Heads up NASA event at Summit Point Shendoah Circuit registration opens

[Black396]

Registration is now open for NASA on Shenandoah Track at Summit Point for May 22 and 23. I just registered.

[Jtribble]

Mr. Poage,

I'd like to sign up for this one -- per our conversation, how do I get moved into group 3?

Thanks,
John

[StompAndGo]

Did you talk to your Instructor about it at VIR? Have you talked to anyone (else) about it? If not, you're probably going to have to run in the GroupII-Solo program for the first day, and work on getting a sign-off. Given that it's a brand-new track, and no one is familiar with it, I doubt they'll just put you in GIII. Be patient, run smart, fast and safe and you'll get there - but don't get your expectations too high on this event. [[-X]

[Jtribble]

[:-/] Who am I suppose to talk to about getting moved up? The instructor I had was supportive of it. I really don't care either way. However, it feels -- to me (and my instructor agreeed) -- like it's time to try the next level. My instructor's comment to me was that I totally outclassed my group in skill and car -- sounds to me like he thought I was ready.

[urtoslo]

NASA is kind of strange about this, at least as compared to the FATT requirements. I think if you tell your instructor you are ready to move up, and you can justify all the items in your personal logbook that you should have mastered, then the instructor would confab with the head instructor and the head instructor makes the final decision.

[urtoslo]

I just signed up as an instructor. Shenandoah should be fun, especially the carousel!

[Black396]

This is pure opinion but....

I've gotten different stories over the last 18 months. In October of 2002 I was told by Dan U. (head instructor) that you needed to be signed off solo (advance next group) by two different instructors and on two different tracks.

Last year I heard that you could ask to be advanced and if two different instructors agreed you could be advanced regardless of the number of tracks.

This year at VIR, Dan U. stated in the HPDE 3 class that the requirement for advancement was acceptable performance of all items in your log book.

[Jtribble]

Mike,

hmmm ... I've been solo'd off by two different instructors at two different tracks.

[Jtribble]

oh ... and the last instructor said I had nothing to work on ... and that I met all of NASA's requirements for going onto the next group. He just wasn't sure of the process.

[Jtribble]

If I need to do some more track time with other instructors -- no prob. I'm just trying to figure out the process myself.[@-)]

[Black396]

Sounds to me like you are ready for HPDE 3.

Want to buy my registration for Shenadoah. I won't be able to make it after all. Karen told me last night that we had to be in Kansas for the oldest's graduation from college that weekend. [:((]

Check out this thread over on the NASA Forum. From the looks of it, you should sign up as HPDE 3. Supposedly the registration list gets reviewed by all of the instructors and if they don't think you are ready, they will bump you back down.

NASA Forum (http://www.nasaracing.net/pHP_BB/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=280)

[JaxVette]

I'm signed up and headed to Summit Point. Should be fun.
-Jack-