Looks like we have a lot of new owners -- or at least ones that just came out of the wood work.

MCO will be hosting a performance control school on June 7th.

Full details here: http://www.mco.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8318

An entire day behind the wheel of your car in a safe environment to learn control, very inexpensive as well.

Recommended if you want to try auto-x (although not required) if you do want to auto-x the difference between taking this course and trying to learn it all on your own is probably worth a season of driving.

 

I took this course last year - well worth it even if you don't plan on auto-x or lapping.

 

Bump! Registration is open and already half full!

 

If you want to see what the car or driver can do, this is THE event to come out to.

It's cheap by school standards and this is the most seat time per $ your going to get.
It's the safe, you're not going to total anything like on a big track.
It's not a competition, so no need to have any performance anxiety.
Oh yeah, it's pretty fun when you get to slide all over the place without breaking any laws.

 

This is a good way to learn and to improve your driving skills, its safe and its extremely fun.

 

Ohhhhhh...man! so debating right now if i should go! so tempting!

 

If you have no experience driving the car in a safe environment where you practiced how it handled when out of control, then I'd highly recommend taking a course like this. Knowing how to correct from a bit of oversteer or get an understeering car back to neutral can save your life on the street. That, and it's just damn fun to rip around and see just how much more capable the car is than you are

For anyone who is even thinking of doing autox, then definitely take this. You'll spend way more in wasted rubber fighting the car around the track the first year otherwise. Also, I hear some of the instructors are cool guys

Ten spots left. It will likely fill up within the next week or so. We always have a long waiting list to get in.

 

Frank just do it. (Nike TM)

If it is positive (or negative) James and I are probably going to be in the RWD instructor group. You'll have S2000 specific advice, not that it really matters since at this level pretty much all RWD are the same.

Just to give you an idea what you get in the school:
- basic theory on driving line, weight transfer, friction circle, vision type stuff
- individual in car instructors in the following exercises
-- skidpad (oversteer, understeer control)
-- figure 8, peanut (turn, brake, reaction testing)
-- slolam (steering, transition control)
-- threshold braking and emergency lane change
-- trapezoid (increasing/decreasing radius turns, basically mini NASCAR oval, very fun)
-- mini and "full" autocross course (put all the car control exercises together)

 

Thanks man, so exactly how much is it? wainting for parts so i have to manage my money!

Do i need a roll cage? 4pt or something?

 

You need nothing but you and your car. It's $100 for non-members and $75 for members. Membership is $60 so it's almost worth getting a membership!