Driver’s Log By Tom Swift Trying Times It is late February, and we have under our belt our two annual driver seminars: In January for those who have never been to a DE or an autocross and in February for our instructors and our advanced drivers. Both events were well attended and we had an […]
Driver’s Log The Doldrums Are Coming to an End By Tom Swift In the days of sailing, the Doldrums were infamous. A ship in these mid latitudes might unexpectedly experience wind speeds near or at zero, potentially for days or even weeks. Boredom and missed schedules could turn into scurvy, dehydration and starvation. As I […]
Driver’s Log By Tom Swift How Track Driving Improves Street Driving Although I am writing this article in late December, you are reading it sometime in February. I could take a retrospective look at things that have not happened yet, but I would rather preview events that are at this time in both of our […]
________________________________________________________________ It is January of an even numbered year, the time when NNJR changes its leadership team. Drew has moved to the coveted job of Immediate Past President, which strikes me as a little like becoming a grandparent: same fun, less work. Enjoy it, Drew, you have earned it. Tom Iervolino, having set […]
Wow, where has the time gone? It feels like not too long ago that I was sitting with Drew Karpinski and learning the ins and outs of leading our DE Program and now here I am writing my final DE article and in the midst of transferring DE to Tom Swift, our new VP […]
As this is the October P4Us we should be about ready to hold our next DE (October 17-18) at the really fun Lightning track at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). Not too long after that on October 30 – November 1, we will have our final event at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). Just as […]
Well, here we are, it is September already. Wow, I must be having too much fun. Actually I am having a ton of fun being on track at all my favorite places – any track!! We have been to Lime Rock, Lightning, Thunderbolt (2X), Mid Ohio, Pocono, Mosport and about to head to […]
If you have ever attended a DE at Pocono Raceway, you know that the Pocono weather can be unpredictable and quite fickle. When we used to hold our April Pocono events, we got everything from sun, rain, fog, sleet and snow. And that was just in Turn 3 as Turn 1 could have completely […]
Ya’all Come Back Now, Yah Hear By Dyke Hensen Printable PDF NNJR’s High Performance Driving program is one of the finest in the country offering Safe, Se-rious Fun for the faithful. If you haven’t tried it, you should. Track junkies, Auto-crossers and Car Control Clinic veterans, “we want you” coming back year after year and […]
Hi gang. By the time you read this, we will have just had our famous Paul Miller Ladies Day DE at Pocono and really looking forward to our upcoming event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (Mosport). Mosport is a world class track that is well worth the drive and should be on everyone’s list. The […]
