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kayer32 · 03-04-2014, 04:27 PM

Hey guys I'm planning on doing a few track days a year and was trying to figure out how to get the best rates on track days. I've been doing track days on my bike and they usually run between $100-$150 but it looks like cars run around $300. Is this a pretty standard rate or can I do better. Oh I'm in middle Georgia, been looking at tracks in Atlanta, Savannah, and Birmingham AL.

cornerspeed92 · 03-04-2014, 04:42 PM

I dont know about back there but here for instance.Laguna seca runs around $350.00 and Fontana is $190.00 with the same organization.

toehead93 · 03-04-2014, 04:59 PM

Dude, look up the SCCA PDX events. It is all I will do because there is no point in paying double the cost for track time. If you are a novice and need an instructor it is just $150 for 4 20-minute sessions. If you have been signed off in another organization or get signed off at an SCCA PDX it is just $90 for the same 4 20-minute sessions. It makes buying track insurance more palatable compared to $300 + insurance. I got signed off after session 2 of my first event at Daytona but elected to have an instructor at Sebring because it was a new and difficult track.

This year I will run 3 PDX events at Sebring for $270, that is 12 20-minute sessions or 240 minutes of track time for under $300!!

tw78911sc · 03-04-2014, 06:18 PM

The track itself governs a lot of the expense, Sebring, VIR, Mid Ohio, Watkins for example are pricey just to rent. If it is a pay to play organization that is for profit, it can range from $350-$500 for a weekend. Car clubs such as BMW, Porsche it is cheaper, 250-350. Could be wrong, but I bet there are more bikes in a session than cars. Normal weekend at the track with cars they break it up into 4 or 5 groups, 20~25 in a group, 4 run sessions a day.

Motivation to instruct, they wave instructor fees most of the time if not heavy discount. So if there are 25 students, and 25 instructors. That inflates things as well. But is the cheapest way to learn, stay out of trouble and have fun there is. Go to Skip Barber or Bondurant and it costs thousands and it is not in your car.

ModBargains.com · 03-04-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cornerspeed92

I dont know about back there but here for instance.Laguna seca runs around $350.00 and Fontana is $190.00 with the same organization.

Laguna Seca is notorious for having the highest cost for a track day. ButtonWillow and Willow springs tend to be on the cheaper end. I've gone to track days at Willow for $95 for the day including timing sometimes.

kayer32 · 04-28-2014, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ModBargains.com

Laguna Seca is notorious for having the highest cost for a track day. ButtonWillow and Willow springs tend to be on the cheaper end. I've gone to track days at Willow for $95 for the day including timing sometimes.

That's about what the Motorcycle track days run so that's more my price range. Road Atlanta, Roebling Road, and Barber seem to be on the higher end though. I'm going to try to get a couple of groups together to get some track time in though. I was looking at the SCCA PDX events and they were still pretty pricey. Guess I have to keep digging.

tw78911sc · 04-28-2014, 10:57 PM

http://www.hookedondriving.com/hooke...-States-Region

toehead93 · 04-28-2014, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kayer32

That's about what the Motorcycle track days run so that's more my price range. Road Atlanta, Roebling Road, and Barber seem to be on the higher end though. I'm going to try to get a couple of groups together to get some track time in though. I was looking at the SCCA PDX events and they were still pretty pricey. Guess I have to keep digging.

What tracks and which regions, everything I have seen for the PDX events are very cheap compared to hooked on driving and others. What is the entry fee for the Road Atlanta PDX in May?

kayer32 · 05-20-2014, 07:04 PM

Okay I talked with the Regional director of the Atlanta region and the prices are a lot better after talking with him. I'm planning on joining Atlanta and Savannah region and doing about 4 track days this year. looks like it will run me around $200 - $250 for the track days combined and about @100 for national and regional dues. That's a lot more doable.

cornerspeed92 · 05-20-2014, 07:06 PM

That's reasonable, make sure you go

1110110 · 05-20-2014, 07:21 PM

Do you tip an instructor?

cornerspeed92 · 05-20-2014, 07:36 PM

No

markgws6 · 05-20-2014, 08:25 PM

With HOD, you also get a lunch and some additional classroom instruction (for beginners) and they also do car control classes with figure 8, slalom, and stopping control (again for beginners).

tw78911sc · 05-20-2014, 08:52 PM

No $$ required, just let him unpucker his sphincter every other session and listen. It is very gratifying watching a student learn and advance, that is the reward. The worst is a student that leaves no better than when they came. I've had students where if I didn't say brake every single lap, they wouldn't, or a spouse begged them into it and they don't want to be there. These are long days.

