About this event
Performance Driving and Autocross School
June 6 and June 15, 2019
The Boeing Employees’ Autosports Club (BEAC*) will present a Performance Driving and Autocross School 6/6 and 6/15. Required classroom session will be held the evening of Thursday June 6th and an instructed driving practice will be held Saturday June 15th.
$55 Fee includes:
- 6/6 classroom training (with snacks provided) at conference room 102L2 at 2-122 bldg just off of E. Marginal Way near the Boeing Developmental Center. Check-in @ 5:30 pm.
- 6/15 onsite one-on-one driving instructor time and hands-on driving practice at the Shelton Airport (Sanderson Field). Check-in @ 9 am. Finish @ 5:00 pm. Lunch provided on driving practice day.
Topics covered include:
- Car control fundamentals
- Vehicle dynamics
- Driving techniques
- Do’s and Don’ts
- Competition driving
- Autocross events**
Participation in the school is limited to members of BEAC and persons who are eligible to be members of a Boeing Recreation club: Boeing employees, Boeing retirees, vendors, customers, contract, and government personnel assigned full time to The Boeing Company and their spouses and dependents.
Pre-registration is required (deadline 5/30), and a brief safety inspection will be performed on the car the student brings on Saturday. See FAQ on website (http://www.beac-online.org) or direct further questions to the event registrar. Note: Registrations for this event are managed both online and offline - list of participants online may not reflect total registrations for this event.
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*BEAC is an official Boeing Recreation administered club. Annual dues are $15 (individual), $20 (family).
**”Autocross” is a medium-speed, non-wheel-to-wheel form of motorsports competition in which each car is individually timed through a course laid out on a large paved area using plastic traffic cones. It’s conceptually similar to slalom skiing competition. Average speeds are in the low 40’s (mph), top speeds typically are no more than 60-65.
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Event requirements
- Cancelations and refunds: Please read and understand this policy before registering! No credits or refunds will be given for this event. Payment may be transferred to another potential BEAC member.
- Payment: All participants must provide a valid credit card number at time of registration but you will not be charged until a later date. Online registration includes a $3 processing fee. If you wish to register then pay offline via cash/check, we will wave the $3 fee. On June 4, 2019 we will charge your credit card on file for any outstanding fees not paid offline via cash/check.
- Confirmation – Attendee List. You'll be listed as NEW upon registration. We will review registrations, confirm your eligibility to participate, and process payments on June 1st. You will receive a receipt and notification indicating your updated registration status (confirmed, wait listed, or other) at this time.
- Wait list - If you register and are place on the wait list, we will update your status once we have confirmed there is space in the event. Because we are accepting online and offline registrations, we must verify that we have not exceeded the maximum number of participants.
- Car club membership: Participation in the school is limited to BEAC members and persons who are eligible to be members of a Boeing Recreation club: Boeing employees, Boeing retirees, vendors, customers, contract, and government personnel assigned full time to The Boeing Company and their spouses and dependents. Current BEAC membership is not required but encouraged.
- Insurance: You are responsible for your own insurance. Please check with your insurance carrier before registering if you are unsure of your coverage at the school. Note that this event is an educational car control clinic, not a high speed driver education or lapping event.
- Age and driver's license restrictions: You must be at least 16 years old and in possession of an unrestricted driver's license at the time of the event. For participants under 18 years old, the participant and his/her parents must sign additional waivers and the participant must attend with at least one parent or legal guardian. The parent or legal guardian is not required to participate, although we encourage families to participate together.
- Helmets: All participants are required to wear helmets. Permitted helmets are rated Snell-2005 or better (e.g. Snell-2005, Snell-2010, Snell 2015) or FIA 8860, SFI 31.1 or BS6658-85 Type A-FR. Your helmet must have the manufacture certification tag to be acceptable. Non Snell helmets must be within 10 years of manufacture (date tag required). Either automobile (e.g. Snell SA-2005) or motorcycle (e.g. Snell M-2005) or karting (e.g. Snell K-2005) helmets are acceptable. These are the only allowable helmets. A limited number of helmets that meet the club's specifications will be available for shared use at the event.
- Vehicle safety inspection: Instructors will perform a basic safety inspection on-site at the event. No professional technical inspection is required prior to the event. Details of the inspection will be provided at the ground school on June 6, 2019. The most common failure items are: loose battery, under inflated tires, and unsecured objects in the passenger compartment or trunk.