Hey folks,

Our very own veteran Bull Rider Renee H. (ultra-yellow 350Z Anniversary Edition) has become a driving instructor for Apex Academy. She has informed me that Apex Academy is planning a Nissan- and Infiniti-only High Performance Driving Event on March 18. The event will be held at Motorsport Ranch near Fort Worth. By the way, I have heard lots of great comments about this track.

This event should be a lot of fun and very educational for all drivers, regardless of experience level. As indicated in the press release below, since only 18 slots are available, it will be important to sign up quickly. This is an excellent opportunity to get some teaching and practice before the Z Convention in Dallas in May.

Enjoy!

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News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Apex Driving Academy Invites you to Join us at

Motorsport ranch On March 18th

Get some practice before the National ZCCA Convention!

DALLAS – January 31, 2006– Apex Driving Academy would like to invite you to come out to our March 18th 2006 event. This event will be our standard Bring Your Own Car (BYOC) event. You can find BYOC curriculum on our website www.apexdrivingacademy.com. This event will be open to only Nissans/Datsuns and Infinitis. If we are not sold out on February 20th it will open to all cars.

Cost for this event is $200.00. You must bring or rent ($10) a helmet. Driving suits are not required. There are 18 slots available for this event on a first come basis. This is open to any car. There is a Tech inspection sheet on our website. You must have a Tech inspection filled out prior to the event. Good brakes and tires are a must. This event is Saturday the 18th of March, 2006.

This is a High Performance Driving Event and School. We will focus on classroom and on track drills and skidpad. There will be instruction at this price point! This is not a timed event or an open track day. There are only three passing zones and the lead car must signal a pass. All safety aspects will be covered in the first classroom session which starts promptly at 9:00am. You will need to sign in at 8:30am. You will need to bring drinks, snacks, and sunscreen. You will get dehydrated even if the temps are not that high!

We also have CG-Locks you can try and buy, price is $35 cash.


About Apex Driving Academy

Apex Driving Academy is a high performance driving school located at MotorSport Ranch in Cresson, Texas. Instruction focuses on increasing driving ability while maximizing safety. Additional information about Apex Driving Academy is available at www.apexdrivingacademy.com or by contacting John Holmes at (214) 676-0385.

 

In one day you will get.

Classroom before each track session.
One track drills. Slalom and threshold breaking. Both designed to learn car control.
Lead-follows= You follow and instructor and learn the proper "line" of the track.
In the afternoon you will be on track for four 20 min sessions.
You also have the opportunity to go to the skid pad if you would like. The best car control IMHO.

John
Apex President.

 

For those of you who haven't done this sort of thing before: That's good content. Also, 20 minutes is a loooong time to do serious, fully-concentrated driving with an instructor teaching you in the passenger seat. You will be nearly exhausted after every session. And there are four of them.

You'll leave the track at the end of the day a much better driver. They should make these kinds of courses mandatory for everyone. If you own a G35 or Z, you owe it to yourself to attend at least one of these courses so you can enjoy your car even more.

 

I don't understand why you wrote that. What does the look of your car have to do with whether you would be interested? You should have no reason to be concerned about the looks of your car (which, as far as I can remember from the Houston drive, is very good). There is a wide variety of cars at these schools from stock to highly modified.

 

The last time I went, it was a real blast. I think we had three G35 coupes, two G35 sedans, a couple of 350Z's. The rest was a mix of Subarus and Nissans.

Four 20 minute sessions is plenty. Each session is adenaline pumping action. You really need to concentrate and not be over zealous. As your confidence builds, each run becomes more and more fun.

The first run, I was testing out the track, testing out the abilities of the car, testing out my abilities. If you know someone is faster than you, you respectfully let them pass in any one of three passing zones. Of course the first time, I let many folks pass me. This is nothing to be ashamed of (there is always going to be someone else faster).

After about the third run, I felt a lot more confident. Randys_G past me, followed closely by Renee in the Z. I decided to try to follow them. I couldn't exactly keep up, but I followed the same line. Wow, it made a world of difference. Once you find the line, the track just flows together.

Since then, I've tightened up the rear sway bar so I think the handling is going to be just right. I'll be going back again real soon. It would be awesome if we could get more G35's out there the next time. You'll have fun regardless of whether you are heavily modified or stock; 6MT or 5AT; coupe or sedan. It's just fun pushing the car to the limits in a controlled environment.

 

What about if your car is a stocker? Are the brakes up to the abuse of a track day??

 

1. Make sure you have good brake fluid!
2. Make sure you have 50% pads or better.

You can always put the old pads back on after.

We do threshold breaking drill to teach you how your brakes feel under different modulation. This will help you on and off the track.


A new (to the track) driver should have no problem. This has not been a problem in the past.

I suggest you check your tires. Bald street tires do not= slicks!

There is a tech sheet on website.

 

This event is close to sold out. FYI

 

One week to sign up and a few spots left!