Are you interested in learning the capabilities of your Corvette? How about improving your driving skills? Here is a great opportunity to do both while having a full weekend of fun. Join the COCSD Racing Team as we head back to Spring Mountain for a weekend on their challenging, but oh so fun Charleston Peak course.
The Las Vegas Region of the PCA is hosting the event. They put on a terrific event, with safety their top priority. Registrants will get four 30-minute sessions on the track both days, with four run groups (student, novice, intermediate and advanced). The PCA student program is by far the best offered by any track day organization. This kind of one-on-one instruction would normally cost well over $1000, but it is offered to first-timers at no extra charge. Even if you have attended the Ron Fellows School, you will learn more with the PCA.
We anticipate the cost to be $655 for both days. No, it’s not cheap, but it is well worth the money. The LVR-PCA folks appreciate that we are willing to drive up from San Diego, so if we get enough members to sign up, we may be able to get a few dollars refunded. At this time, it looks like we will have a sizable group going up. We leave Friday morning and drive home on Monday. You don’t have to drive up with the group, but you are very welcome to do so.
Most of us (if not all) will be staying at the Wine Ridge RV Resort & Cottages (www.wineridgervresort.com), located between the track and beautiful downtown Pahrump. There are several one-bedroom, one-bath cottages available for roughly $125 per night. Or you can save a few bucks by sharing one of the 4 two-bedroom, two-bath “casitas” with another person or couple. We hope to rent all of the casitas, which are more conducive to group gatherings.
To participate, you will need to have a helmet with either a SA2020 or SA2025 rating. Sorry. motorcycle helmets are not allowed. If you don’t have one, let me know and I can help you get one from Pyrotect for less than retail. Driving shoes are recommended, but not required. Attire is long pants and long sleeved cotton shirts, like our fashionable Racing Team shirts. You will need to get your Corvette inspected by one of the approved shops between now and the event. There are several in the San Diego area, including Caliber Auto Repair in El Cajon. The PCA requires them to fill out a form, documenting their inspection. The cost is around $100.
Feel free to reach out with any questions. Registration is expected to open on www.motorsportreg.com in mid – to late August.
Craig, 619-723-2020
This is a two-step process, sign up on the “Interest Sign Up Sheet” below, so the organizers know that you’re interested. But most importantly in order to participate at the Track, you must Sign up at Motorsports registration.
1. COCSD INTEREST SIGN UP SHEET
2. Motor Sport Registration Sign Up
You must sign up in both places to be registered!