This is a non-competitive driving event, focusing on learning high performance driving techniques in a controlled environment. Includes in-car instruction, classroom presentations, and plenty of track time.
For more details, visit our Driver Education page.
REGISTRATION
Register at ClubRegistration.Net, the only online event registration site endorsed by National PCA. Create an account once for quick and easy event registrations, including credit card payments!
Click on the Club Registration logo below and create an account. You will only need to do this once, the site will retain your info for future registrations.
Once registration is open, register for the event and pay using the secure online payment option.
Print a Tech Form found on our Driver Education page, get your car teched, and bring the form to the event.
Event details (Activity Schedule, Track Schedule, Garage Assignments, etc.) will be posted our Driver Education page as they become available. PRINT ANY DOCUMENTS YOU NEED AND BRING THEM WITH YOU; they will not be available at the track.
Registration commences 12:01 am, January 1st, 2022
Costs:
Students: $559
Garages $60
Offering again for 2022 – Intro to High Performance Driving -$175
This is a one-day opportunity to experience a Driver Education event for yourself. It is an introduction to HPDE held on the second day of the May and September Events. You will attend the drivers’ meeting, participate in the Intro to High Performance Driving specific classroom sessions, be driven around the track by a NRPCA Instructor for one session and be allowed to drive your own car with an instructor in a unique run group specific only to the Intro to HPD drivers. You will have an opportunity to drive your car at speed for two sessions; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Space is limited.
IMPORTANT: Your registration is not complete until payment is received. Registering without paying DOES NOT hold your place.
For Club Members attending the Annual Mike Bohan HPDE event at the end of the month, you can get your car’s required Tech Inspection at Eksten’s Autoworks. While we used to do a group Tech Session, we are still unable to do that, so Eksten’s will perform the service on an individual basis, but you do have to call ahead and make an appointment.
This service is graciously being provided by Eksten Autoworks at no charge for Club Members!
Thank you to Eksten Autoworks!
2019 Lou Betstadt Memorial DE photos by Randy at Clutchfoto.com
It’s been a while, too long for some. We are headed north to visit our friends in Ontario, Canada. Yes, we are headed to Mosport! We miss our Canadian friends and wish to visit with them at this iconic racetrack and our friends at DriveTeq!
A little background for those who aren’t familiar with the track. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, 64 km (40 mi) east of Toronto. The facility features a 3.957-kilometre (2.459 mi), 10-turn road course; a 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi) advance driver and race driver training facility with a 0.40-kilometre (1⁄4 mi) skid pad (Driver Development Centre) and a 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) kart track (Mosport Kartways). The name “Mosport”, a portmanteau of Motor Sport, came from the enterprise formed to build the track.[2]
They currently host:
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
It was announced in September 2013 that Canadian Tire Motorsports Park was chosen to host an annual round of the IMSA United SportsCar Championship beginning in 2014. The new series replaced the American Le Mans Series as the feature race during the tracks annual SportsCar Grand Prix, which is Canada’s largest annual sportscar race.
</span id=”NASCAR_Truck_Series” class=”mw-headline”>NASCAR Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series began racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in September 2013, marking the first time the series has raced in Canada. Chevrolet was announced as the title sponsor and the race is known as the Chevrolet Silverado 250.
NASCAR Pinty’s Series
The NASCAR Pinty’s Series has visited the facility at least twice annually every year since its inaugural season in 2007. Currently the race is known as the Clarington 200 and takes place during the tracks Victoria Day SpeedFest Weekend and its Chevrolet Silverado 250 weekend.
The track also hosts vintage racing series, motorcycle racing, and Canadian Automobile Sport Club (CASC) amateur events and lapping days.
For more information, visit: http://bmwclub.ca/activities/ADS/
For track information, visit: http://www.canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/
**Please note: This HPDE event is not sponsored by NRPCA, it is sponsored and hosted by the DriveTeq, hence it will not be covered by the PCA Insurance program. Also, though some of our participants may be part of an informal caravan to head to and back from the track, those activities are likewise not sponsored by NRPCA and therefore not covered by PCA Insurance.**
Niagara Region will be hosting our annual Advanced/Solo DE.
For details and registration information, visit our Driver Education page.
This unique DE format will include two run groups, with the option to drive at any time. Each driver will receive LOTS of track time! All standard PCA safety protocols and passing rules will be in effect. Due to the nature of this event, the number of drivers accepted is very limited. This event will sell out, so early registration is highly encouraged.
This event is for advanced track drivers and provides the opportunity to develop your high performance driving skills. Instructors, while not assigned, will be available for consultation on an individual basis. Advanced intermediate soloed drivers and above only are eligible to participate. If you are unsure if you qualify for admittance, please contact our Chief Instructor Rich DeAsis.
Come join the Niagara Region PCA at Watkins Glen for this extraordinary track event!!
Registration commences 12:01 am, January 1st, 2022
Cost:
Event Fee $659
Garage Space $60
Advanced intermediate soloed drivers and above only.
IMPORTANT: Your registration is not complete until payment is received. Registering without paying DOES NOT hold your place.
Photos taken by Randy of Clutchfotos of the 2019 Advanced HPDE event can be found here.
This is a non-competitive driving event, focusing on learning high performance driving techniques in a controlled environment. Includes in-car instruction, classroom presentations, and plenty of track time.
For more details, visit our Driver Education page.
