High Performance Driving Experience at Sonoma Raceway

This event was run on Jul.24, 2020

Click HERE for the event logistics message

We look forward to our events with you – and please know we will focus on safety in the COVID-19 era so the events will look a bit different, but the tracks won’t!! Click HERE to see the HOD event guidelines in the Covid-19 era to assure the safety of all participants.

HOD is committed to the health and well-being of our drivers and our staff. In compliance with the current COVID-19 shelter in-place health directives, this event has been rescheduled from Thursday, June 18, to Friday, July 24.

For questions, please contact Teri Barrett at terib@hookedondriving.com

NOTE: This is a 4 run group event (3 HOD run groups and 1 private run group).

HOD operates carefully managed events at Sonoma for intermediate and advanced drivers only. If you have yet to be sure of your qualifications to drive with HOD at Sonoma, email us at info@hookedondriving.com and we will be happy to discuss this with you. We will provide orientation laps and safety orientation to experienced drivers who are new to Sonoma.

NOTE: There is no coaching or instruction of any kind at HOD events at Sonoma Raceway, by HOD staff or by anyone else.

The event logistics message will be emailed to participants and posted to this webpage a week before the event. Any changes to the information below will be noted in the logistics message.

Helmets and HANS devices are available in a variety of sizes.

Vehicles and trailers may be dropped in Lot 2 only after 6pm the night before the event. Note that there is NO overnight parking in the paddock or garages.

Long pants are required for all drivers, passengers, and HOD Staff.

Gate opens at 6:30am and check in starts at 7:00am (staggered by run group)
Mandatory driver meetings start at 7:30am, first cars are on track at 8:00am, day ends at 5:00pm

Driver's lunch is included. Guest Lunches are $16 each.

Is the run group you are wanting sold out? Email us at info@hookedondriving.com to be added to a wait list. Please include your name, phone number (cell is preferred), event date, and the run group(s) you are wanting.

CLICK HERE to review the HOD policy on Cancellations, Convertibles and High Center of Gravity vehicles, Passengers, Minors, Head and Neck Restraints, LeMons and Champ Cars, and Alcohol.

Selecting a garage? Check the box above the Garage Rental run group.
NOTE: We have reduced the cost for garages to accommodate social distancing following COVID-19 guidelines. Each garage will be for 1 car (no sharing of garages) for a cost of $50 per day. Please add comments to your order with preferred location or who you would like to be located next to.

NOTE: This is a 4 run group event (3 HOD run groups and 1 private run group).

Professional High Performance Driving Schools

Hooked On Driving is a leading provider of performance driving programs, commonly known as a High Performance Driving Experience (HPDE), or a High Performance Driving School (HPDS). These programs give individuals the opportunity to drive their high performance or sporty cars on a race track with instruction and divided into groups based on driver experience. All HOD events are non-competitive, with no racing, timing, or training for racing. All a driver needs to participate in an HOD event is a helmet (rentals are available), and a road/track worthy car.

At HOD, drivers are separated into run groups according to their experience level: A-Beginner, B-Intermediate, C-Advanced with point-by passing, and D-Advanced with open passing. Some HOD events only have A, B and C Groups. The A Group is for drivers with little or no track driving experience and includes essential classroom driving curriculum and coaches in all novice driver cars for their on-track sessions. B Group is for drivers with an intermediate skill level who have completed the HOD Group A program and have been signed off to drive Solo and advance to B. Drivers from other groups with validated experience may also drive in B Group. Both A and B groups use "Green cone zones" marking approved passing zones in certain straight sections of the track. C and D groups are for advanced level track drivers who will run at a faster pace, with passing allowed anywhere deemed safe by the both the driver and passer. In the C Group a point-by is required to allow a pass, and in D Group, a point-by is optional.

Hooked on Driving programs focus on safety (free of competition, wheel-to-wheel racing or timed laps), fun (HOD events include a catered lunch to enable the drivers to get acquainted), and learning (new driving skills). HOD drivers often have communicated that they have become more confident in their ability to handle their car in emergency situations and that they have had "The time of their life!"

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