General Registration info for Driving, Autocross, Rally/Tour Events

EVENT REGISTRATION
So now that you are a member of the Porsche club, you of course want to come out to one of our many driving events.

RMR uses online registration for all of our events. You will need to set up an account for yourself only one time with basic information.

When you go into online registration, pick the event you want to register for and follow the instructions on the screen. You can pay via credit card, online check, or you can send in a check separately.

Part of filling out your registration form is listing your car number. Each car is assigned a permanent number for your use for all events (except rallies/tours where a temporary number will be assigned). If you do not have a car number yet, you may contact Norma Nada for a number prior to the event or leave it blank on the form and a number will be assigned to you at registration. Car numbers should be put on both sides of the car (Magnetic numbers or tape, at least 8" high. Tape is provided at the event to put the car numbers on your window or door. Car numbers are used to identify your car to corner workers and for timing.

Registration Questions?: Contact Kristie Widrig

TECHNICAL INSPECTION OF CARS FOR DRIVERS' EDUCATION EVENTS
For driver's education events, you must have your car inspected before participating in the event. Tech forms are available at meetings, events and on the web site. A Tech form is required for each track event. Tech inspection is available at several locations 10 days before each driver's education event, or you may have your car teched by your Porsche mechanic or by a RMR/AMR driving instructor or authorized RMR/AMR tech person (you may never tech your own car). If for some reason your car fails tech, you have the remaining 10 days before the event to correct the problem. The repair will be checked at the track (no extra charge for this). If you do not have your car teched in advance, there will be a $20 fee for having your car teched at the track. The exception to this rule, is if your car is a non-street-legal trailered car, or if you live more than 30 miles from a pretech location. Bring your completed tech form to registration on the day of the event.

For track cars that are not driven on the street and are trailered to the track the technical inspection form can be filled out and approved on an annual basis. A copy of the approved annual form can then be given to on-site registration at each event.

At the track, there will also be a top-tech before your first time out on the track. This is a quick check to make sure you have nothing in your car - bowling and golf balls, jack points, empty beer cans (don't laugh, all have happened). Make sure you have cleaned out your glove box, trunk, side pockets and removed floor mats if they are not attached.

Filling out the tech form in advance, correctly and completely will eliminate delays at the track - more fun time driving!

AT THE TRACK
Ok, now you are registered for the event. What now? To participate in a Driver's Ed or autocross event you must wear a helmet, long sleeved cotton shirt and cotton pants. A white or light colored shirt is preferred and especially not yellow, blue, green, black or red. This is because when working corners we don't want to cause any confusion for the drivers who may mistake your shirt for a flag.

As of June 1, 2011 helmets must now have a SNELL rating of “2005” or later.

What do you have to bring?

• directions to the track, check the web page for these
• helmet, don't forget it
• hat, for protection from the sun
• sunglasses
• sun screen, Colorado sun can be very intense
• white or light colored long sleeve cotton shirt for driving and working corners
• long cotton pants (blue jeans ok) for driving and working corners
• cooler with ice, plenty of drinks and lunch or snacks. At some events there may be food concessions at the track or nearby - check the description of the event in the news letter or the web page
• a small folding chair
• stop watch (to see how well your friends are doing)
• paper towels and window cleaner
• tire air pressure gauge, a better one has an actual gage and not just a sliding rule
• wrench to tighten wheel lug nuts, preferably a torque wrench
• your car tool kit, jack, etc.
• cotton towels
• shop rags
• gasoline, be sure you have enough to complete the event. Some people don't like to carry the extra weight of a lot of gas but be sure you have enough so you don't run out. A half tank is usually not enough.
• a couple of quarts of oil
• air pump or an air tank (be sure you fill it)
• something to hold all this stuff, a plastic container with a snap on top is good for this. You can leave all of your track stuff in it, always have it handy and not have to worry about forgetting something. You may also use this for things you must remove from your car during the event (see top-tech notes above).

What should you expect?
Plan to arrive early, if the track opens at 7:00am, be there at 7:00am. Don't get there just in time for the drivers meeting and expect to get things set up and organized before your run group or corner working session.

When you arrive you must sign an insurance waiver

Proceed to the paddock area and find a place to park your car. Pick a place close by a friend who can give you pointers and help you as the day goes on. Take all loose items out of your car. This means everything! Empty the glove box, the trunk, the door pockets, remove the radar detector, the cellular phone, tapes, CDs, floor mats anything loose. Place them in the plastic containers you brought to protect them from the elements. You may also want to remove the spare tire and jack to save a little more weight.

Put your car numbers on the car. If you have magnetic or sticky numbers place them on the doors. If you are using tape put the numbers on the side doors or rear side windows on both sides of the car and make them as large as possible. Check in at registration. Bring your pre-tech form to registration, registration will need that form to give you your registration packet. There you will receive your registration packet, which contains the schedule for corner workers, the run group schedule, a track map, an information sheet and a colored dot which indicates your run group. If you had your car tech inspected at the local pre tech you will also have a white dot. If not you will have to pay a track inspection fee and have it tech inspected at which time you will receive your white tech inspection dot. Apply the colored dots to the outside center of your front windshield.

There will be a top tech inspection of your car and equipment when you stage for your first run session. The inspector will check to be sure there are no loose items in the car, both inside and under the hood. Your helmet will also be checked to be sure it is the proper SNELL rating. After successfully completing the top tech the inspector will place a check mark on your white dot. Now, relax, check your oil, tire pressure, lug nut torque, have a cup of coffee and socialize a bit.

There will be a driver's meeting prior to the event. At the meeting you will be given information about the track, any special considerations, how the flags are to be used, etc. DRIVERS MEETINGS AT ALL EVENTS ARE MANDATORY. IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THE DRIVERS MEETING, DO NOT PLAN TO DRIVE IN THE EVENT. After the drivers meeting there may be a meeting for novices and first time drivers at a particular track to explain the track and driving line in detail, further explain safety considerations and allow you to ask questions. Take this opportunity to ask about anything you don't understand. Line up instructor(s) for your driving sessions (often they will be assigned at the drivers meeting). Arrange when and where you will meet your instructor for your driving session.

Check the schedule, make sure you know when your group starts. Go to the bathroom. Be sure to get to the grid area on time - listen for announcements on the PA system for your driving session staging time, and your corner worker assignment reporting time. After you complete your run session be sure to properly cool down your car. Don't set your parking brake because really hot brakes may cause them to seize and be difficult or impossible to release.

Check the corner workers schedule, know when you are scheduled to work corners and don't be late. All the time it takes you to get to the corner workers truck is time taken from the scheduled track time.

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