Risk Avoidance Part Two

by | Feb 19, 2021 | HPDE

The Navigator/August 2020 By Dave Farnsworth Risk Avoidance Part Two In my last column I addressed the idea of controlling risks at a track event. I pointed out that those risks are readily apparent and fairly easily minimized compared to the risks we’ve all been...

Directions to Summit Point

by | Nov 28, 2019 | HPDE

HPDE Directions below are given to the track (Summit Point, West Virginia) and to the cities hosting the nearest hotels (Charles Town, West Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia). The track is about 1.25 hours from Baltimore and Washington. Please refer to the regional...

Area Lodging

by | Nov 25, 2019 | HPDE

Area Lodging The nearest hotels to the track are in Charles Town, West Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia. If you prefer, camping is available at the track for the nights between the days that we rent the track. For example, if we have an event on Saturday and Sunday,...

About Our Instructors

by | Nov 25, 2019 | HPDE

HPDE Our instructors come from two basic driving backgrounds: accomplished drivers’ school students, and successful amateur (e.g., SCCA) racers. Regardless of their backgrounds, our instructors conform to a uniformly high standard of competence, professionalism,...

Skid Pad Instruction

by | Nov 25, 2019 | HPDE

HPDE While you will learn driving mechanics (i.e., how to brake, corner, and accelerate effectively and precisely) on the track, your skidpad sessions allow us to teach car control (i.e., how to correct for loss of adhesion between your car’s tires and the...