How it Works

The purpose of our school is quite simple - to improve your driving skills in a safe and controlled environment. You will be taught that when confronted with an emergency situation, how to instinctively react in a safe and controlled manner. Repeat students will be able to further improve and polish these techniques. The following information is designed to make the event both safe and relaxed. FUN is a pleasant extra.

Accommodation

Hotels - We suggest you stay overnight close to the track so as to be fresh and alert in the morning.

What to Wear

Helmets - Helmets are mandatory and must be Snell or DOT approved. Our current minimum certification is Snell 2000 or M2000. If you do not have a helmet, then try and borrow one. Failing that, contact us and we'll try - NOT PROMISE - to provide one. We will ask for your driver's license as collateral. If you have a spare helmet available, please put your name on it and bring it along too.

Driving Suits - Driving Suits (Racing Suits) are not permitted, but regular driving gloves are a good idea as they help if your steering wheel is slippery and your palms are wet.

Suitable Clothing -We recommend long-sleeved cotton shirts, long cotton pants and smooth soled shoes. Shirts and pants should be comfortable without restricting movement. Dress for the weather when not in your car as the weather has been known to be quite variable.

Student Preparation

Documentation - Please read all enclosed documentation prior to arriving at registration. You will be asked for your completed and signed Technical Inspection Form.  If you wish to fill out the waiver in advance, great, but it must be signed - and witnessed at the track at the time of registration - not by your family members. PLEASE have these ready at registration on Saturday morning.

Registration - The park opens at 6:45 am (at the track entrance.) Registration for the school opens about 7:00 am in the main garage (in between the paddock and pit lane.) The opening meeting begins at 8:00 am promptly. You should plan on arriving with enough time to find a parking spot, register, unload your car, and then prepare your car. All of this should be accomplished prior to 8:00 am.   Please allow sufficient time as we have to process over 100 students & instructors..

General

Group Assignments - Each driver will be assigned to a run group based on his/her driving experience, type of car, and in consideration of the number and level of other students registered for the school. Therefore, you will not necessarily be assigned to the same run group you were last time. All drivers will be assigned an instructor prior to each in-car session. You are not allowed to drive on the track without an instructor, unless you have been signed off, with approval by the chief instructor. If you experience difficulties in communicating with the assigned instructor see the chief instructor for a change.

Classroom - Classroom participation is mandatory. Check your schedule to be on time. As all upcoming events are discussed in the classroom prior to going out on the track, you MUST participate to know what is going on.

Exercise sessions on skid pad - we try to offer this every school and it will be part of your schedule.  Great opportunity to increase your car control skills.  Do not miss this.  It's a blast too.

Car Preparation

Contents - Before or upon arrival at the track, all loose contents in your car must be removed before your car will be allowed on the track. This includes all floor mats, jack, glove compartment contents, door pocket contents, trunk items and wheel cover/hub caps.

Cleaners - Bring glass cleaner and paper towels to clean your windows.

Tires - Tires must be in good condition with no cuts. Air is generally available at the track, however, it is strongly recommended that you inflate your tires to at least 40 psi cold before you leave for the track. This is so as to reduce tire wear and improve car control. Bring a tire gauge.

Special Cars - Convertibles must be equipped with a roll bar or must have a hard top in place. T-Tops are acceptable with panels in place.

Accepted Cars - This school is for a leaming experience only and is NOT a test arena for racing vehicles or for drivers. Where mild modifications have taken place, the event organizers will rule on the vehicle acceptability. All cars must be tech inspected. If in doubt, contact the club. If it looks like a race car and sounds like a race car, we will judge it to be a race car, and will treat you and your vehicle with extra caution. Again, this is a school - you must treat it as such. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS, contact us - there are no refunds!!

Technical Inspections - A technical inspection of your car is mandatory and it is your responsibility to have your car inspected by a qualified mechanic according to the guidelines on the technical inspection form.

Seat belts - Seat belts must be of equal quality and condition for both driver and passenger.

No refunds are given for any mechanical breakdowns at the school.

Gasoline - At this moment we do not know if gasoline will or will not be available at the track, so make sure that you arrive with a full tank. An extra gas can full is not a bad idea.

Miscellaneous

Cameras - No cameras or video equipment of any kind will be allowed in a student's car without prior arrangement with the organizers.

Timing Devices - Timing or other measuring devices including stopwatches and/or G-meters will not be allowed as these violate insurance requirements and compromises our school status. Anyone found using such devices will be asked to leave.

Liability

Risk & Damage - As an entrant, you assume all risks of damage to persons and property during the event. This includes times when your instructor drives your car with you in the passenger seat.
 

Passengers - Passengers will not be allowed in students' cars. Passengers will be allowed in instructors' cars at the discretion of the organizer and the instructor. All guests (i.e. observers) must sign the appropriate waiver forms while on the property of Mosport Park Ltd.

Given the current insurance climate, you should assume that your insurance is VOID while participating at  schools of this nature.

Unsafe Behaviour - The organizers reserve the right to expel any individual who, in the organizers' view, is acting in an unsafe or unacceptable manner.

Edited: April 23, 2008