REGISTRATION
Register at ClubRegistration.Net, the only online event registration site endorsed by National PCA. Create an account once for quick and easy event registrations, including credit card payments!
Click on the Club Registration logo below and create an account. You will only need to do this once, the site will retain your info for future registrations.
Once registration is open, register for the event and pay using the secure online payment option.
Print a Tech Form found on our Driver Education page, get your car teched, and bring the form to the event.
Event details (Activity Schedule, Track Schedule, Garage Assignments, etc.) will be posted our Driver Education page as they become available. PRINT ANY DOCUMENTS YOU NEED AND BRING THEM WITH YOU; they will not be available at the track.
Registration commences 12:01 am January 1st, 2022
Costs:
Students $559
Garages $60
Offering again for 2022 – Intro to High Performance Driving -$175
This is a one-day opportunity to experience a Driver Education event for yourself. It is an introduction to HPDE held on the second day of the May and August Events. You will attend the drivers’ meeting, participate in the Intro to High Performance Driving specific classroom sessions, be driven around the track by a NRPCA Instructor for one session and be allowed to drive your own car with an instructor in a unique run group specific only to the Intro to HPD drivers. You will have an opportunity to drive your car at speed for two sessions; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Space is limited.
IMPORTANT: Your registration is not complete until payment is received. Registering without paying DOES NOT hold your place.
2019 Lou Betstadt Memorial DE photos by Randy at Clutchfoto.com
Niagara Region will be hosting our annual Advanced/Solo DE.
For details and registration information, visit our Driver Education page.
This unique DE format will include two run groups, with the option to drive at any time. Each driver will receive LOTS of track time! All standard PCA safety protocols and passing rules will be in effect. Due to the nature of this event, the number of drivers accepted is very limited. This event will sell out, so early registration is highly encouraged.
This event is for advanced track drivers and provides the opportunity to develop your high performance driving skills. Instructors, while not assigned, will be available for consultation on an individual basis. Advanced intermediate soloed drivers and above only are eligible to participate. If you are unsure if you qualify for admittance, please contact our Chief Instructor Rich DeAsis.
Guests are welcome to attend and enjoy the sights and sounds of WGI. Contact Bert Xander to put your name on the Guest List for track entry. There is no admission charge for guests, but your name must be on the guest list by June 1st for entry.
Come join the Niagara Region PCA at Watkins Glen for this extraordinary track event!!
Registration commences 12:01 am, January 1st, 2022
Cost:
Driver Event Fee $659
Garage Space $60
Advanced intermediate soloed drivers and above only.
IMPORTANT: Your registration is not complete until payment is received. Registering without paying DOES NOT hold your place.
Photos taken by Randy of Clutchfotos of the 2019 Advanced HPDE event can be found here.
We really like this track and NNJJR PCA are the best hosts, so we are going back again this year This 3-day fully instructed traditional HPDE school is being conducted by the NNJR PCA. This three day school is open to all run groups.
Registration for the On the Road Trip to VIR will open on TBA.
NNJR, our hosts for this 3-day HPDE, advises us to register early as this event sells out quickly. Registration is done via https://www.motorsportreg.com/ If you do not yet have an account, we suggest you create one beforehand.
A little history about VIR:The track originally opened August 3, 1957 and was created by a group of men using a bulldozer. The track had been closed from 1974 prior to its reopening in March 2000. The track was reopened in 2000 by New Yorker Harvey Siegel and Connie Nyholm using a “country club” model. Memberships to the track are sold. Each member of the VIR Club receives track time on member days, tickets to all spectator events, and other benefits. VIR’s membership model has since been followed by other racetracks across the United States.
The track hosted the SCCA National Sports Car Championship from its opening in 1957 until the series’ demise in 1964. The IMSA GT Championship visited VIR in 1971 and 1972. After its re-opening, the AMA Superbike Championship held races at VIR from 2001 until 2010 on the North Course. The Rolex Sports Car Series utilized the Full Course from 2002 through 2011. The American Le Mans Series used the Full Course configuration for its inaugural event at VIR in September 2012 where a new track record was set by Klaus Graf driving the Muscle Milk LMP1 car.
Driving a Maserati 450S, Carroll Shelby won the feature race on the track’s inaugural weekend in August 1957. The list of other well-known drivers who raced at VIR during its first incarnation includes Briggs Cunningham, Roger Penske, Mark Donohue, Richard Petty, Bob Holbert, Augie Pabst, Curtis Turner, Dick Thompson, Peter Revson, Wendell Scott, Bob Tullius, Janet Guthrie, Skip Barber, Ricky Rudd, Gene Felton, Denise McCluggage, Hurley Haywood, Brock Yates, Don Yenko, Lance Reventlow, Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones.
The track hosts many events throughout the year including the annual Gold Cup Historic Race as well as AMA races, ChampCar Endurance Series, SCCA, NASCAR test days, and local car clubs. Various driving training classes are available on the paved and unpaved (off-road) courses. The site also hosts a go kart track.
Since 2014, VIR has hosted a GT only race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
**Please note: This HPDE event is not sponsored by NRPCA, it is sponsored and hosted by the NNJRPCA, hence it will not be covered by the PCA Insurance program. Also, though some of our participants may be part of an informal caravan to head to and back from the track, those activities are likewise not sponsored by NRPCA and therefore not covered by PCA Insurance.**