PCASDR DE & Time Trial – Streets of Willow (CW)
Streets of Willow SpringsAbout this event
Porsche Club of America – San Diego Region welcomes you!
Join us for the second event of the 2014 season at Southern California's favorite short track: Streets of Willow Springs, Saturday & Sunday, February 22 & 23. February should provide nice, cool weather for this high RPM track and we expect a sellout, so be sure to carefully read everything on both this page and the next before signing up so that you aren't shut out! This event features both a Driver's Ed (DE) and a Time Trial (TT), with separate run groups for each event and differing entrant requirements (DE events have no driving prerequisites; see Prior Experience section on the following page). Time Trials, which have driving prerequisites, work like a Driver's Ed event during practice, but feature Transponder timing during all sessions with times posted online immediately thereafter as well as in the Club's permanent record database after the event (no timing for DE run groups though in-car timers are currently permitted except for novices). Novice DE drivers currently signing up are being Waitlisted pending the availability of additional Instructors (though we hope to be able to accommodate at least some of those on the Waitlist). Run groups are allocated based upon supply and demand. Student spaces are allocated first come, first served, but with 2 day Students taking priority over 1 day Students. If you sign up and a spot does not become available for you, you will not be charged. Thus, if you are interested in participating as a novice DE Student, indicate your interest by signing up ASAP.
We will be running clockwise. You may sign up for any one or both days. The base price for this event (assumes early registration, no need to rent anything, etc.) is $270 for the weekend. Track time per entrant is expected to be approximately 3 hours, and traffic is anticipated to be low so everyone should be able to get tons of flying laps. Our $/hour ratio is among the lowest of any group, especially when you factor in the quality aspect. See the Payment section below for more info.
To register we require that you join the PCA - San Diego group here on MotorsportReg.com (note: this just means adding PCA - San Diego to your list of Clubs on MotorsportReg; it does not make you a member of PCA). Regardless of which region of PCA you belong to or if you don't belong to PCA at all, you must join the SDR group on this web site (again, doing so will not make you a member of PCA). This will be done as a step in the registration process. Non-Porsches that meet our rules are welcome!!!
Season Pass: For those drivers who plan to run with us all season long – see our complete schedule here – we again offer the Season Pass at no up-front cost! Track rental rates have been rising each year and yet we have not had a significant price increase in several years. In fact, in 2013 we LOWERED PRICES for early registration (defined as at least 2 weeks prior to the event), providing drivers that register in a timely fashion with the same prices they paid back in 2007. Even with hefty increases from some of the tracks we are holding tight on prices for 2014, and yet with a Season Pass you can get an even better deal and a free embroidered hoodie!
Sign up for the Season Pass with this event then simply pay for and attend all days of all of our TT or DE events this year (TT'ers may skip up to 3 event-days; DE'ers may skip up to 2 DE event-days and are exempt from events that do not offer a DE) while receiving $25 off the then-current online price of each multi-day event ($10 per single-day event). You'll also receive the free hoodie just for signing up. The hoodie is 100% French terry cotton, so you can even drive in it at the track and still meet our rules! Combined with early registration prices for events, with a Season Pass you'll be paying what we charged way back in 2003! You will not be charged anything up-front and will be entitled to the above discount at each SDR-managed track event in 2014 including the California Festival of Speed. If you miss more event-days than permitted, you will be back-billed for the cumulative discounts you received plus $50 for the hoodie. Complete
details will be sent to you after you sign up and you may opt out at that time with no cost or obligation. It's simple, costs you nothing, and potentially saves you $150 over the course of the season, while keeping you comfortable and looking sharp too! Note: the design above is for illustrative purposes only and may be different than the actual production garment. Due to the fact that this is our second event of the year, hoodie availability is not guaranteed and you will have already missed 2 event-days.
Event Hotel: The event hotel is the Hampton Inn & Suites Lancaster, 2300 W Double Play Way, Lancaster, CA 93536, (661) 940-9194. Ask for the Porsche Club of San Diego group rate of only $105 per night (single through quad; includes homemade waffles, etc. for breakfast). Room block dropped at midnight on February 7 so reserve now. Call directly rather than using the travelnow.com links to the right in order to get the Club's rate.
Camping at the Track: You may camp at the track. Please phone Willow Springs to make arrangements. There may be fees payable to the track in order to camp.
Late Registration: You must register with credit card on file by 11:59 pm February 7 to receive the discounted online rate; after that a $50 late fee applies through February 16. Online registration closes at 11:59 pm February 16 (note: this is the Sunday prior to the event; all events for 2014 will close for online registration on the Sunday prior, one day earlier than in the past), after which even higher on-site registration fees apply.
Payment: You MUST use a credit card to pay if registering online, VISA or MasterCard only. For complete event pricing details proceed with registration steps. You will have a chance to confirm (or abort) after you make your selections. Card billed AFTER the event.
Cancellation Fee: There are potential fees associated with cancelling after various dates. Please see the full cancellation policy at the bottom of the next page.
