About this event
2024 Spring Training HPDE
RMR/PCA High Performance Driver Education Event at High Plains Raceway
Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and May 5
NOTICE: Due to high demand (more students than instructors), registration is closed to novice drivers
Join us for RMR’s first HPDE event of the year. Sponsored by On-Site Tires.
We all want to make the most of our fast and capable machines, don’t we? Maybe you’ve never tried a Driver’s Education event? If so, it’s time for Spring Training!
Our first HPDE of 2024, Spring Training, is on the Weekend of May 4th and 5th. We’ll be taking advantage of perfect spring weather and will teach you how to have your suspension springs to “take a set” and drive the perfect apex!
Your car (and maybe trailer) will no longer be buried in the snow, the garage floor will be nice and warm. You can test those cool new parts and horsepower improvements done this winter, take advantage of great driving instruction.
Please join us - whether first timer or veteran. Our chairs, Jim Thorburn and Gary Bauerle, promise plenty of excellent seat time, improved driving skills, great food and drink, camaraderie with our gear-head friends, and most of all – FUN! FUN! FUN!
Also, back again by popular demand, On-Site Tires will be hosting our Saturday night dinner. Chris Macarak of On-Site plans to “smoke over 100 pounds of pork shoulder, provide homemade buttermilk coleslaw and smoked charro beans”. He also plans on providing a beer truck filled with all your favorite libations.
This event is an opportunity to support a very worthy charity. In memory of our departed member, Joe Warren, we will be donating to the ALS Association. www.als.org It is a worthy cause and be generous!
Lunchtime charity rides will be held for $20 per vehicle - Any roadworthy vehicle can drive the track at touring/highway speeds. All proceeds benefit our charity for the event.
- Lunches for volunteers and instructors will be provided.
- Saturday Dinner - select to let On-Site Tires now how many Brats to bring
There will be beer-30 on both Saturday and Sunday, and the club provides water during the day to help keep you hydrated.
We are supporting a very worthy charity during this event: The ALS Association in memory of our departed member, Joe Warren. You can donate as much as you would like during registration.
This Event will be using Deferred Billing, your credit card will not be charged until Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Dates: Gates open by 6:30 am Friday May 3, before the event and remain open 24hrs/day until after the event ends on Sunday (the paddock is closed Sunday night). HPR offers open lapping all day Friday. You can register for this on MotorsportReg.com. This open lapping day is a separate charge from the HPDE event.
Check-in: 7:00 AM -- 7:55 AM Saturday and Sunday Please check-in before the mandatory 8:00 AM drivers' meeting.
Drivers’ meeting: Starts at 8:00 AM (each day) in the Pavilion. Green run group drivers' meeting following the all drivers' meeting, (each day) in the Classroom.
Location: High Plains Raceway, 17 miles east of Byers on US-36 (Deer Trail)
Costs:
Single day: Each Driver: $250
Both days: Each Driver: $395
Event Chairs: Jim Thorburn (jim@jimthorburn.com) and Gary Bauerle (n1gary1@comcast.net)
Chief Driving Instructors: Lead CDI - Dave Stribling (DaveStribling@PrestigeImports.net) and Co CDI - Doug Bartlett (doug@dbartletts.net). They can answer any questions about registration confirmation, cars, run group assignments, instructor assignments.
Registrar: Tim Berg (tberggt3@gmail.com) The registrar will attempt to answer all other questions.
Event requirements
National PCA membership number and membership status will be verified as part of the registration process. If you do not include a valid PCA membership number (or forward a pending membership confirmation from PCA to the registrar), a $10 non-member fee will be assessed.
You must be 18 or older with a valid driver's license to participate in this event.
You are required to use a Snell-certified SA2015 or M2015 or newer helmet. You will need to wear clothing made of natural fibers such as 100% cotton. Short-sleeve shirts and shorts are now allowed. Closed toe shoes are required while driving. Helmets will be checked at Pre-Tech or Tech at the Track where you may obtain an RMR/PCA helmet sticker confirming th Snell rating. A limited number of loaner helmets and HANS devices are available.
No convertibles or open cars without roll bars, trucks, or non-Porsche SUVs.
NEW PCA RULE: If you have added a racing-type seat in order to use 5-point, 6-point or 7-point harnesses (which must be replaced every two years or every five years depending on whether they are SFI certified or FIA certified belts, respectively), you must also have and use an approved Head and Neck Restraint device. Further, if there is to be a passenger (e.g. instructor), same must be provided and used by the right-seater.
We cannot accommodate two (2) driver cars if both drivers are novice drivers and attending their first DE event. Also, three (3) driver cars are not allowed.
Attendance at RMR DEs at HPR will be limited to a total of 135 drivers per day, including up to 30 Novice and Beginner drivers depending on the number of Instructors registered. To implement this, everyone registering for the DE will be listed as ON HOLD, subject to CONFIRMATION BY THE CDIs.
Your priority in being confirmed for an event will depend on the date and time you register. When an event fills up, further priority will be given to PCA members.
Pre-tech Inspections will be held on Wednesday April 24, 2024 at the following locations, ordered from north to south:
Poudre Sports Car
5806 S College Ave
Fort Collins 80525
970-229-0990
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
John's Auto Care
1900 55th St,
Boulder, 80301
303-442-2932
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Prestige Imports
9201 West Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215
303-238-8101
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Paul's House
6464 E Ida Ave.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
SimplyEuro Auto Repair
7520 Village Square Dr.
Castle Rock, CO 80108
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Big Mission Motorsports
579 County Line Rd
Palmer Lake, CO 80133
719-375-1527
By appointment: M-F, 9-5 (anytime, up to 4 weeks before DE)
If you do not have your car pre-tech'd there will be a $50 fee for Tech at the Track.
Lodging is available in Byers at the Longhorn Budget Host Motel contact # 303-822-5205.
Lodging is available in Watkins at the Country Manor Motel. Contact # 303-261-9650
Lodging is available in Bennett at the Comfort Inn.1097 Cedar Street, Bennett, CO 80102. Contact # (303) 629-6332.
