Viper driving course nearby?

[cdover73]

Does anyone know of a good driving school that specializes in Vipers near to Baton Rouge? When I say "near" I'm good with a couple hundred mile radius. I think it would be fun plus I want my wife to get a safe, proper feel for how these cars can hurt you if you don't respect them. And to humble myself, I could probably pick up a few pointers too.

broomrider - didnt you have something lined up regarding this?

 

[broomrider]

I am headed to Viper Rendezvous. Its exclusive to Vipers. They have ride along instructors to help you. Its track time and instruction. However, it's in Nebraska.
Everyone tells me it is a must if you are a Viper owner. This will be my first year. I wanted to make COTA but my hubby's work schedule
kicked that one out.

 

[MoparMap]

The Viper Rendezvous is the only one I know of that "specializes" in Vipers so to speak. It's basically just an invitational even for Viper owners. I went for the first time last year and had a blast and would recommend it to anyone looking to get onto a track. It was my first time tracking the car, but's it a nice track with lots of runoff and few walls, so you can make a mistake with less fear of hurting anything. The Bondurant school would probably be the other big one that is Viper specific to some degree, though I think you have to qualify to some degree to drive them. By that I mean they start you in a Challenger and if you show the proficiency they'll turn you loose in a Viper. It might just be the ACR you have to be good to drive though, been a while since I looked at the website.

 

[gb66gth]

If you haven't driven your Viper on track, you just haven't driven your Viper.

 

[white out]

Go over to Skip Barber in Atlanta, get instruction. Then do some track days near you with your Viper.

 

[Allan]

If you haven't driven your Viper on track, you just haven't driven your Viper.

This exactly.

 

[Bill Pemberton Woodhouse]

Go to www.nasaproracing.com and see when NASA will be at No Problem Raceway ( near Gonzales ), or at the new track NOLA, and do a beginning HPDE ( High Performance Driving Event) . You will be hooked and decide you need to drive to Hastings , Nebraska in June to do the Viper Rendezvous ( www.racemph.com )

Since the car came from Nebraska , it will be almost a Homecoming , ha,ha.

 

[cdover73]

Well, after broomrider's post on insurance I'm not sure it's worth the risk. Sounds like there is too much to lose for a fun day out. I can stick to my flying and get bigger thrills while remaining insured. It's a shame the rules are set that way. It would be nice to be able to finally "drive" my car!