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Article #301: Drive a race car for one day

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Have you ever wanted to drive a real race * Chevrolet Corvette C5. Car's
car around a world famous racetrack? Have specifications:350-hp 5.7 Liter
you ever wanted to experience the speed, aluminumV8,375 ft lbs of torque at 4200
the power, the rush? Well, all of this rpm,0-60 mph: 4.6 seconds, Lateral
are now posible right next to you! How? Acceleration: .93g, 6 speed Manual
Simple: racing courses and racing schools Transmission, 17x x 8.5x front, 18x x
What are offering this schools and 9.5x rear aluminum wheels, Magnetic
courses? Selective Ride Control with Real Time
First, of course Introduction to racing. Damping, Tour and Sport Settings, Active
Your adventure will begin with a short Handling System works with ABS, Traction
classroom and SkidCar session where you Control, yaw rate sensor, and lateral
will learn the proper high performance accelerometer to assist the driver in
driving techniques required to drive a maintaining control. Speed-sensitive,
race car. You will then be supplied with power-assisted, magnetic variable effort.
a racing suit, helmet, and gloves. After * Cadillac CTS. Car's
a brief orientation of the Spec Racer specifications: 3.2 liter V6, 24 valve,
Ford, you will be strapped into your race 220 hp at 6000 rpm, 220 ft-lbs or torque
car for the most exhilarating drive of at 3400 rpm, 5 speed manual transmission
your life! When you will go forward to (automatic are optional), 0-60 mph in 6.9
Tehniques of racing. You know that the seconds, Stabilitrak stability
best way to learn racing is to spend lots enhancement system, Traction Control
of time behind the wheel. That's why System in conjunction with ABS, Weight:
these schools maximize your track time 3509 lbs, High-intensity discharge (HID)
during this day program. An ideal way to headlamps for excellent light
begin a career in racing or to just spend penetration. * Formula Bondurant.
three days experiencing the thrill of Car's specifications: 110 HP, 1.6 L Ford
driving a racecar. The Techniques of Cortina,Custom Jet Hot coated header,
Racing Course teaches you the skills and Nology ignition system, Crossle 35's and
gives you the opportunity to improve your 50's, Halon fire suppression system, 1100
speed and performance. And if you really Lbs. Hewland 4 speed gearbox, Fuel Safe
want to be an expert on racing cars you fuel cell, American Racing 15x7" wheels,
can get to Advacend Racing. This Goodyear Eagle GT II tires, Custom Bob
three-day program adds advanced driving Bondurant designed.
and racing techniques to your basic Where can you race?
skills and prepares you to enter your On Bertil Roos racing school you can race
first race. Participation in the course on:
is subject to verification of previous * Pocono International Raceway - located
racing experience or graduation from in northeastern Pennsylvania, between
Techniques of Racing Course. What Scranton and Allentown, three miles south
cars can you drive? On Jim Russell's of interstate 80 on State Highway 115.
Racing School you can drive: * Virginia International Raceway: VIR is
* Formula Mitsubishi - for Test Drive and located in the scenic hills of Virginia,
Techniques of Racing Course. The car east of Danville and just north of
specificans are: Dry Weight 1095 Lbs, historic Milton, North Carolina. The
Wheelbase 95.5", Bhp 125 @ 5500 addition of V.I.R. is also an important
rpm,Torque 119 ft. lbs. @ 5500,Height step in fulfilling our long-term strategy
42.5", engine: 2.0L DOHC 16 Valve Four of providing geographic diversity for our
Cylinder with alloy head and balance clientele. Due to the uniqueness of our
shaft and gearbox with 4 speed manual school, we have traditionally drawn
straight cut gears with dog rings students from all over the country. Now
* Formula Russell - for Advanced Racing our programs will be available a little
Courses and Racing Series. Car closer to home for some of our customers.
specifications are: Dry Weight 1150 Lbs, * Beaver Run Motorsports Complex:
Wheelbase 94.6", Bhp 150 6250 rpm, Torque located in Big Beaver Borough,
148 ft. lbs. @ 5500,Height 42.5; engine: Pennsylvania, near Koppel and a few miles
Twin Rotor Rotary Engine with dual west off Wellwood City. It is situated on
ignition and full dry sump lubrication approximately 384 acres of land
and gearbox with: 5 speed manual straight strategically located just to the west of
cut gears with dog rings. route 18, less than three miles north of
On Bondurant, school for high performance the Beaver Valley Exit of the
driving you can choose from: Pennsylvania Turnpike.






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