13 What are the some of the performance driving schools?
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13 What are the some of the performance driving schools?
A:Some testimonials from Ed Priest:
If you can afford it go to a Track Time driving school.
Cost approx $500 for two days of instruction and time on
the racing track of your choice. You learn a lot and it's
a hell of a good time. I've gone twice at Road America
and am going to take the class at Laguna Saca this fall.
The cost is a lot less expensive then Skip Barber and the
rest because you drive your own car - which is what I
wanted anyway. It's really good to find out what your own
car feels like and does at the limit. The good news is
that most of the insurance companies cover you during the
class for no extra charge.
Comment from Mark Sirota:
I've taken both TrackTime and the BMW/Skip Barber
Advanced Driving School. I took TrackTime in 1988 and
Skippy in 1987, so things may have changed -- but I think
the two-day BMW/Skippy street-driving school is probably
the best for anyone who has never done any real racing.
It's currently $975, but worth every penny (and if it
saves you from one accident, it paid itself off). Next
time you buy a car, spend a thousand less on the car and
a thousand more on the driver. And you can take the
gains with you into every car you drive.
TrackTime and similar schools are great fun, and you can
learn things, but not the sort of things that Skippy
teaches. Skippy is much more applicable knowledge, and
just as much fun. Courses taught on real racetracks are
a blast, but are really only relevant if you're gonna be
racing on real racetracks.
Bondurant
Firebird International Raceway Complex
P.O.Box 51980
Phoenix, AZ 85076-1980
(602) 796 1111, (800) 842 72 23
Russel Racing School
Laguna Seca,
1023 Monterey Hwy,
Salinas, CA 93908
(408) 372 72 23, fax (408) 372 0458
Skip Barber Racing School
29 Brook Street
Lakeville, CT 06039
(203) 435 1300, fax (203) 435 1321
For additional Schools, see <A
HREF="http://www.autosite.com/library/drivschl.htm">Drivi
ng Schools</A>
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