Thanks to everyone for making the inaugural OneTrackMind driving seminar a success.
Please correct a typo in the FAQ handout (a dot instead of a dash)
The OneTrackMind blog address should be:
While things are fresh in your mind, please send me an email and give me your candid thoughts about this event.
OneTrackMind.brad@gmail.com
For future seminars in Kalamazoo, is there another track driving topic you’d like to hear more about? Tuning your car for track conditions? Moving from the intermediate to the advanced group? Further discussion of the line at GingerMan Raceway or another local track? What’s your suggestion?
I’d especially like to thank those who volunteered to serve on our panel.
Our first speaker, Rob Schermerhorn, is the owner of Hooked on Driving/Midwest (Like them on Facebook) has announced several new events on their driving school schedule, including dates at GingerMan Raceway. Check the website and the Facebook page for details.
It’s not too late to sign up for the Monday May 2 event at Autobahn, which follows the Windy City BMW driving school at the track.
Here are some links for Hooked on Driving:
Facebook page:
Rob Schermerhorn’s email:
Autobahn event info:
Hooked on Driving instructional videos:
Rob’s lap of GingerMan Raceway with new Turn 10 extension:
Thanks also to Claudio Kaempf, a Porsche Club of America racer who owns and operates Foreign Car Services at 1104 Portage Street (at Lake) in Kalamazoo. Many
of his customers are regular track drivers. Claudio and his staff are well prepared to get
your car ready for the track driving season.
His shop’s website:
A Kalamazoo Gazette video about Claudio the racer by Bradley S. Pines at GingerMan:
A Kalamazoo Gazette story about Claudio Kaempf by Bradley S. Pines:
A Kalamazoo Gazette slide show of Claudio Kaempf by B.S. Pines:
Eve Dolenski is the treasurer of the BMW Car Club of America’s Michiana chapter, a sponsor of the event.
The chapter website is:
The chapter’s Facebook page is here:
The club runs an autocross series at the Tire Rack in South Bend.
To sign up many other cool car events go here:
Michael Betz is a longtime member and the webmaster of the Porsche Club of America’s West Michigan Region.
The region’s website is here:
Our local racetrack, GingerMan Raceway, hosts many driving schools and spectator events on its newly expanded 2.2 mile road course just east of South Haven on Phoenix Road.
The track’s website includes a varied schedule:
GingerMan Raceway’s Facebook page (Like this too and read Brad’s story about Juan Marchand on this page):
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gingerman-Raceway/134580229919594
CGI Driving School puts on events on several Monday's at GingerMan Raceway:
Your event organizer and moderator was Brad Pines
Contact Brad:
The OneTrackMind blog (in its infancy - we’ll alert you to updates)
Homework:
Here are two books and a video that I ask many of my students to try:
"Speed Secrets" by Ross Bentley (first book - red cover)
"Going Faster” DVD:
"Going Faster" by Carl Lopez book:
Some more driving event links:
Cool track maps for your car windows:
National Auto Sports Association (NASA) Midwest region puts on HPDE events as part of
their racing weekends. Note GingerMan on their schedule:
Grattan Raceway in Belding:
Autobahn Country Club near Joliet, IL:
Waterford Hills Road Racing in the Detroit metro area:
Lane Automotive, just south of I-94 in Watervliet, has lots of Bell, Simpson and other helmets, other safety gear:
My favorite hard core sports car magazine Grassroots Motorsports. Their advertisers sell helmets and everything you’ll need. Pick up a copy and look at their website:
OG Racing driver supplies:
Safe Racer:
G-Force racing helmets, safety gear:
Pyrotect racing helmets, safety gear:
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