About this event
Cascade Sports Car Club Miller-Kersting Memorial Track Day at Portland International Raceway
High Performance Driving Experience and Driver's Training School
Our track days give you the opportunity to drive on a real racetrack. Whether your car is a daily driver or a fully prepared race car, whether you’re a first time novice student wanting to become a better driver or a seasoned race driver looking for some seat time to shake down your car before a race, we’ve got you covered.
Our ICSCC-approved Driver's Training program includes an evening classroom session with professional instruction in the dynamics of cars and car control. You’ll learn about contact patch, weight transfer, and all of the physics of a car in motion that keep you in control. If that’s not enough, it’s fun! The next day we’ll meet at the racetrack to put that knowledge to use with our expert staff of in-car instructors. You’ll learn at your own pace and gradually work your way up to more challenging speeds.
For those interested in simply honing their driving skills our HPDE course is a club day environment where the goal is to enjoy a day at the race track driving fast and safe with friends and other enthusiasts who share your same passion. An instructor will ride along first session for evaluation purposes to drive the track solo for the remainder of the day.
We also offer sessions for licensed racers:
- Test-and-Tune (TnT) - Full day or half day run groups for licensed racers to test and shake down their cars.
- Open Wheel - For open-wheel/Sports Racers to get on-track before the race weekend starts. This is a 15-20 minute session at the end of the driver training day.
Cost:
- Track Day includes evening classroom plus full-day on-track instruction -- $250
- HPDE is a full-day of track time -- $215
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Test and Tune -- $195 Full Day
- $135 Half Day (Morning or Afternoon)
- Open-wheel (formula/sports racer cars) session--$45
Helmet rentals available -- $10
$10 Discount for Cascade Members registering for Driver's Training School or HPDE (contact the CSCC Driver's Training Organizer for MSR discount code to enter on the online payment page)
You will be using your own car for these events. Vehicles that are "daily driven" are welcome and no special or extraordinary requirements are needed. (Convertibles and cars with removable hard tops may require additional protection devices.) You car just needs the following:
- Adequate tire tread
- Proper tire inflation
- Loose items removed
- No cracks in Window in Drivers View
- Seat belts in good condition and working order (5 or 6 point Harness for Driver and Instructor for Convertibles)
- Driver and passenger seats secure
- Brake lights functional
- Ensure the positive terminal on the battery is properly covered
- The battery needs to be mechanically secured to the car
- The helmet requirement is Snell SA2000 or Snell M2000, or newer
- Roll bar (make sure you read the Roll Bar Standards for convertibles)
- Eye protection (convertibles)
For more information see our website: www.CascadeSportsCarClub.org
For questions, please contact our Track Day / HPDE coordinator at: trackdayhpde@cascadesportscarclub.org or call / text 503-809-1521.
Addittional 2018 Dates for CSCC Track Days
- May 3rd (class) / May 4th (track) ** No Chicane
- May 6th (HPDE only) (track) ** No Chicane
- May 31st (class) / June 1st (track) ** Chicane
- June 3rd (HPDE only) (track) ** Chicane
- August 16th (class) / August 17th (track) ** Chicane
- September 30th (class & track) ** Chicane
Event requirements
Track Day Requirements: Safety is our primary concern. We require a helmet certified as SNELL M (novice school only) or SA2000 or newer. We have helmets available to rent ($10) also.
We strongly recommend 100% cotton or Nomex clothing: underwear/bra/socks, long-sleeve shirts, long pants; leather shoes and gloves (no nylon inserts). Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required.
If you have made track driving your hobby, we highly recommend that you invest in Nomex driving attire. Please do your research before buying, as "not all that glitters is gold." We also recommend installing at least a partial roll cage in your car (but this is not a requirement for driver training days).
You will bring your own vehicle. It may be a daily-driver, modified street car, or fully-prepped racecar. It must be in good condition, free of leaks or safety issues, with fully-functioning seat belts (for driver and instructor), and plenty of brakes and tire tread. Convertibles/open-cockpit cars must have approved functional roll bar(s) -- see note below. No pop-up roll bars will be allowed.
Cars will be inspected before being allowed on the track. This inspection and roll bar acceptance is not a certification of a car’s safety or its ability to withstand the stress of this driving event. You are fully responsible for finding and remedying any safety issues prior to the event.
Per our insurance requirements, all entrants must be 18 years of age or older and show a valid driver's license at registration.
Items Covered in the Vehicle Technical Inspection:
- Adequate tire tread
- Proper tire inflation
- Loose items removed
- No cracks in Window in Drivers View
- Seat belts in good condition and working order
- Driver and passenger seats secure
- Brake lights functional
- Ensure the positive terminal on the battery is properly covered
- The battery needs to be mechanically secured to the car
- The helmet requirement is Snell SA2000 or Snell M2000, or newer.
- Roll bar (convertibles)
- Eye protection (convertibles)
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT CONVERTIBLES:
- Convertibles are defined as cars with retractable tops, whether soft-top or folding hard top and all cars without any top.
- Convertibles must use a 5- or 6-point harness for each occupant.
- Cars equipped with only factory pop-up posts or similarly activated rollover protection are not allowed.
- Cars with factory installed, fixed roll over protection (targas, T-Tops, etc) are a Cascade Sports Car Club decision on an individual basis.
- The roll bar must be within 6 inches of the back of the occupants' helmets and the top of the helmets must be below the top of the roll bar. If the roll bar is farther than 6 inches away from the back of the helmets, the top of the roll bar must be 2 inches above the top of the helmet and the occupants must pass a helmet reference plane standard.
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Material, welding, bracing and mounting plates for roll bars must meet certain standards. Listed below are a few of the standards. Be sure to review the entire Appendix E for a complete list of roll bar standards in the "CSCC Convertible Roll Bar Requirements".
- Material - Drawn Over Mandrel mild steel tubing (SAE 101,1020,1025 or equivalent)
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Size of tubing is based on vehicle curb weight. Curb weight includes fluids but not occupants.
- Under 2000 lbs, 1.50 x 0.120 or 1.75 x 0.090 inches (outside diameter x wall thickness)
- 2001 lbs - 3500lbs, 1.75 x 0.120 inches (outside diameter x wall thickness)
- over 3500 lbs, 2.00 x 0.120 inches (outside diameter x wall thickness)
- Welding shall conform to American Welding Society D1.1, Structural Welding Code, Chapter 10, Tubular Structures
- Bracing, roll bars shall have two (2) fore/aft braces with tubing diameter and wall thickness the same as the roll bar. Roll bars shall have a diagonal brace with tubing the same size as the roll bar.
- Mounting plates for roll bar hoops and braces shall be attached to the chassis and must be at least 3/16-inch thick. If mounting plates are bolted they shall have a minimum of three (3) bolts per mounting plate.
- The list above are a few of the standards required for roll bars. Be sure to read and understand the entire Appendix E to avoid having your roll bar fail inspection at our Driver Trainings.
