About this event
Northwest Alfa Romeo Club has been providing fun and informative High Performance Driving events to automotive enthusiasts at the scenic Pacific Raceways and Bremerton Motorsport parks for over 20 years.
This event is open to valid licensed drivers* who have attended our Driving School or have beginner/novice level experience in High Performance Driving.
*NOTE: Proof of valid drivers license is required for participation.
If you've ever wanted to drive your car at the track but were afraid to because you did not have any track experience, then this is the school for you. If you have been to the track a few times and are still a bit puzzled about how to improve your driving skills, then this school is for you. If you have driven at tracks many times but find new courses difficult to learn, then this school is for you.
Bremerton Raceway provides a safe environment for you to learn the skills needed to participate in Performance Driving Events.
Objective
This school will focus on basic car handling techniques and the physics involved in your vehicles reactions. You will learn how to judge and execute the correct line through any corner and how to slow down to drive faster, plus much more.
You don't need to be a member of NWARC to attend our events, but you are welcome to to join here: http://nwalfaclub.com/club.html.
Event requirements
Details.
The morning will be spent on exercises that focus on specific aspects of driving and the afternoon will be spent using your newly learned skills on the track.
- Instructors will be available to ride with you and coach you at each station.
- Please make sure that your car is in proper condition. Remember although it will be inspected, you are still responsible for your car being safe.
- Please do some homework before the event. Review these pages before coming to class.
Ground School
The school begins with a general explanation of the day's activities, safety issues, and how the in-car activities will be conducted. There will be a discussion of each in-car exercise so that you understand what the exercise is designed to teach and how best to perform it. Questions are encouraged.
Driving Exercises
Exercise segments have been designed to allow you to physically experience the vehicle dynamics theory explained in the classroom. Using orange traffic cones, exercises are laid out on the pavement for you to negotiate. An experienced instructor will ride with you to explain the exercise, offer corrections, praise accomplishment and answer questions immediately. With this real-time feedback, learning is enhanced.
The exercise segments are laid out with safety buffer zones around them to provide you a large margin of error, keeping you out of trouble. The exercise area is isolated to preclude access by non-school participants. The pavement in the exercise area is wet down to minimize tire adhesion. This allows you to experience the vehicle's responses to your inputs at much lower speeds than in the dry.
Go to the NWARC Track Events website and check out more information about the Driving School:
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