Just to let everyone know, Milwaukee and Chicago Region SCCA's are hosting a high performance car control clinic at Blackhawk Farms on Oct. 6th. It's $100 for SCCA members and $150 for non-members. There will be instructors teaching high speed track skills.

The details can be found on http://www.scca-milwaukee.org/Solo/2004/hpcc.html

Maybe I'll bring the eclipse out again!

Any other details? How much driving / instruction? How long does it last?

You can email Sam Karp for any other details. I don't know why they aren't posted on the website. Sam's email is on the registration form I believe.

I won't be there. I will be on my honeymoon :)

Some more information below:

Hey everyone,

I thought some of you would like to know that Milwaukee and Chicago regions
of the SCCA will be hosting a High Performance Car Control Clinic (HPCCC)
October 6th at Blackhawk Farms Raceway.

An HPCCC is designed for people of all experience levels to drive on track
without the extra risk that comes in bumper to bumper club racing. The event
is open to people of all skill levels. We will have several instructors
available to help guide you through the course. The event is perfect for
novices to get their car on track to have some fun. It also is great for
autocrossers who want to feed their car some more speed or are thinking of
transitioning into road racing. We also like to see several of the area
workers come out and get to drive the track they normally only get to see
from the timing tower or corner stations! Experienced racers are always
welcome but we would like to stress that only street cars are allowed at
this event. No IT, Honda Challenge, Showroom-Stock, Spec Miata, etc cars are
allowed. It would be a great opportunity for some of the experienced racers
to bring their street car out and possibly learn a little from it and apply
it to their racing car.

This is the 2nd year that the local regions have teamed up for a HPCCC. In
2003, the organizers learned very much on are planning on a very successful
2004 event. The event is organized by Sam Karp, Dan Kimber, Greg Kutka and
Jim Marinangel. Sam is the chief registrar of the event and has organized
previous track days for car clubs along with being involved in Milwaukee
Region's solo events. Dan is the Solo Chairman of Milwaukee region and will
bring his experience on running one of the most successful solo programs in
the nation to this event. Greg is Vice Chairman of Chicago Regions
competition committee and also was an assistant race chairman at the 2004
SCCA June Sprints. Jim is a SCCA National Champion with many significant
race wins in his name. He is also on the Chicago Region Competition
Committee and will be the chief instructor of the event.

The event will run very easily. Entrants do not need to work (unless you
want to volunteer!) and you get on track once an hour for 15 minutes. We are
anticipating that each run group will get 6 heats of lapping through the
day. Run groups are based mostly on past driving experience. We will keep
people with no Blackhawk experience in separate groups than the people that
have driven the track before. Your car type may have a small effect on how
we group you, but again, it is mainly based on previous driving experience.
There will be a passing area for people to pass if a car ahead of you is
slowing you up.

There will be a one hour lunch break that will allow you to talk with other
people, instructors, etc to get ready for the afternoon sessions. At the end
of the event, there will be refreshments and another Q&A session on how you
felt the day went.

Now onto some legal things:
-You must be 18 years old to enter the event. If you are 16 or 17 and are a
licensed SCCA competitor, then you are also allowed. Please realize that
simply having an SCCA membership does not mean that you are a licensed
competitor.
-Everyone at the track must sign the waiver (including guests, workers,
etc).
-Cars must pass a basic safety inspections. Similar to what is done at an
autocross.
-Drivers must bring a SNELL approved helmet with either a M-90, SA-90 or
newer rating.

Now for some more details:
-The event is limited to 100 entrants. There will be a waiting list if you
do not get in on time.
-Entry fee is $100.00 for SCCA members and $150.00 for non-members. We will
have member registration on site if you want to join then.
-Full refunds will be issued of you give more than one week notice prior to
the event. Within a week of the event, you will get a refund minus a $25.00
late cancel fee.
-Discounts are available if you want to work the event. Please contact Jim
Marinangel at jimm@mchenrysavings.com if you are interested in working the
event.

For the information on registering, time tables and supplementary rules see:
http://www.scca-milwaukee.org/Solo/2004/hpcc.html

Sam Karp

I guess no eclipse :(

I'm guessing that is Jay :D

Yup, no "race cars" at HPCCC's. We do not want people that pretty much don't care if they trade paint, flog the hell out of the car, etc, etc. IMO, I would allow some race cars like the ones mentioned, but I am not making the call on that one.

To answer your questions fliz; we are hoping for each run group to get 6 heats at 15 minutes each. That is an hour and a half of on-course driving!

Driving starts at 9:00am (local laws) and ends at 4:00pm. There is a one hour lunch break from 12:00noon-1:00pm.

Depending on if we get the full 100 participants, there will hopefully be 1 instructor per 4 students. That is 20-25 instructors available. They are all going to be accomplished road racers with many laps at Blackhawk.

Feel free to e-mail me at karpsam@hotmail.com if you have any more questions (I don't check this board often, otherwise I would be tempted to buy another new car!).

Sam Karp

FYI-there are still spots available. A few WRX's are signed up, but more are welcome.

Who's going to this? Is there an entry list posted?

Who's going to this? Is there an entry list posted?
The entry list is posted in Tim's first link.

I didn't realize this was on a Wednesday...no go for me. :(

Jay is a nosey tard. Here are the WRX's (first initial only to protect them from the man!):
W DiFrancesco-728-WRX
J Wolfe-1-WRX
A Mahmoud-581-WRX
B Himes-77-Imprezza

Happy now RoosterBull?

I'd love to go, but I'd never have the car prepared in time (brakes).

Is there an entry fee for spectators?

Would you consider a street-driven mostly-interior-stripped car to be a 'race car'? Heh, my commute is 3.2 miles to work, so pretty much anything can be a 'street car' to me. :)

If you have more of these, I'm guessing next year since season end is soon, I would definitely be interested.