10/10/2009 - Driving School @ Jefferson Circuit

[FT]

Zack:

I'll just provide you an opinion for your Q2: FATT is a good program I think and is useful for getting track time. In my opinion, and it is a limited opinion, NCC's driver educ. prog. is much more structured and feels safer to me, hence more comfortable. During FATT events they tend to get many different type of drivers that some truly see the day as proving grounds of their abilities, cars, etc. I have not had any significant incidents during a FATT, but seen few that could have turned ugly with no real justification.
I also think that the NCC instructors are more focused on teaching their methods, learning/teaching is a real objective. Even though there are many NCC instructors also teaching during FATT the objectives 'feels' slightly different to me as a student. Instructors during FATT session seem to be a little quicker in solo'ing students.

[zsm]

Thanks for the input, FT.

Anyone else I can contact about squeezing into the NCC BMW school? I haven't heard back from Doug.

Thanks.

[Alan]

Thanks for the input, FT.

Anyone else I can contact about squeezing into the NCC BMW school? I haven't heard back from Doug.

Thanks.

Did you submit your application package with payment? If so - just wait for notification from Doug. If not - the delay is working against your acceptance.

[zsm]

Hey Alan.

I was waiting to hear back since I was late to coming across the school, the registration period had passed, and didn't message the forum until after Doug's comment stating that all acceptance emails had been sent out.

Since we're so close to deadline I just wanted to hear if it was pointless for me to fill out and send in all the docs, or if there's still some openings.

Thanks.

[Car54]

Send it in regardless....they'll trash your check if they can't accept your registration...but at least get it in...if they can fit you in, they will.

[woodym3]

Hey Alan.

I was waiting to hear back since I was late to coming across the school, the registration period had passed, and didn't message the forum until after Doug's comment stating that all acceptance emails had been sent out.

Since we're so close to deadline I just wanted to hear if it was pointless for me to fill out and send in all the docs, or if there's still some openings.

Thanks.

Unfortunately it is a fact of life that the driver school officials rarely look and/or respond at this message board.

[Motron]

I'm signed up for both days and thinking about getting a hotel room for the night rather than driving back and forth to DC. Is anyone else planning to do the same? If so, which hotel? It would be fun to stay with others from the school.

[darkfiber]

I wanted to go to OG racing after work today to get a helmet but they're closed. Does anyone have an extra helmet I can barrow?

[ronh21]

I wanted to go to OG racing after work today to get a helmet but they're closed. Does anyone have an extra helmet I can barrow?

Were you going to buy one? or rent one? OG at Summit should be open in the morning to buy one, but I don't think they rent there. I'm sure one way or another there will be something you can wear if you show up without one.

[agreatham]

I couldn't find any phone numbers for the event organizers, but if someone at the Sunday event is reading this, could you please let David Miller know that D70 (Mike M) will not be able to make it today? Someone else can have my spot if they can make it to today. Thanks.

[glindsay]

So...who won the Radial Tire Toyo's?

[1996 328ti]

So...who won the Radial Tire Toyo's?

Adam by proxy?

[woodym3]

So...who won the Radial Tire Toyo's?

Tanya Mills, the perfect winner. Tanya is an out of work recent college grad who had a flat tire on her 325i earlier in the day.

[dbonner]

Tanya Mills, the perfect winner. Tanya is an out of work recent college grad who had a flat tire on her 325i earlier in the day.

Woody is quite right. Ms. Mills was a storybook winner of the raffle. Everyone was happy for her. I spoke to Paul at Radial Tire today and he loved hearing that someone who could really use the tires was the winner.

Radial Tire really appreciates the value of our Chapter's support. They know that even if they only "break even" (or close to it) on racing tire sales to our members, they also win a lot of street tire sales business through our referrals.
Bonbahn

[agreatham]

I am not affiliated with this company but I saw them on the paddock and they have photos of the event for sale on their website: http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/thum...aspx?e=5407020.