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03-29-2013, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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HPDE Schools - Hooked On Driving
Has anyone attended Hooked on Driving events? I'm looking for some formal instruction and one of the regional tracks has a few different sets of instructors that rotate through.
If you have used HoD personally I would appreciate your feedback.
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03-29-2013, 10:49 PM | #2 | |
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I drove with them today at Sears Point and like always they put on a great and safe event. I drive with them about 7-10 days a year, plus they offer other cool stuff for frequent drivers like press events and driving events put on by car manufacturers or tire manufacturers. Today I got to ride along in a new Mclaren MP412C and an Ariel Atom which was a blast. Earlier this year I got to go to a Pirelli event where they lets us drive a handful of cars(Porsche 911S, BMW 328, Jeep SRT8) outfitted with different Pirelli tires on a Autox course and wet and dry skidpad. Can't say enough good things about my experience with them. I'll post videos from today once I finish editing them. |
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03-30-2013, 06:54 AM | #3 |
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Excellent, just what I was looking for.
There's another one here called Dark Side DE, but I cant seem to find anything about them. They have a surcharge for instructors though, which is really what I am looking for, so I don't want to pay extra for it.
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04-01-2013, 12:47 PM | #4 |
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They are indeed good - often more costly than going out with your local BMW CCA chapter, but decent "intro" instruction. I prefer running with the PCA - especially since they've now allowed more late passing for the black run groups (it's still NOT racing, nor meant to be, but a lot more fun, frankly, if you're out there w/ a bunch of people you know understand what they're doing) but that's my $.02
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04-03-2013, 10:54 PM | #5 |
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For those of you considering taking your BMW out for a track day, be aware that more and more insurance companies specifically exclude coverage in your auto policy if you have a crash while at a track venue. The event does not have to be a race, or even timed. You crash while in the gates of the facility, they're not covering you....and an BMW is a pretty costly car to put in the junkyard on your own dime.
Be careful making inquiries to ask about the coverage as well. USAA is well-known to drop you from their policies if you even asked (they dropped me in 2003 when I inquired). There is specialty insurance out there - suggest you buy it if you are taking your high dollar cars out to the track. Here is a New York times article on it as well: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/au...SURE.html?_r=0 |
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04-04-2013, 01:23 AM | #6 |
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Hooked on Driving puts on very high quality and safe events. I've done maybe 4 or so over the past year and have not been disappointed. I've brought a handful of friends to the events and all of them have become addicted to the experience i.e. repeat customers.
David Ray is the founder and a Northern Californian. The organization is expanding and if I'm not mistaken there are regional franchisees (i.e. owner/operators) across the US. Based on my interactions with him and his leadership team, they are intent on achieving/maintaining a very high level of consistency and quality with any event bearing their name. |
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04-04-2013, 01:04 PM | #7 |
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Awesome feedback. Thanks.
Yeah, theres a great Track Insurance company here that I can buy insurance on my car for on a daily basis. Great stuff supposedly.
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04-21-2013, 01:51 PM | #9 |
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I may be "Coaching" with HOD at Roebling in a couple of weeks. I've run two events with them at Roebling Road and one at Road Atlanta this year. They have a one-day format that I like. It's enough track time that I get my fix, but saves wear and tear on me and my wallet.
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