ROCKINGHAM, N.C. (Feb. 18, 2008) – Bryan Silas had the honor of being the first driver to test at Rockingham Speedway after Andy Hillenburg purchased the track and reopened it late last year. Since then, more than 20 drivers have used “The Rock” for testing, including two former NASCAR champions, a former Formula One driver and a Champ Car race winner.
This weekend, 20 “up-and-comers” will get their chance to tackle the 1-mile Rockingham Speedway while attending the first Fast Track High Performance Driving School at the facility since it reopened for business.
Each student will participate in a three-day course that includes more than 100 laps around the high-banked track, classroom instructions, race maneuvers while driving the cars by themselves, nose-to-tail and side-by-side to simulate racing conditions, and a chassis class to help better understand a stock car's handling characteristics.
Even though the class's three-day portion is sold out, there is still the opportunity for anyone age 18 or older to stop by the track Feb. 22-24, to experience a race car ride that consists of three laps in the passenger seat of a two-seat race car with one of the Fast Track driving instructors. The regular cost is $90, but for this special weekend the cost is only $75.
Those wanting to drive one of the Fast Track stock cars may still purchase a limited number of Thunder Courses for Feb. 24. Students drive a NASCAR-style car for 12 laps around the track, following a lead car driven by a Fast Track instructor. The Thunder Courses will be from noon to 5 p.m.
The Fast Track High Performance Driving School has seven more courses scheduled at Rockingham Speedway throughout 2008. For more information or to purchase rides or driving schools, call (704) 455-1700.
For more information about the Rockingham Speedway or to purchase race tickets for the upcoming Carolina 500 ARCA RE/MAX Series race, call (910) 205-8800.
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02-18-2008, 10:55 PM
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