Driving on a road course is not the beginning; you have to back up a few steps. Starting with classroom sessions on rules and proper lines around the track, how to get into and out of the turns. Pick your points for your own cars ability, not the one in front of you. Beginning with your cars breaking actions (ABS/Non-ABS). The instructors run you a number of times through the breaking zone, passing on what they are seeing. One at the start and one at the end watching what the cars do and explaining what they see to the drivers. Once comfortable with this step you proceed to a lap around the course at about 50mph learning the line and noting the turn numbers around the track.

The corner worker stations pretty much follow the turn numbers so it quickly helps with learning the turn numbers, which the instructors can then ask them in the after run classroom de-briefing/schooling, “How did it feel in through turn 4”?

With the instructors driving the students car they get a firsthand look on how to navigate the track following the proper line around. The quickest way around the course is not neccessrly the fastest car but the one that follows the line without mistakes. With that imaginary string from the break to the steering wheel in the drivers mind you learn that you can only do one action to your car at a time, multitasking the action of your car is not a good thing and most time it won’t end well doing so.

After a lunch break the students do a “Lead/Follow” around the course, again at about 50mph they get to feel the right line to take as the car in front of you is the instructor. Put to use the “controlled breaking” and “threshold breaking” first hand, be comfortable in your mind to better do what you are attempting.

Following with another classroom session the students are cut loose on their own to go at their own discretion on the course. Lap after lap you see the confidence building as repetition at anything will get you better. In this case it’s called seat time and there is no simulator that can match it.

With a visit of the second place finisher in their class at the 24hr race in Daytona, Bullitt Racing put some laps on their Porsche and drawing a crowd to the stands. In this type of racing they are like royalty and will draw a crowd.

Now the people at ProFormance Racing Schools people starting with owner Don Kitch Jr. and instructors Michael Lord and Brent Jordan follow the radio conversations of the turn workers and if need be they are “Black Flagged”  and brought in to be “schooled” on their mistakes. Back out they go knowing all involved are in it for their best interest.

If interested in trying this contact don@proformanceracingschool.com or call 253-630-5130 and he will get you started.

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