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Tom
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Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:13 am Post subject:
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How much do you pay for a 1-day or 2-day driver's school? I paid $260
for a 2-day deal and thought that was a pretty good price considering
all the instruction I received.
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Michael J. Astrauskas
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Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:39 pm Post subject:
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Tom wrote:
| Quote: | How much do you pay for a 1-day or 2-day driver's school? I paid $260
for a 2-day deal and thought that was a pretty good price considering
all the instruction I received.
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Was this for general driving skills, or for some advanced subject?
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Tom
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Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:02 am Post subject:
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Michael J. Astrauskas wrote:
| Quote: | Tom wrote:
How much do you pay for a 1-day or 2-day driver's school? I paid $260
for a 2-day deal and thought that was a pretty good price considering
all the instruction I received.
Was this for general driving skills, or for some advanced subject?
It was a 2-day, on the track, classroom instruction, helmets, instructor |
sitting in the passenger seat type of event. I was one of 70 students,
5 different run groups (beginners to advanced). I'm not sure how much
other clubs charge for this type of driving event around the US.
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C.R. Krieger
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 4:27 am Post subject:
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Tom wrote:
| Quote: | How much do you pay for a 1-day or 2-day driver's school? I paid $260
for a 2-day deal and thought that was a pretty good price considering
all the instruction I received.
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That is good, by BMW CCA standards. I'd say about average for a
'second-tier' track (one that generally doesn't host pro racing events)
like Brainerd, Second Creek, Blackhawk Farms, Moroso, or Nelson Ledges.
The cost of the track often drives the price up significantly, so you
will find schools at such high profile venues as Mid Ohio, Sears Point,
Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen, and Road America to be about $100 higher.
Where was your school? Who hosted it?
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C.R. Krieger
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Tom
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:
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C.R. Krieger wrote:
| Quote: | Tom wrote:
How much do you pay for a 1-day or 2-day driver's school? I paid $260
for a 2-day deal and thought that was a pretty good price considering
all the instruction I received.
That is good, by BMW CCA standards. I'd say about average for a
'second-tier' track (one that generally doesn't host pro racing events)
like Brainerd, Second Creek, Blackhawk Farms, Moroso, or Nelson Ledges.
The cost of the track often drives the price up significantly, so you
will find schools at such high profile venues as Mid Ohio, Sears Point,
Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen, and Road America to be about $100 higher.
Where was your school? Who hosted it?
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C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)
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The St. Louis BMW Club (host) uses Gateway International Raceway in
Madison, Ilinois....across the river from the Arch (link below). Our
costs at Gateway and for insurance have been slowly going up year after
year but we've held our price constant. What's happening is that our
number of student break even point gets higher and higher.
http://www.gatewayraceway.com/
I was trying to find out how much people pay for this type of event
everywhere in the US for a 2-day school. Are others paying $200 or $300
or $400. We need to adjust our pricing.
Gateway is a nice track, but has lots of things to run into.....walls,
tires, etc. The tracks you mentioned are much more forgiving if you
should happen to end up on the grass.
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C.R. Krieger
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 2:54 am Post subject:
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Tom wrote:
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The St. Louis BMW Club (host) uses Gateway International Raceway in
Madison, Ilinois....across the river from the Arch (link below). Our
costs at Gateway and for insurance have been slowly going up year after
year but we've held our price constant.
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'we' implies that you're an organizer.
| Quote: | I was trying to find out how much people pay for this type of event
everywhere in the US for a 2-day school. Are others paying $200 or $300
or $400. We need to adjust our pricing.
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Why not just ask on the BMWCCA DEC Yahoo group? It's a moderated group
you need to join, but if you're part of organizing your schools, I'm
sure they'll have no problem allowing you in. Shoot an email to Wynne
Smith at 'CCA national.
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C.R. Krieger
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