Anyone ever been to one of those drag racing schools?

[Roothawg]

Just wondering if they are really elementary or if there is some good stuff taught there? I would have to make the trek to Tejas if I were to enroll in one....if they even have em down there.

[Mutt]

Frank hawley has one in Houston in May. A buddy went through his course and said it was worth every penny. (Of course, Ford- his employer - paid for it.) You can run doorslammers or dragsters, and you'll have a NHRA license when you complete it. He said it was very complete, and it's not a cakewalk.

http://www.frankhawley.com/

[Radshit]

Wait a damn tootin' minute....

wasn't your dad in to drag racing back in the day?????

You already have the means to a gooder education....


...beside, I would think it be more fun to go to the Drag Racing School of Hard Knocks.....the learning curve can be enjoyable.... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Roothawg]

Yeah the old man has a ton of seat time. I just figured maybe some of these new fangled instructors could teach me some good stuff...ya know.

I'll prolly skip it anyhoo.
I just saw a deal on ESPN talking about it.

[wideglide74]

Shag did a CKD article about his experience with a drag race school in an early issue. It sounded like a BLAST...

[customcarpainter]

Probably about like any school,you can either get alot out of it or it was a total waste of time.I would think a guy could glean some knowledge from the instructors by being inquisitive and asking lotsa questions about the little details.I'd think anything you can do to gain a slight edge would be worth the money.Jusr remember,it costs money to go fast!

[modernbeat]

If you really want to race, have fun at it, and be good at it, I highly recommend getting professional instruction.

It's the best thing you can do. You'll see more improvement in a day than you'd get over a year or two of careful racing by yourself.

I took a 4 day Skip Barber class at Lime Rock and it was absolutely the best thing I've ever done to improve my driving. I also had a half day of instruction at Road Atlanta (I was dating the owner's daughter) and got some more seat time with a professional in the passenger's seat giving me not just the where and when instruction, but the -why- which is the most important part.

Do it.

[flt-blk]

I'm with modernbeat. Taking a school to learn and
understand the basics is a great idea. I have been to
several schools and track days for road racing and learned
alot every time. Having an instructor who can explain the
principle behind things is valuable.

I assume it would be just a good for drag racing, although
not as much seat time.

If you get to take your own car, even better. There's
nothing like a 4 wheel drift going 90mph at Texas World
Speedway, in your daily driver.
TZ

[Ryan]

I taught the pro-stock class at Frank Hawley in Gainsville. I personally don't think they should let fellas on the track run under 11s without some kind of schooling. Initially, the class might seem a little too fundamental, but if you take one of the longer sessions, you can really learn some good stuff and get some nice seat time.