Ken,
I agree totally with everything Gary has said. Especially the part about being
wiped out after a full day of Council school. I have done two schools with
Coucil.
Please note that there is a mandatory class room session the Sunday pervious to
the weekend of the actual school at the track. The location is the Ramada Inn
in Beloit.
Also, there are quite a few of Effoeteers who are members of the Madison Sports
Car Club. You must join one of the affiliated clubs to become a Council member.
Like so many other "firsts" in our lives, you never forget your first school.
Thumbs Up,
Steve
Gary & Gretchen <garygret@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Ken,
If you have a car and your interest is wheel-to-wheel racing or on-track
autocrossing, you can't go wrong with the Midwestern Council schools at
Blackhawk Farms Raceway. They're only $155 + MC membership and you're so
whipped by the end of the day you can hardly get out of your car.
Ride-a-long experienced instructors, lots of track time, pointers from the
instructors who watch you on the track. You get an MC Novice license upon
successful completion, which I believe is accepted by most Midwest
organizations. I go to the schools most every year just for the track time.
You're just beyond the deadline for the April one but there are two more
June 11 and Sept. 17. The MC web site www.mcscc.org is in the middle of
moving so it's a little out of date, but the school info "Entry Form
2005.PDF" can also be found at
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/MC-Members/files/ where you'll need a
(free) Yahoo account to get it. Any trouble and I can email it to you.
We're far from the only game in town. VSCDA also has a school June 17 before
their Father's Day weekend at BFR. SCCA has schools in the Midwest but I am
told they tend to take themselves a little more seriously. If you have way
too much money, you can take a Skip Barber school at Road America.
Regards,
Gary Schneider, MC member
37 EP TR4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Gano, home"
To: "Friends of Triumph"
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 10:25 PM
Subject: Driver's School
> Ok, all this talk has me fired up. Where would one go in the Midwest, and
> what can one expect to spend, for a good driver's school?
>
> Ken Gano
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