High Performance Driving Experience at Watkins Glen International

This event was run on Apr.18, 2016

Come Be the 1st to drive the newly Paved WGI
Come out with Team HOD for a great taste of Spring at Historical Watkins Glen International.
WE WILL RUN THE FULL LONG COURSE!!!

This Registration is for the Monday only.

Want 2 fun filled days? Go back and pick the 2-Day option for twice the track time and triple the fun. HOD Northeast will be hosting a pot-luck dinner in the garages. Bring your best chili, burgers, and beer for plenty of camaraderie and car talk after hours!

GARAGES SOLDOUT FOR MONDAY.
EMAIL FOR AVAILABILITY

Logistics Email Sent out 4/12/16:

Hello Guests and Coaches of HOD Northeast,

Welcome to THE inaugural event at Watkins Glen International! You are one of the lucky few that get to experience the fresh pavement before anyone else! Please read this email carefully, as it contains important logistics for a wonderful day of driving. The daily run group schedule will be provided in your guest packets once you check in.

Please join us in welcoming Innovative Tuning, Café Patoro, Rogue Engineering, Detailers Domain, and City Sports on 4 as our event sponsors.

** Trailer drop-offs are permitted Sunday evening after 6:00 pm, and we have paid extra for overnight camping. Watkins Glen has a strict traffic pattern in the paddock, which is counter-clockwise around the main garage building.

As always, lunch is included and will be catered in the media building. If you are planning on bringing non-driving guests, please shoot us an email and see the folks at check-in to purchase a lunch ticket. It is important that our caterer gets an accurate head count!

The garage reservation links are live on the website: (If you already reserved one with your registration there is no need to reserve one again, look at your receipt)

~~Monday Garage Rental Link~~

Tuesday Garage Rental Link

~~2 Day Garage Rental Link~~

Please note that the garages will be reserved; we kindly ask that you do not park in the garages if you don’t have one reserved.

Important Times:

· 6:00am – Gates open

· 6:15am to 7:30am – Check-In and Registration

· 7:30am – Coach’s Meeting

· 7:45am – Mandatory Driver’s Meeting

· 8:00am – Group Leader Meetings

· 8:30am – First cars on track

Please Remember to…

· Arrive each day fueled up (both you AND your car!)

· Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes

· Bring minimum Snell SA2005 helmet if you do not have one reserved (Snell M motorcycle helmets are not acceptable for on-track use)

· Convertible owners - Ensure that a straight-edge placed from the top of the windshield to the roll protection does NOT touch your helmet when seated in your car.

As always, complimentary hot coffee and bottled water will be available to keep you hydrated and alert throughout the day.

Lastly, for those of you in the A-Novice group, please arrive with a SOLID understanding of Motorsports flags. This will make your day far more enjoyable! A quick guide can be found here: http://i.imgur.com/HjjkNK7.png

We thank you for choosing Hooked on Driving, and eagerly look forward to being your hosts next week! In the interim, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Your HOD Northeast Team

Attention: Beginner Group A is sold out. Use the waitlist option if you would like to be notified if a Monday or a 2 Day Spot opens up ( 2-Day Spots will be filled first)

Tuesday is still available.
Email Northeast@hookedondriving.com for 2-Day spots availability with any previous experience at WGI.

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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