If you have a question about this event, please contact the Registrar at: preregAway@pcasdr.org.
Event requirements
NOTE: 2014 Zone 8 Rules are now available. Please be sure to first classify your car on the classification website to determine your 2014 class before continuing on to register for this event.
Prior Experience: DE participants need no prior experience (minimum age of 18 years, valid state driver's license, and good mental and physical health required)! Time Trial participants without a Zone 8 Solo Permit (or approved equivalent) must have completed at least 8 Autocross and/or DE and/or Driving School days or equivalent over the past 24 months. DE participants will have separate run groups from Time Trial participants. Based upon past sign-ups we are likely to have only 1 DE group made up exclusively of novices. If you are not a novice but would otherwise be seeking to participate in an intermediate/advanced DE-type of event, sign up for the Time Trial instead. Competitive Timed Runs are optional within the Time Trial, though you must have an AMB Transponder on your car during practice regardless.
All DE novice drivers and TT drivers without a recognized credential are considered to be Students will be required to have an Instructor. Novice DE drivers will have a required educational component as part of their schedule that commences on Friday evening. If you are a novice DE driver with no prior performance driving experience you must be at the event hotel in Lancaster by 6:00 pm Friday February 21. Based upon past sign-ups, It is unlikely that there will be more than 1 DE group at this event so car sharing among 2 DE participants is unlikely (though if one participant qualifies to Time Trial, sharing is not an issue so long as there is enough demand for a DE group). Also please note that there are clothing requirements and an approved Snell helmet is required. Please contact the Registrar at least 2 weeks prior to the event for information on helmet rental if needed. Experienced drivers new to SDR events may also be required to have an Instructor until their competency has been demonstrated.
TT'ers with qualifying credentials: no charge for Solo Permits in 2014!!! DE and TT Students without Zone 8 Student Log Books: please check the appropriate box to order one when you register.
You must classify your car using the 2014 Zone 8 Rules before you go on to register for this event. If you plan to drive a Porsche in the event that was originally produced for the street, you must classify using the following website (even if you wish to run that Porsche in non-competitive X class): http://zone8.pca.org/CarClass/Default.aspx. If you had previously determined and entered your class in 2013 or earlier and have made no changes to your car you must still revisit the above website and click through the edit process in order for the site to recalculate properly for 2014. Note the resulting point totals and class and enter them when you register. Non-Porsches (which must run in X class), or Porsches not originally produced for street use, must use the following spreadsheet to determine Performance Equipment Points: http://www.zone8.org/assets/docs/DE_TTSafetyEquipCalculator.xlsx. Note the Performance Equipment point total and enter it when you register. You must use the appropriate version of the above for your car BEFORE you click Continue below and begin to register as you are required to input the resulting information as part of the registration process. If you register without doing the above your registration will not be considered complete and you will be placed On Hold. If you do not complete the above until after a price increase has occurred you will be required to pay the higher price.
Pre-tech is Strongly Encouraged! Please try to take your car in for service and have it thoroughly inspected prior to this event. With two full days of our high track time event in the Antelope Valley, you will want to be safe and have your car make it through the weekend. Plus you'll want to be certain that, before you leave for the track, you and your car have any required safety equipment (Stock and Street Stock coupes generally need no additional safety equipment, but see the Rules link below to be sure that you qualify). All entrants pre-teching must present a current Tech Inspection Form with name, address, phone, car, class, etc. to a qualified tech inspection shop. The form can be found at: http://pcasdr.net/2013/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/AXRegForm.pdf. The tech form must have a date in the lower right corner of at least Dec '13. Please download the current form using the link above. Do not use any older form as only the most recent form will be accepted and if you bring the wrong form you will need to re-tech at the track. Better yet, use our automated tech form printer, available after you classify your car on the Zone 8 classification site (see above paragraph). Cars inspected by shops not personally known to the Registrar are subject to random on-site re-inspection.
This is a Zone 8 event and will run under PCA Zone 8 Driving Rules for 2014 which may be found here: http://www.zone8.org/assets/docs/2014/2014Z8Rules.pdf.
If there are any changes to your registration data after the online registration deadline, you need to notify the Registrar by the day of the event BEFORE the first run session. If you know you will have a change after you sign up, it is greatly appreciated if the information can be provided to the Registrar by the Sunday prior to the event. Doing this will save you time at the track.
All entrants and guests shall be required to sign the PCA waiver upon registering at the track. This is in addition to any waiver that the track itself may require you to sign. You are responsible for your guests and may be asked to leave the event if your guests are found to have not signed the PCA waiver.
The track may charge its own separate nominal entrance fee. This fee does not go to PCA and is beyond our control.
Transponders: If you have an AMB Transponder, be sure you've entered the number under "My Account." (Hint: you do this where you edit your vehicle information.) If you don't have a Transponder, they are available for rent and you must have a Transponder to drive in the Time Trial. Transponder not required for DE registrants.