Lime Rock Park High Performance Driving School  – May 16-18, 2024

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Each year The Northeast Chapter of the Audi Club (NEQ) holds its annual event at Lime Rock Park in the beautiful Northwest corner of Connecticut. This is an all abilities high performance driving school.  All makes of vehicle are welcome.  Our High Performance Driving Schools are suitable for all skills levels from Novice to Expert. The school combines classroom and on-track instruction in a closely supervised and controlled environment. Students are divided into “run groups” according to their prior experience and evaluations from previous schools. In between the track sessions, students get classroom instruction in an environment appropriate for their skill level.

Format

Thursday, May 16, will be an Advanced/Solo Student and Instructor Day with 2-hours of time all in the afternoon.  Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18, will be the traditional full-day all abilities event. Sign up for Thursday only, Friday and Saturday together, or all three days.

• First time at a high performance school?  Sign up for Friday and Saturday.
• Been running advanced or high level intermediate?  You’re probably go to good for Thursday too (subject to eventmaster approval)
• Not sure if you qualify for the Advanced Day?  Contact the eventmaster prior to signing up…and prior to February 1, as this event typically sells out quickly!

Don’t own an Audi? All makes and models of vehicle that conform to the ACNA Vehicle Requirements are welcome.

NEQ instructors who sign up for all three days will be given priority over others should the advanced day sell out.

Registration Fees

Advanced/Solo & Instructor Thursday:

• TBD

All Abilities Friday & Saturday:

• TBD

Don’t delay, this event usually sells out quickly

What is a High Performance Driving School?

The purpose of a driving school is quite simple: to improve your driving skills. We conduct the school on a racetrack under the close supervision of experienced and trained instructors. You will learn how to handle and control your vehicle at speeds not normally attained on public roads. This will help to prepare you for emergencies in normal driving. It will also allow you to explore your capabilities as a driver and those of your vehicle in a controlled environment. At no time will you be pushed or encouraged to go any faster than is comfortable. All participants will be organized into run groups in accordance with experience, skill, and type of vehicle.

What you learn on the track depends on your driving skill. Beginners are taught driving style (smoothness, consistency, the ability to read the track), more experienced participants continue to work on consistency, while developing new skills such as trail braking and threshold braking.

For the most experienced drivers, you can be “signed off” and drive solo when you have proven to your instructor and the Chief Instructor that you understand the basics of high speed driving, you can consistently drive the correct line, and you show proper etiquette on track. Maturity, good judgment, skill, and significant experience will lead to being signed off for solo driving.

Though you are on a racetrack, with other drivers of similar driving skills, it is not a race. Passing in corners is not allowed, and you are not expected to shift at redline, or go screaming through each corner with the tires squealing. Safety of the event is of the utmost importance. Driver conduct will be diligently monitored throughout the day by the staff, instructors, and corner workers.

Track Time

Thursday (Advanced/Solo). This is a 1/2 day event with track time shared amongst two run-groups, advanced/low HP, and instructor/high HP. Starting at 1pm, you’ll have four 30-minute sessions, a total of 2 hours.

Friday / Saturday.  You will have four on-track sessions each day varying from 20-30 minutes each. At the end of the 2-day event you will have had between 3-4 hours on-track over the two days. That’s a lot of driving time and a lot of personalized high-quality instruction.

Classroom

Your day is divided between driving on the track, classroom sessions, and free time. Yes, this is a school, and there is mandatory classroom time. All participants are required to attend classroom sessions throughout the day to learn vehicle dynamics and driving techniques.

In the classroom, you learn a lot of high speed driving theory. Learn about the difference between an early and late apex. You’ll get a better understanding of car dynamics so you understand what is really happening when you brake or why your car understeers or oversteers in certain circumstances. Each classroom will also include an opportunity for Q&A.

Do I need to own an Audi?

We welcome all makes of cars  — you don’t have to drive an Audi to enjoy our events.  This school is an excellent way for you to improve your driving skills and have fun too!

All participants must simply be members of the Audi Club of North America (ACNA).  There is a $49 fee for annual membership. To join or update your membership, please go to the ACNA website (https://www.audiclubna.org/) and click on “Join ACNA” at the top of the page.

First Time Students

Our club is a friendly community of individuals who share a passion for driving their cars.

We know what it’s like to drive on a race-track for the first time and we customize your experience to make it an enjoyable as possible. We love welcoming first-timers to our events and we have a good number of first-timers at each one – you will not be alone.  Your novice classroom teacher and your personal instructor are ready to make you comfortable and give you the tools and confidence to enjoy driving your car on the race-track. Don’t forget – this is not competition driving. There is no overtaking in corners or racing other cars. This is all about having a safe and enjoyable experience.

We have some restrictions on driving convertibles and you will need a helmet. Requirements are on the next page. We have rental helmets available if you need one. Should you have any questions which are not answered on this page, please contact us and ask. We want to make you comfortable and we’re happy to talk with you. Use the “Contact Host” button on the right side of this page.

This YouTube video shows even more about events with our club.

We hope to see you there!