About this event
Audi Club Northwest is excited to initiate this new "University of Quattro" Driver Education program at the Monroe Fairgrounds/Evergreen Speedway, sponsored by University Audi!
Saturday morning starts with our Drivers Education (DE) program for teens and novice drivers and a separate Full Autocross for advanced drivers.
Registration and Tech inspection of the cars begins at 8:00am, with activities for each group getting underway at 8:30am.
Learning to be better drivers is what Audi Club Northwest is all about. For information about what our driving schools look like please go to <http://www.audiclubna.org/about-acna-topmenu-33/acna-driving-schools-topmenu-62>. This link gives you a good overview of the exercises and activities that Audi Club North America driving schools contain.
Drivers Education students will get to experience several "exercises" that include braking (ABS engagement, weight transfer), slalom (steering, smoothness), handling oval (understeer/oversteer correction, throttle) and collision avoidance (looking ahead, steering). These experiences will be paced with "chalk talks" and the opportunity to ask lots of questions. DE participants will get to rotate onto the DE Autocross in the afternoon, beginning after the exercises and chalk talk program wraps up in the mid-afternoon about 3:00pm until we close the event at about 5:00pm. This DE Autocross is not required, but it is a great way to "put it all together" in practice and fun. Helmets are not required for the DE Autocross.
Parents are encouraged to take this program with their teen driver so they have the same experiences and language to use in later conversations. You may share one car, but parent and teen must register as separate participants. This will be an all day class and it will be the best focused time each of you have ever spent on driving skills. That's $100 total for teen and parent for the full day of instruction, practice, lunch together, and huge fun too.
For our more experienced drivers we will have a full very large autocross utilizing portions of the Monroe Speedway racetrack that will run from 8:45am until 3:00pm, with a lunch between 12:00 and 12:30pm. This will be a very unique autocross with the camber of the track being used for the additional challenge that creates. The huge figure 8 oval will be used for the majority of the course. We are limiting registrations to 30 cars so there will be plenty of runs. Bring plenty of gas. In the afternoon there will be at least four high end instructor sessions where lines at Pacific Raceways and Portland International raceway will be discussed as well as some technical sessions where car alignment, tire pressures, and other car related things will be discussed. All included in the basic entry fee. Helmets are required for the Full Autocross (see below).
For those who just want to partake in the technical sessions in the afternoon there is also an opportunity to just sign up for those. ACNA Membership is required for entry into these sessions and members get into these talks for FREE. You may purchase or renew membership as part of your registration on the next screens or go to the Audi Club North America website to join.
Consider joining us for this new University of Quattro!
We hope this new venue encourages teens and parents to participate because it is convenient and well suited for this experience. The program is focused on driver skill development and learning about how you and your car work together for a safer experience on the streets and freeways. A coach will be with you in the right seat of your car to personalize the whole event.
Adult drivers, teen drivers, and drivers with non-conforming convertibles or Roadsters may choose from the following event options:
• One-day Driver Education and DE Autocross with lunch (Saturday), $50.
• Full Autocross with lunch (Saturday until about 3:00pm, followed by Tech Sessions until 5:00pm), $60
Your registration includes lunch. Guest lunches are available for $15.
Audi's are not required for this or any portion of University of Quattro so feel free to invite friends and co-workers to this event. Audi Club North America membership is not required for either the Drivers Education (exercises or autocross) nor the Full Autocross. It is required for those who just want to attend the technical sessions in the afternoon.
Convertibles or Roadsters may run in Saturday's DE exercises, DE Autocross or the Full Autocross. Please see Event Requirements in the next screens for further details. Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs, SAVs), trucks and other high-center vehicles are not permitted. Contact your Event Master for clarification if you are unsure about whether your vehicle qualifies or not.
Helmet requirement is Snell 2005 or later for the Full Autocross. Helmets rated SA, M, or K are okay. Helmets are not required for the DE Exercises nor the DE Autocross. Club helmets are available in several sizes for rental on a first come, first served basis. Please specify a size when registering.
It is okay to bring friends with you. You may be able to arrange rides for them with designated instructors on Saturday during the lunch break to experience first hand what a Driver Education day is all about. Everyone who enters the facility must sign the waiver to be made part of the club insurance.
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Event requirements
Everyone must sign the Waiver for Audi Club Northwest’s insurance coverage when coming onto the facility. This requirement includes drivers, instructors, teens, guests and visitors. Parents must also sign a Teen Waiver on behalf of participating teens. Teens must sign an acknowledgement. No exceptions. Please contact the Event Masters prior to the event with any questions.
Chalk Talks are integrated with the program at the Fairgrounds. This event will qualify the driver for additional ACNW events, such as Son of Quattrofest on 2/26/2011 in Portland.
Convertibles do not qualify for high-speed lapping unless equipped with aftermarket 4-point rollbar and 4-point or 5-point harnesses in both front seats, but convertibles may participate in this Driver Education and Autocross. See http://www.audiclubna.org/acna-events-topmenu-31/acna-event-rules-topmenu-73 for a full list of event rules and more details. Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs, SAVs), trucks and other high-center vehicles are not permitted. Email the event master if you have questions on this.
Cancellation Policy for this event: It is the entrant's responsibility for preparing and bringing a vehicle meeting the technical requirements. If your car fails morning tech at the track and cannot be fixed, you will not be able to run and you will not get a refund.
No refunds will be issued due to halting an event for any reason - rain, incident, etc.
If you must cancel, please do so early so that we may allow another participant into your space. Any refunds due under the cancellation policy will be issued as soon as practical after the event.
Helmet requirement is Snell 2005 or later (SA, M or K) for the Full Autocross. Helmets are NOT required for the DE Exercises nor the DE Autocross in the afternoon. Club helmets are available in several sizes for rental on a first come, first served basis. Please specify a size when registering.
Note: When meals are a part of our events, ACNW will attempt to accommodate special dietary requirements if requested. However, meals are provided by third parties and circumstances may not always enable ACNW or its vendors to meet every special dietary need.
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