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How your Winter Driving skills can make you GREAT! I know...we can't wait for spring to blast the slippery white stuff away with more tolerable temperatures. While you're driving the rest of the winter, I want you all to keep mental notes on how your driving behavior changes on a snow day. Being a ...

Why it's important to Torque your wheels... If you're new to the Open Track/HPDE experience, you've probably noticed that practically everyone has a torque wrench sitting in their gear. Why is that? Well it's a SAFETY issue! Stress failures happen. There's a reason this is a requirement for your te...

Driver Classification What does that HPDE-"X" mean? One of the most popular questions I get is "What Class should I be in?" Well, this should clarify how the classes are set up... HPDE-1 - NOVICE This group is for people that are new to OTD/HPDEs You are learning the flags, hand signals and track e...

Brake Fade - What is it? As you begin to gain confidence and experience on the track you will also find you are pushing your vehicle and it's braking system harder than ever. Typical braking systems use a piston to compress the rotor (disk) between two brake pads. The increased friction converts th...

HELMETS! One of your primary defenses against permanent damage is your trusty Helmet! Waterford Hills follows SCCA rules for helmets: From the 2015 Solo rules: 4.3.1 Helmets Snell 2000 (SA, K, M) or newer, SFI (3.1.1,41.1, 31.1A, 31.2A, 41.1A, 41.2A), ECE R22.05, FIA (8859-2015, 8860-2010, 8860-200...

Tech Inspections There’s always a little confusion about Tech… Our OTD Chief of Tech clarifies what is expected: • Get there early! Tech runs from 7:15 to 8:30. No Tech inspection = No track time! • Register BEFORE you get in line for tech! Registration has your tech form for this OTD... you can't ...

Passing With the exception of the Competition groups, All of the run groups at Waterford Hills Raceway have passing restrictions that must be followed to keep everyone safe. Authorized passing zones for each group are shown above. We use a Point By system for passing at Waterford Hills. *The driver...

Passing Zones by Group Here's a graphic representation of the authorized passing zones by group. Red is not permitted, Green zone is for point by passing only: Yellow/White Groups (HPDE-1/HPDE-2) http://lclutchl.smugmug.com/photos/i-R2J95jD/0/L/i-R2J95jD-L.png Red Group (HPDE-3) http://lclutchl.smu...

SCCA Solo Drivers - What you read here could save you a set of tires! A few tips for those of you joining us from the SCCA Solo program: • Driving styles on road tracks differ slightly from Solo - aggressive application of the brakes and accelerator can get you into trouble. The key to good lap tim...

Flagging and Communication - What those people in White are trying to tell you! For many of you this will be the first time on a road course. Here are a few things you will learn at the driver's meeting. Take a few minutes and review the info below: • Corner Marshals - these are the wonderful volun...

This posting contains general knowledge and tips for a Waterford Hills OTD. The thread will be locked so we can update it with new info as it comes in. If you have any questions, or would like to add to this, please contact me at otd@waterfordhills.com


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