Open Track Handbooks
The Nor Cal Shelby Club offers, at no charge, the following
instructional material on Open Track driving. Whether you are a first-timer
or a seasoned Open Tracker, you'll find these handbooks informative and
easy to read. All documents are in .pdf format. Using Adobe
Acrobat Reader, you can view the documents on-line or print out a hard
copy. You can obtain a free copy of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe
Systems website. Click on the link below and follow the instructions.
Thanks to our Co-Chief Driving Instructor Scott Griffith for authoring
these documents.
Update 7/1/2001
The pdf files have been updated. The pages are now in the correct order,
and each file now has a Table of Contents navigation bar. Thanks
to Scott Griffith for these updates to very useful and popular documents.
The Thunderhill file was updated again on 7/1/2001.
Open Track Driver's Primer
This handbook explains many of the fundamentals of track driving
in easy to understand language. Some of the concepts and techniques
it discusses:
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Track driving theory and terminology.
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Line finding.
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Proper braking.
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Cornering technique.
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Smoothness.
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Safety.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRIMER
Track Tutorials
Tutorial handbooks are available for all three tracks used
by the Nor Cal Shelby Club. Each of these tutorials is a comprehensive
description of the track. The reader is taken for a complete lap
of the track. Every turn is analyzed -- entry line, braking point,
turn-in, apex, and exit. You'll find these handbooks will make driving
the proper line as simple as connecting the dots. Click on the track
logo to view or download a tutorial for that track. All files are
in pdf format.
