About this event
This special event is a Ladies Only Performance Driver Education! As an added bonus, join lead instructor Carol Neal for a brief lunch & learn session on driving tips / techniques for staying safe on the road. There are NO afternoon PDE solo sessions.
Lunch & Learn is included for the registered PDE driver. It will begin at approximately 12:45 following the PDE.
To register for ONLY the Lunch & Learn the cost is $10 (does not include participation in PDE). Continue registration to purchase Lunch & Learn only.
Learn the art of driving fast in a safe and controlled environment. After receiving classroom instruction, you'll train with a Pitt Race instructor in your own car. The goal is to apply what you learn in class to develop your skills behind the wheel as you experience the range of your car’s performance. If you want to be a better driver with techniques based on high-performance driving, a Pitt PDE is for you.
The afternoon session will be a "lunch & learn". Following a short break after the PDE, you'll start your lunch while important topics are discussed. Topics include:
- Flat tire? - Consider these options!
- Things to look for before you turn the key
- How can I safely stop if the brakes fail?
- And more.
Group 1 (Novice): Drivers wanting to get their first experience on our track. If you want to learn about high performance driving, but lack track experience, this group is for you. Drivers spend their sessions with our instructors and learn the basic skills of high performance driving. This group is meant to provide a supportive and instructional, low pressure situation for any driver to learn the fundamentals of performance driving in the safest way possible. Cost: $225 per driver
Group 2 (Intermediate): If you have some track experience, have been signed off from our Group 1 or our chief instructor approved your credentials, you fit this group. Group 2 provides drivers with experience a chance to continue honing skills in your car with an instructor Cost: $225 per driver.
Class begins at 8:15. Groups 1 & 2 will include three 25-minute sessions on track with our instructor, plus two classroom sessions. Last driving session ends at 12:30. Lunch and Learn (included) will begin immediately after the last session on track concludes. The event concludes by 1:45 pm.
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Event requirements
PDE Group 1 and Group 2 Daily Protocols:
- Participants may enter the property 6:30 a.m.
- Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a mandatory class at 8:15 a.m. It is mandatory for all drivers to attend all classroom sessions. If you arrive late you must see the lead instructor before you will be given access to the track.
- No race engines may be started before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. PDE sessions times are subject to adjustments and modifications.
- Pitt Race determines the schedule based on enrollment. Pitt Race reserves the right to limit the number of participants on the track
- You will be required to sign the Pitt Race waiver upon arrival at the track gate. Driver check-in is typically at the Pitt Stop Pro Shop.
- To ensure your safety and that of the other participants, a Self Tech Form must be completed for every car on track. The form must be surrendered to event personnel before being released onto the track. Forms are collected on the false grid (this will be explained in class and/or at driver’s meeting). A link to this form will be provided upon confirmation of registration.
- This program requires all drivers to use their own qualified vehicle.
- Convertible vehicles with operational factory rollover protection system are allowed. This includes factory roll bars, pop up rollover protection, and reinforced a-pillars designed to provide rollover protection. The car must be driven with the convertible top in the up and locked position. Arm restraints are recommended.
- All other convertibles require either an installed factory hard top or a four-point roll bar. If a roll bar is installed, the top of the driver’s helmet must be below the line from the top of the roll bar (not including padding) to the top of the windshield frame. Portions of the roll bar subject to contact by the drivers’ helmet must be padded with a non-resilient material with a minimum thickness of one-half inch. Arm restraints are recommended.
- No SUV’s, vans or trucks permitted.
- No passengers in any cars at any time, excluding approved instructors riding with a student.
Driver Requirements:
- Drivers must have a valid, state issued driver's license.
- Shoes that cover the entire foot must be worn while on track. (No sandal, heels, crocks, etc.)
- Long pants and long sleeved shirts are required for participation.
- Helmets Snell certified with the following ratings are accepted: SA2015, SA2010, SA2005, SAH2010, M2015, M2010, and M2005. Note; The 2005 rated helmets will no longer be acceptable after 01/01/17
- Drivers must bring Student Log Book to every PDE. Driver must turn in a copy of Log Book once signed off as Group 2 solo and/or Group 3 for track records. Log books for new students available at registration.
