About this event
Please join us at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving for the first Driver Education event of the 2019/2020 season. For this event, we will run the track counter-clockwise, consisting of the Lake Loop and Maricopa Oval (Looper will be closed). Plan on a full day of fun- gates open at 6:30 AM with the first car out on track at 8:00 AM. Five 20-minute sessions for each run group will be scheduled.
There will be four different "run groups" which will be separated by experience/skill level: Student, Beginner/Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. There is a run group for everyone- so don't hesitate to sign up if you have little to no experience on track. Spectators are also welcome.
If this will be your first time attending a track day with AZ PCA, you will be provided an instructor to ride along with you as well as classroom instruction to make the most of your day. Even if it is not your first time or if you have never driven at Bondurant before, AZ PCA can accommodate (and encourages) an instructor ride-along to hone your driving skills.
To ensure everyone registered has a good time at the track, the amount of cars in each run group is limited. Sign up early to avoid being waitlisted!
Lunch will be provided as part of the $160.00 registration fee.
Not a PCA member yet? Don't own a Porsche? That's okay- after registration, please contact Dan Bouet at drivereducation@az.pca.org to be approved for this event as an invited guest of the Porsche Club.
Please refer to the attached schedule for the day's activities. Check-in at the track is mandatory and begins at 6:30 am and closes at 7:30 am when the driver's meeting starts.
Schedule:
HPDE Schedule of Events Bondurant 10.05.19.pdf
Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is located at 20000 S. Maricopa Rd, Chandler, AZ 85226. You will enter through GATE 3 to access the Bondurant track (there are other tracks here as well).
Event requirements
Pre-Registration Requirements:
Helmets / Clothing
You must have a Snell rated (SA2010 or SA2015) automotive helmet. Open-faced and closed-face style helmets are permitted, however, motorcycle helmets are not permitted- these usually have the designation "M" preceeding the year i.e. M2010 or M2015. If you do not own a helmet that meets those requirement, AZ PCA has loaners available at the track. Please specify that you may need to borrow one during the registration process. Closed toe shoes are required. Attendees and any guest(s) will be required to sign a liability waiver form at the track entrance.
Driver Check-In Requirements and Drivers Meeting
There will be a mandatory driver's meeting for all drivers participating in the track day. You must check in at the on-site registration tent prior to the driver's meeting that starts at 7:30 am to document that you are present (THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE WAIVER YOU SIGN WHEN ENTERING THE TRACK GATE). When you check in at the registration tent, you will need to present your Driver's License. Check in closes when the driver's meeting starts- if you have not (at minimum) checked in at the registration tent before the meeting starts, you will not be permitted to participate in the event and your registration may be forfeited per the cancellation terms. You have a one hour window to check in at registration- from 6:30 am to 7:30 am.
Vehicle Tech / Harnesses and HANS Devices
A safety check should be performed on your car prior to the event. Cars with leaking fluid(s), tires below 3/32" tread, insufficiently torqued lug nuts, brake pads that do not have sufficient pad thickness, a battery that is loose, harnesses improperly fastened, or inoperable brake lights will not be permitted to drive on track. At the morning of the event, a required safety check will be performed to inspect for these things.
You will be assigned a wrist band for your run group and a vehicle tech form when you check in at the registration tent the morning of the event. You will then need to take your car along with the tech form to the vehicle tech area to have it checked for safety. It is recommended that you get to the registration tent early to avoid long lines at vehicle tech.
If your vehicle has a multi-point harness system, you are ALSO required to utilize a head and neck restraint system (HANS device). Because the PCA rule of equal restraint applies, if there will be a passenger in your car (such as an instructor) there must be both a harness system and a HANS device available and used by that passenger.
Convertibles must have roll-over protection- either built in from the OEM, or aftermarket. Porsche convertibles from the beginning of the Boxster have adequate built-in roll over protection from the factory. Convertibles should be driven with the top-up. If there is no convertible top, hand restraints must be worn.
Sound Restrictions for Bondurant:
There are NO sound restrictions at Bondurant- loud exhausts are welcome!