club membership is not required.

ENTRY FEES:
Student or Instructor Sat/Sun DE Fee $350
Instructor/Advanced Fee Friday/Sat/Sunday $475 (Instructors assigned or bringing a student may be eligible for a partial refund)
Friday only Advanced Driving Day $200 (eligibility approval required)

Your entry fees include 1 banquet ticket and event shirt. 

See the Commemorative Jacket available for $59 special order until April 1st
Late fee (applies 14 days prior to event ) $25
 

Event requirements

Who should attend?

The Grat­tan Driver’s School is open to all licensed drivers age 18 or older.

Do you want to become a bet­ter and safer driver?
Do you want to learn more about the lim­its of you and your car in a safe environment?
Have you always wanted to drive on a racetrack?
Have you dri­ven on other tracks before and want to learn a new one?
Have you dri­ven at Grat­tan before, but want to improve your line?

If you can answer yes to any of these ques­tions you should attend this school.

What to expect?

Novice, Inter­me­di­ate, and Advanced stu­dents will all ben­e­fit from the dri­ving instruc­tion offered at Grat­tan. Each stu­dent will drive his/her own car with an instruc­tor pro­vid­ing guid­ance until both stu­dent and instruc­tor are com­fort­able that the stu­dent is ready to drive solo on the track. No stu­dent will be pushed beyond his/her abil­ity and com­fort level. All on-track dri­ving will take place in run groups based on pre­vi­ous expe­ri­ence, and each run group will have mul­ti­ple ses­sions on the track.  You DO NOT have to own or drive an Audi... but you may lust for one after you complete this event!

On Sat­ur­day, stu­dents will receive class­room instruc­tion on the basic con­cepts of car con­trol and safe dri­ving (well beyond any­thing taught in high-school dri­ver train­ing!). Then in-car exer­cises will be con­ducted with the goal of giv­ing each stu­dent a good sense for the brak­ing and acci­dent avoid­ance capa­bil­i­ties of their car – capa­bil­i­ties that often far exceed what the dri­ver expects! After these famil­iar­iza­tion exer­cises are com­pleted, stu­dents will be intro­duced to the track by rid­ing with their instruc­tors, and then will have their turn at nego­ti­at­ing the track with their instruc­tor rid­ing along to pro­vide coach­ing. Saturday’s on-track expe­ri­ence will be fol­lowed by a ban­quet at the Winter Inn in downtown Greenville after our track day. No one will go away hungry!

Sun­day morn­ing activ­i­ties will resume at Grat­tan Race­way with more time on the track, again with instruc­tors coach­ing the novices and any­one else who would like some addi­tional instruc­tion. By the end of the day each stu­dent will have had enough dri­ving time to end the day tired but elated, and look­ing for­ward to the next event.
 

Grat­tan Advanced Dri­ver Day – Fri­day, April 22, 2016
Who should attend this day?

The Grat­tan Advanced Dri­ver Day is open to all drivers who are either club instruc­tors or advanced HPDE dri­vers who want an addi­tional oppor­tu­nity to learn the track. The Advanced Dri­ver Day will pro­vide a great oppor­tu­nity to learn Grat­tan if you have not been there before, or to get some qual­ity track time in if you are already expe­ri­enced there. If you have any ques­tion about your eli­gi­bil­ity as an advanced driver, please con­tact Mike Fisher, Geoff Harris, David Denison or Jeff Mattis.  All drivers participating in the Advanced Drivers Day will be required to assist the club organizers throughout the weekend.  If you are unable to commit to the 3 day weekend, the Advanced Driver Day fee will be $200.

The AmericInn of Greenville has a limited block of rooms held for the Audi ClubReserve your room right away!  This will be the host hotel where registration and the banquet will be held.  It is a short 10 minute drive to the track.  Contact the hotel at 616 754-4500 to reserve your room ASAP.

Additional information and registration form can be found on our website.

Entries (80)

CM
Cameron McCardel
AK
Aaron Krott
JL
Jon Lawrence
AM
Andrew Moriarity
WY
Wenbo Yu
DM
Daniel McGoran
BX
BAITAO XIAO
RH
Richard Hutchinson

Grattan Raceway

Belding, MI
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Organizer

HPDE organized by

USAudiClub - MFD Classic Motors

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