PCA SDR

I'd like to extend an invitation to any Nationally Certified PCA Instructor to join in the San Diego BMWCCA Teen Street Survival program sponsored by Tire Rack. This is the 2nd annual "TEEN" street survival program held by the BMW San Diego Chapter to give back to the youth in our community.

As you might have noticed, there has been a rash of road related teen accidents over the past 6-9 months in North San Diego County and this program is specifically targeting those youths that share the road with all of us. This is an opportunity to share your skills and knowledge with those that are not exactly willing participants in "track" oriented activities.

PCA President and Grand Pubba Curt Yaws has volunteered along with Mike D.

National has asked me to contact other local car clubs and see if they have any interest in putting one on in the future. If you just want to come down to Qualcomm on Sunday, March 28th and watch, that's fine too.

For those PCA members on probation, this would count toward your volunteer hours for your parole officer.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at movingchicane@gmail.com

Thanks for your time!

What a great idea! I wish there was a program like that back when I was trying to kill myself as a teenager with a new drivers license. Fortunately I missed......
I'd be happy to help in any way I can, however I'm going to be at the Texas Mile on the 28th trying to crack 200 mph on a supercharged Aprilia RSV. Count me in for the next one.

So the change is you now are trying to kill yourself with an old drivers license

I will be racing with POC in Pahrump that weekend, but it sounds like a good program.

Jad wrote:So the change is you now are trying to kill yourself with an old drivers license

Nah. Jad, you know very well the object in racing is to make the most progress with the least effort, or risk.
"To finish first, first you have to finish"

I am willing to come down and help. I have my National DE Instructor's cert. I will even try to refrain from spins at the finish line.

I would like to help out, but I'll be out of town that weekend. I think it's a great idea and would like to help if you do this in the future.

you wussie boys...Who wouldn't want to drive with a teenager! I'm in!

I'm a strong maybe! After the PDS, I gotta count up the neglected "Honey-Do's" and check the balance of my "Play Account" to see if I can break away. Time is hard to come by !

I plan on making it also. Cert. DE Instructor.

YOU GUYS and GALS ARE AWESOME !!

Kim, Jackie, Ron, e-mail me back with your shirt size and contact phone number (Tire Rack will provide all instructors with Polo style shirts). email me back at Movingchicane@gmail.com

Dan, I completely understand about the time, or lack thereof. If anything changes, let me know soon, I'll assume your an XL.

Just a couple more notes on this; the exercises are run similar to the PDS school. The differences are that in a PDS school you have people that signed up voluntarily. Here you have teens that do not want to get up early on a Sunday morning and were signed up by their parents... because they care.... Some of these teens have moving violations or accidents, some do not. All the teens are encouraged to bring their daily drivers so I doubt there will be any 997 Turbos with PCCB brakes or M5s (although you never know). Instead we'll probably see Honda Accords and Toyota Tundra trucks. These teens do not know what an apex is or heard the term "counter steer" and quite frankly, don't care. They would rather be in bed on a Sunday. (Have I scared anyone away yet?)

What I did see last year from the 1st annual Teen Street Survival is a bunch of teen drivers that went from not caring about the consequences of piloting a 4000 pound missile to teens that knew the consequences of that vehicle hitting a moveable or immovable object and how to control it. Last year a corporate sponsor donated a 18 wheel tractor trailer for the day and had each teen get in the drivers seat. Cars were then positioned all around the rig to give them a taste of what the driver of such a truck sees (or doesn't) from their position. It gave a new perspective to these teens about what the driver of a 80,000 pound vehicle goes through and the consequences of physics when trying to stop that truck after you cut them off.

As instructors, we often use the phrase, "The light switch went on". In these teens, it really does happen like that, but it's more pronounced. By the end of the day, they are truly appreciative of what you've taught them and THEIR PARENTS even more so. Their parents are there ALL DAY watching little Johnny or Jane go with their instructors on a wet skid pad or do the emergence lane change exercise and are amazed at what they've learned in such a short amount of time!

At the end of the day, the instructor will ask the parents to ride in the passenger seat with their teen so their son or daughter can personally show them what they've learned. It's an absolutely fulfilling day, without question!