I want to know what everyone’s experiences were like. I own a Ford Focus RS and I know they had the Adrenaline Academy when these were new, but I didn’t buy mine new so I missed out on it. I did however attend a Cadillac marketing event for the first generation V series cars way back in 2006, it was for prospective owners, and that was awesome taking all the V models around the track. It actually stuck with me because I bought a 2007 CTS V about 5 years later. We had instruction and light driver training from some pros including Tommy Kendall, we then took all the V series cars through auto cross courses and the road course at El Toro. We got given a care package with driving shoes and some other swag. What are the experiences you guys have had? Are there any you would like to do someday that you haven’t? I am talking about the factory backed events only.
The plaque they gave us.
https://i.imgur.com/m48UwWm.jpg
The shoes are pretty cool, I still never wore these they are new in the box haha!
https://i.imgur.com/qQypStI.jpg
These are the cars we drove, and the rest of the swag.
https://i.imgur.com/WHY6wI3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/R1dvrGA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PzMMLSh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qNOzR87.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZiQkffM.jpg
I did the ST Octane Academy in Utah a few years ago when I bought a new Focus ST. It’s impossible not to have fun on a track and autocross course with a car you don’t own. The hydraulic hand brake in the Fiesta ST was fun, probably my favorite part was doing J-turns and parallel parking by sliding the car sideways into its spot. The track portion was fun but there is a mix of skill levels and no passing was allowed. I’m not going to pretend I’m fast but there are people who attend that genuinely have no idea what the car is capable of and are out for a Sunday drive. I had to cruise at idle down the straightaway for every one of my laps to give myself space.
I recently did a BMW Ultimate Driving Experience and it was a ton of fun considering it was free. I got lucky and had no traffic but my buddy got caught behind Sunday drivers in the autocross and it definitely ruined the fun for him.