On October 23-24, Allegheny Region of the Porsche Club of America (Pittsburgh, PA area) will be putting on a high-speed driver's education event at the Mid-Ohio race track (central Ohio, outside Lexington, OH). This is open to all cars and drivers (Porsche Club membership NOT mandatory) meeting the following conditions:<p>- Minimum of 18 years old with valid driver's license<br>- 1990 or newer SA or M SNELL rated helmet<br>- Long sleeve cotton shirt, long cotton pants, leather or canvas shoes<br>- Safe vehicle (street car acceptable) meeting:<br> 3/32" min. tread depth<br> Good quality brakes (brake fluid flush/bleed<br> HIGHLY recommended)<br> Body/suspension tight with no play/major rust<br> Seatbelts for driver and passenger (equal restraints/seating MANDATORY for both)<br> Convertibles require rollbar above top of normal height driver's head (with helmet on) and arm restraints<br> Targas run with tops on, sunroofs must be closed<br>- One novice driver per car<p>Cost is $295 per driver. Each driver will get paired with an experienced instructor, and will have approx. 2 hours of track time per day. We have small run groups - approx 20-23 cars per group. Passing is allowed only on designated straghtaways, and ONLY if the car in front waves you by. In addition, there will be mandatory classroom sessions.<p>While we are a Porsche Club, a high proportion of entrants are non-Porsche. We have a number of instructors familiar with Audis. Also, we try to orient ourselves to be a "driver friendly" school - "crazies" are discouraged and asked to tone themselves down or leave.<p>If interested, applications are available by:<br> 1) Our Web site (www.pca.org/all, click on "Calendar of Events" then "Application Form" at page bottom<br> 1) E-mail me your Postal Service mailing address<br> 2) Send me E-mail address for sending of a Microsoft Word (Office 97) version<p>Questions, E-mail me DIRECTLY at porsray@sgi.net or call 412/824-5264 (DON'T post questions on this user list; to me not right to clutter it up thusly).<br>Thanks.<p><br>Ray Calvo (porsray@sgi.net)<br>Allegheny Region, Porsche Club of America<p><p>