Driving Lessons

[stevieraywolf]

Yeah, so, I've been driving this POS F-150 around for a couple months now, and I'm a little new to driving this powerhouse coupe. Now, I'm trying to avoid the typical teenager's style of wanting as much power as soon as possible as cheap as possible. Instead, I'm going to be smart and make sure I can drive the damn thing first.

Here's the problem, I live out in the middle of mother f***ing nowhere, and the biggest city anywhere near me is San Antonio. The only race track I knew of in SA was the strip on military, (If you live out here, you should know that track) and it just got shut down.

So, my question to all of you is where can I get professional driving lessons? I'd rather not go too far out of the way, but I can be pretty determined.

 

[absolute_DSM]

Ill admire that attitude, thats a hard thing to do. I know when I was a teen, the thrill came at the downward force of my foot. Many license suspensions, speeding tickets with a bad attitude + basic training and a WyoTech education + real life finally changed my mind.


Well as far as the driving lessons, I would get into an SCCA region or your NASA region and learn a lot from the pros. They are very cool guys that only know how to drive. They dont act like idiots and street race minivans, they keep it on the track like real men and be competitive and have fun.

Good luck!

 

[Evil04c]

You could try skip barber racing school. Then apply what you learned there to your own driving style.

 

[Defiant]

Ask around. You'll find someone delighted to give you some pointers. Try the older folks.

 

[vmac]

the best way is to learn yourself, time is the best teacher. or you could find a friend into cars and ask him.

 

[moto x]

Google Search!

 

[stevieraywolf]

Thinks, guys. i'm actually getting some results on my searches. I'm gonna go ahead and sign up once I get a little more used to the car and some money in my wallet. I'm kinda leanin towards joinin the scca cause it's the closest to me.

 

[asian312]

If your in Texas (and dont mind the drive) there are a few organizations outside of NASA and SCCA that focus on just high performance driver's education.

TDE - The Driver's Edge
MSC - Motorsports Club
LSR PCA - Lone Star Region Porsche Club of America
MR PCA - Maverick Region Porsche Clue of America

Tracks:

Dallas:
- Texas Motor Speedway
- Motorsports Ranch Cresson
- Eagle's Canyon
- Racer's Ranch (under construction)

College Station:
- Texas World Speedway

Houston
- Motorsports Ranch Houston
- Grand Sport Speedway

 

[asian312]

the best way is to learn yourself, time is the best teacher. or you could find a friend into cars and ask him.

I disagree. Most of my friend's are not qualified to teach, much less give advice on driving. Taking your car out to a DE event is one of the best ways to get to know your car, get the most out of it, and teaches ya that fun doesn't require anything more than a helmet and an open mind.

 

[vmac]

I disagree. Most of my friend's are not qualified to teach, much less give advice on driving. Taking your car out to a DE event is one of the best ways to get to know your car, get the most out of it, and teaches ya that fun doesn't require anything more than a helmet and an open mind.

yes, somehow i missed the part where he said "professional" sorry (reading to fast)

 

[rhino4]

Does anybody know of a place in pennsylvania?

 

[STiModder]

I took a race school here in Washington that goes by the name IRDC (Internation Race Drivers Club) school. Basically it was one day of classroom training and a track day with an experienced instructor. LOTS of fun. I would highly recommend this type of activity to anyone with a performance oriented car, I mean hell there was a stock Integra LS out there with me. I learned a lot about vehicle control in this program and it made me want to continue tracking my car.

 

[95CarbonEclipse]

^^^ Nice! I'm in Yakima and would love to attend something like that. What's the cost for a 1 day session like you had?

 

[STiModder]

Very reasonable for the 2 day program. I think it was near $300 for the 2 day program and if you just want to drive the track and have some experience I think it's closer to $200. They run two schools, one in the spring and one in the summer. They use the Pacific Raceways road course track and have it set up very simplistic with "turn-in" cones, apex markers, and exit line markers. The instructor stayed very calm with me at over 120mph, even with me being 18 years old and a rookie driver.