New to HPDE
For drivers doing their first track event. Experienced lead instructors cover line, speed, braking and gear selection. Classroom and post-session debriefs are mandatory. Passing is very limited.
High performance driver education on the East Coast
Four run groups, real lead/follow instruction and a hard driver cap, at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Pocono Raceway and Palmer Motorsports Park.
3Raceways
4Run groups
80Driver cap
6Sessions a day
The program
Seat time, not queue time
We cap our events so the track stays clear and the day keeps moving. Drivers are split by experience into four groups, and every group runs six sessions. New drivers get classroom time and lead/follow instruction built into the schedule, not sold as an add-on.
Two or more events
For drivers with a couple of events behind them who have driven the track before. Same instructor support and mandatory classroom sessions as Intro, at a higher pace. Passing is very limited.
Signed off and solo
You keep pace, stay on line, stay consistent and give proactive point-bys. Passing is allowed in the designated zones with a point-by. Coaching is available on request in a lead/follow format with a debrief.
Experienced and racers
For seasoned HPDE drivers, current and former racers, and instructors. No passing restrictions, but point-bys are still required and the same caution applies. This is not a race.
Instruction
Lead/follow, the way it should be taught
“The best classroom of all time was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio.”
— Stirling Moss
We teach through lead/follow on top of classroom sessions. Drivers see exactly what an instructor is doing with line, braking and acceleration — something in-car instruction simply cannot show you.
Each on-track instructor leads a group of three to four drivers. After every session there is a download: a debrief between instructor and students to review technique and answer questions.
Where we run
Three East Coast circuits
New Jersey
Motorsports Park
Millville, NJ. Closed-face Snell SA2015 or SA2020 helmets only — NJMP does not permit open face or motorcycle-rated helmets.
Pocono
Raceway
Long Pond, PA. We have run both the 2.53 mile North/South Mega Course — 15 turns, two sets of esses and a straight — and the 1.5 mile North Course.
Palmer
Motorsports Park
Palmer, MA. A technical elevation-change circuit in the Massachusetts hills.
Schedule
Next season
Dates for the coming season have not been announced yet. Registration runs through MotorsportReg. Get in touch to be told when the schedule goes live.
Past events
Mar 262022
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Nov 142021
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Oct 16–172021
Pocono Raceway
Sep 122021
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Aug 14–152021
Pocono Raceway
Jun 132021
Pocono Raceway — North Course
May 222021
Palmer Motorsports Park
Mar 202021
New Jersey Motorsports Park — Season Opener
Oct 17–182020
Pocono Raceway — Mega & North Course
Aug 15–162020
Pocono Raceway — Mega & North Course
Oct 19–202019
Stacked Motorsports Festival — Season Finale