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Do you tip an instructor?

03-04-2014, 04:27 PM	#1
kayer32 Drives: White 2014 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Warner Robins Posts: 69	Track Day Prices Hey guys I'm planning on doing a few track days a year and was trying to figure out how to get the best rates on track days. I've been doing track days on my bike and they usually run between $100-$150 but it looks like cars run around $300. Is this a pretty standard rate or can I do better. Oh I'm in middle Georgia, been looking at tracks in Atlanta, Savannah, and Birmingham AL.

03-04-2014, 04:42 PM	#2
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	I dont know about back there but here for instance.Laguna seca runs around $350.00 and Fontana is $190.00 with the same organization. __________________

03-04-2014, 04:59 PM	#3
toehead93 Drives: 2014 2SS/1LE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: wpb fl Posts: 3,136 View My Garage	Dude, look up the SCCA PDX events. It is all I will do because there is no point in paying double the cost for track time. If you are a novice and need an instructor it is just $150 for 4 20-minute sessions. If you have been signed off in another organization or get signed off at an SCCA PDX it is just $90 for the same 4 20-minute sessions. It makes buying track insurance more palatable compared to $300 + insurance. I got signed off after session 2 of my first event at Daytona but elected to have an instructor at Sebring because it was a new and difficult track. This year I will run 3 PDX events at Sebring for $270, that is 12 20-minute sessions or 240 minutes of track time for under $300!! __________________ Used Racing Brake 2 Peice Rotors for sale: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344754 Summit White 2014 2SS 1LE Recaros, NPP exhaust, Nav 2010 2SS A6 - sold.

05-20-2014, 07:06 PM	#10
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	That's reasonable, make sure you go __________________

05-20-2014, 07:36 PM	#12
cornerspeed92 Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,188 View My Garage	No __________________

03-04-2014, 06:18 PM	#4
tw78911sc Drives: 14 1SS Camaro 1LE, NPP, Recaros Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NC Posts: 819	The track itself governs a lot of the expense, Sebring, VIR, Mid Ohio, Watkins for example are pricey just to rent. If it is a pay to play organization that is for profit, it can range from $350-$500 for a weekend. Car clubs such as BMW, Porsche it is cheaper, 250-350. Could be wrong, but I bet there are more bikes in a session than cars. Normal weekend at the track with cars they break it up into 4 or 5 groups, 20~25 in a group, 4 run sessions a day. Motivation to instruct, they wave instructor fees most of the time if not heavy discount. So if there are 25 students, and 25 instructors. That inflates things as well. But is the cheapest way to learn, stay out of trouble and have fun there is. Go to Skip Barber or Bondurant and it costs thousands and it is not in your car.

04-28-2014, 10:57 PM	#7
tw78911sc Drives: 14 1SS Camaro 1LE, NPP, Recaros Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NC Posts: 819	http://www.hookedondriving.com/hooke...-States-Region

05-20-2014, 07:04 PM	#9
kayer32 Drives: White 2014 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Warner Robins Posts: 69	Okay I talked with the Regional director of the Atlanta region and the prices are a lot better after talking with him. I'm planning on joining Atlanta and Savannah region and doing about 4 track days this year. looks like it will run me around $200 - $250 for the track days combined and about @100 for national and regional dues. That's a lot more doable.

05-20-2014, 07:21 PM	#11
1110110 Drives: 15 2SS RS 1LE, 18 Sonic LT, Z71 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: NE, USA Posts: 123 View My Garage	Do you tip an instructor?

05-20-2014, 08:25 PM	#13
markgws6 Drives: 2019 Chevy Equinox Premier AWD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,344 View My Garage	With HOD, you also get a lunch and some additional classroom instruction (for beginners) and they also do car control classes with figure 8, slalom, and stopping control (again for beginners). __________________ 2013 AGM 1SS/1LE, NPP, Camera (1 of 43)