Driving Instructor Clinic Porsche Club of America Rocky Mountain Region / Alpine Mountain Region April 18, 2015
WELCOME OPENING REMARKS Cecil Morris PCA - Rocky Mountain Region Chief Driving Instructor Welcome Agenda What’s New
AGENDA Welcome & Opening Remarks Cecil Morris Refueling your Passion “Raising The Bar” Dan Mayer Let’s Take a Lap Dan Carlson & Instructor Perspective CDI Committee –High Plains Raceway –Pueblo Motorsport Park –Pikes Peak International Raceway –Instructor / Teaching Tools (handouts) BREAK
AGENDA (Continued) PCA Instructor Fundamentals Cecil Morris Doug Bartlett Club Racing: For You or Your Student? Vicki Earnshaw Street Survival Program Doug Bartlett Michael Rosen Electronic “Nannies” Doug Bartlett Open Forum and Wrap-Up Cecil Morris
RMR Chief Driving Instructor (CDI) Committee Cecil Morris, Lead CDI Doug Bartlett Dan CarlsonVicki Earnshaw Hap HendersonDan Mayer Dave StriblingChris Sulley AMR Chris LennonBruce Cooper Mark Stolberg
NEW RMR POLICIES ATTENDANCE LIMITS & REGISTRATION HPR DEs Registration Waitlist, confirmation, & deferred billing Attendance Limits Max 135 total, including 30 novices/beginners depending upon availability of instructors Four Run Groups Green, blue, orange, and black (no more yellow) Priorities First come-First served, & PCA members PURPOSE Quality
NEW RMR POLICIES ATTENDANCE LIMITS & REGISTRATION HPR DEs The challenge & opportunity of one-time drivers Providing value, service, and reward –More time to work with students and instructors “Bottom Line” –Register early, both get in and to assist CDIs with assignments –Take advantage of the opportunity & be the best
CHANGES IN RMR PRACTICES Early student assignments Introductions to students before the morning driver’s meeting Driver group meetings to debrief after run sessions Evaluations –Students For future reference group assignments and status as instructed/solo –Instructors Identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement Going “Solo” – what and how Instructor Coaching
RMR & AMR Rule Changes and Emphasis PASSING SIGNALS: –Keep ‘em out until pass(es) complete WINDOWS: –Should be down NEW ISSUE: –Suction cup fastened devices inside the car – developing a new rule –In the meantime, MUST BE SECURE AND TETHERED
GOALS FOR 2015 Increase the quality of the “DE” experience at High Plains Raceway (HPR) Increase support for AMR events
REFUELING YOUR PASSION “Raising The Bar” Dan Mayer 11
LET’S TAKE A LAP The Instructor’s Perspective High Plains Raceway High Plains Raceway Pueblo Motorsport Park Pueblo Motorsport Park Pikes Peak International Raceway Pikes Peak International Raceway Instructor / Teaching Tools (handouts) Instructor / Teaching Tools (handouts) Dan Carlson & CDI Committee 12
High Plains Raceway (HPR) 13
PUEBLO MOTORSPORTS PARK 14
PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (PPIR)
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PCA INSTRUCTOR FUNDAMENTALS Cecil Morris / Doug Bartlett 17
CLUB RACING: For You or Your Student? Vicki Earnshaw 18
Saturday August 29 th at the CSP Track Students: Instructors: msreg.com/ColoradoSS2015msreg.com/ColoradoSS2015 Doug Bartlett / Michael Rosen 19
SHOP SHOP TALK Electronic “Nannies” Doug Bartlett 20
OPEN FORUM & WRAP-UP Cecil Morris 21