SCCA Licensing School

Do you have what it takes to compete in racing?  Spring Mountain Advanced Driving School provides the tools you need to become a licensed road racer through the Sports Car Club of America.   As an Accredited SCCA License Recommendation School, our talented team of instructors can provide you with the basic skills and techniques you need to realize your dream of racing starts, checkered flags and roaring engines.

A student is required to have graduated from one of Spring Mountain’s basic driving schools before attending our 2-day intense SCCA License Recommendation School:  our 3-Day Level One Corvette Advanced Driving School, our 2-Day Radical Racing School, or our 2-Day Lotus Performance Driving School.  Our SCCA Licensing School will be given in a Corvette, a Radical SR3, or a Lotus Elise.

SCCA Licensing School Features:

Day One

  • Review of Level One School Techniques - Grading of students’ proficiencies for each skill needed to pass SCCA licensing requirements.
  • Shifting exercises
  • Classroom review of cornering techniques
  • Review Braking Skills (a brief exercise review of wet braking exercise)
  • Skid Control:  Skid control review in a skid car. To sharpen skid control in both under steer and over steer conditions. 
  • Lead/Follow Sessions:  Two to three Lead/Follow sessions as in Level One Corvette, Radical, or Lotus programs.  Shifts are introduced in the first Lead/Follow session.  Classroom review between sessions.
  • Passing Theory/Techniques:  Explain Passing Theory and Techniques.  Passing exercise on track in designated corners. 
  • Rules of General Competition:  A discussion of General Race Competition Rules

Day Two

  • Morning Briefing:  A review of Day one – open book test grading and correcting as needed.
  • SCCA Flag Review:  Review all flags – they will be used during sessions; pursuant to SCCA 6CR section 9.4.
  • Lead/Follow Session One:  Use SCCA flags during the first Lead/Follow session.
  • Classroom Session:   A classroom session will be held to review the first lead/follow session and to discuss race starting theory and techniques.
  • Practice Starts:  Practice starts on back straight ending in first turn.  This is to teach students parade lap techniques and how to watch the starter for the start or a wave off.
  • Rules Review:  Review rules of sprint races – discuss passing zones in preparation for the Sprint races. 
  • Sprint Races:  Three Sprint Races will be held on the Spring Mountain road course – a 5-7 lap race. 

Race Rules 

  1. At the end of each race the students will start in the order they finished in the previous race.  However, if a student has not had a chance to pass the starting order may be changed.
  2. Use of SCCA flags will be used on corners so students can experience flaggers in a race condition and learn how to respond to the flags accordingly. 
  3. After sprint races each student will be given a final review with an instructor determining if they have met all the requirements to be signed off for recommendation of a license.  Signing off for SCCA license is not guaranteed.
  • Final Review:  Review of the course, answering students’ questions.  Signing off for recommendation of an SCCA license for those who have passed the requirements successfully.

The Price for our 2-Day SCCA Licensing Course is only $2,595! 

For the SCCA Licensing School Schedule, check our Event Calendar.

Register online for our SCCA Licensing School!

Print out our Registration form and FAX it to us.

CALL TOLL FREE NOW at 800.391.6891 to reserve your seat in class!

  

Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch
3601 South Highway 160
Pahrump, NV 89048
Spring Mountain Driving Schools

TOLL FREE: 800.391.6891
Local: 775.727.6363
FAX: 775.727.6366
info@springmountainmotorsports.com

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