Snark

As my Christmas gift, Mrs. Snark got me a trip to the two-day high performance Skip Barber driving school at Laguna Seca on April 29-30th. I'm really looking forward to it! According their web site they have RS4s to drive there, as well as S4's, 911's, M3's, and 335i's.

I was wondering if anyone here was planning on attending that session, or if anyone else has attended the SB course before. What should I expect?

Thanks!

V8

No Audi's when I went... exactly what cars you get depends on which school location you go to. At Laguna Seca they have Boxsters, a pair of 335i's (skidpad), an M3, a 996 911, and a 997 911; this was in November. No Vipers, see below...

Skip Barber as a whole is switching from Dodge to Mazda as their primary partner in 2007. So with Laguna Seca being Mazda Raceway expect LOTS of Mazdas by the time you get there--I saw the first shipment. They will probably keep the old cars around (although some are leased), but for details on exactly what you'll be driving I suggest you call beforehand to avoid any surprises.

AUDIFAN008

we drove some open car (forgot the name), viper, and some junk car.

RI A6

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RS4orce

I'm hoping to race in a couple of the race series this year. Definitely the best money you can spend on improving your driving skills. I would like to go to the performance school to drive street cars around the track rather than open wheel race cars.

RS4brit

....learnt a lot - well worth the money. My biggest challenge was to control the right foot when leaving the circuit - cops always waiting like crocs for the thirsty wildebeast!

JimFerraro

I used to know a guy who went by "Snark" who was into 300ZX TT's, Porsches and Audis (in the late 90's, he posted frequently in 300zx forums).
It would be a great coincidence if you were him.

Snark

Nope, sorry, that's not me. In the late 90s I was just driving a Jeep. :-)