SCCA Track Night in America: Straight From the Office to the Track

Might come to the April 9th event. Where is registration and what is the cost? I couldn't find it anywhere.

I think they're still working on the signup info. Let me ask what's up.

Looks like you can register for some events but not others. As soon as I hear back from SCCA, I'll pass along the info.

This is one of the programs that Heyward Wagner has been working on since he was selected to be head of SCCA Experiential Programs department.

I met Heyward when he was instructing an Evo School event at El Toro Field near Irvine, CA a few years back. He's a fantastic driver, instructor, and all around really smart and cool guy. I'm happy to see his department is producing some innovative new programs.

I think the Track Night program is a fantastic idea. Rather than booking a weekend at the track, the idea of the program is to utilize track facilities on weeknights when they would otherwise go unused, and offer a schedule that accommodates those who can't dedicate a whole day on a weekend to their hobby because of obligations to family or work. I think the weeknight format will also encourage more community involvement and youth involvement since it promotes a "hang out" atmosphere.

We really need a true SoCal event. Willow Springs is too far at 1.5 hours from LA and 3.5 hours from San Diego.. An event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana (45 minutes from LA) would be absolutely incredible, even if it's just the infield course and not the Roval.

series8217 wrote: This is one of the programs that Heyward Wagner has been working on since he was selected to be head of SCCA Experiential Programs department. I met Heyward when he was instructing an Evo School event at El Toro Field near Irvine, CA a few years back. He's a fantastic driver, instructor, and all around really smart and cool guy. I'm happy to see his department is producing some innovative new programs. I think the Track Night program is a fantastic idea. Rather than booking a weekend at the track, the idea of the program is to utilizes track facilities on weeknights when they would otherwise go unused, and offer a schedule that accommodates those who can't dedicate a whole day on a weekend to their hobby because of obligations to family or work. I think the weeknight format will also encourage more community involvement and youth involvement since it promotes a "hang out" atmosphere. We really need a SoCal event. Willow Springs is a 1.5 hour drive from LA and 3.5 hours from San Diego.. a little too far for a weeknight. An event at Fontana --- even if it's just the infield course and not the Roval -- would be absolutely incredible.

I cant agree with this more. I often find myself going to "car meets" with not real purpose because weekends tend to be spoken for. PBIR is exactly 1 1/2 hours from my work. I could hook up the trailer to the truck, work half a day, and hit up the track in the evening. This sounds like a win-win

Looks like you can do a run/work setup for 20 mins of track time at $35. Doesn't get any more GRM than that!

I fully plan to hit some of the GingerMan or Blackhawk farms events.

NordicSaab wrote: Might come to the April 9th event. Where is registration and what is the cost? I couldn't find it anywhere.

You can now register for PBIR: http://www.tracknightinamerica.com/events/1970354-201504-palm-beach-international-raceway

David S. Wallens wrote:

NordicSaab wrote: Might come to the April 9th event. Where is registration and what is the cost? I couldn't find it anywhere.

You can now register for PBIR: http://www.tracknightinamerica.com/events/1970354-201504-palm-beach-international-raceway

Thank you. I will hopefully use this to setup for the Mitty skidpad :P

This is a super idea!

Gingerman Raceway near South Haven, MI has something like this and you see all sorts of interesting cars show up. Glad to see a sanctioning body run it on a national scale.