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INSTRUCT, cont. from page 12

day at BIR costs me from $300 to $800. NO? Hotel, gas, tires, meals, missed work??????? You figure it.
What are the benefits? You are "GOD" for a day. In my case "Groschen On Duty". You get to see a scared, white knuckled, wide eyed student transform from a worm to a butterfly in 8 to 24 hours. You get to teach someone skills that will surely some day save their lives or someone dear to them or you. You get to see that fear - (What the hell am I doing out here with my Precious Porsche trying to wreck it with this bozo in the passenger seat telling me to go faster and faster on the wrong side of the road?) - transposed to a mile wide grin as they power through a four wheel drift

many of them by eventually becoming an instructor. As I remember, I held the record for number of off course agricultural driving incidents and number of backwards track miles at BIR, for several years running. Of course I blamed it on those Michelin XWX hockey pucks I had on my ’74 chocolate brown 911 that is still doing duty at BIR two owners removed from me. Makes me wonder just how many laps of BIR that car has seen as all owners of that car tracked it since new in 1974. Ah, if cars could talk.

So take heart beginner, intermediate, or advanced driver person. You too can eventually experience the terror, the excitement, the high cost, the heart warming pleasure of seeing your fledgling student excel. You will have

the camaraderie of wonderful people, and the knowledge that you paid your dues to those that helped you. Sooner than you think it will be "Your Time In the Barrel" so to speak.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, all students and "Hot Dogs" that were prior students. Go thank your instructors. They sacrificed a lot to teach you what you now know, it cost them big, you probably took years off their expected life, and even with the huge liability they knowingly accepted in your behalf they loved every minute of it and will do it again and again, and again, for you or almost anyone else.

Your humble(?) servant.

Billy G

under complete control at the end of the weekend. You get to pay your dues for the instruction you got when you first tried this insane sport.

By the way, I have found that as a general rule women students seem to learn much faster than men. Why? I think it has something to do with testosterone. Women will assume that you know of what you speak and just do what you tell them. Men seem to have this attitude problem about having all this driving time over the last 20 + years and know how to drive for heaven’s sake. What can this jerk tell me I don’t already know? They usually find out in a few loops of the track, but still fight being told what to do for a few days.

My personal heartfelt thanks to Henry Godfredson, Paul Binek, Denny Guntzel, Bob Kosky, Steve Coleman, Sam Mancino, Al Schlegle, Robin Boone and all the other wonderful people that got me into this crazy wonderful sport and helped me get better and better. I think I surprised

Land O'Lakes Region, SCCA

Presents: the First Annual

High Performance Car Control Clinic

at Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway

September 23-24, 2000 Rain or Shine

Drive any Street Legal Car

All Car Clubs Welcome

3 Hours of Track Time (With Instructors)

Entry Fees: $150.00 for SCCA Members

$175.00 for Non-Scca Members

For more infirmation, call Jimmy Griggs at 612-824-2070.

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INSTRUCT, cont. from page 12 day at BIR costs me from $300 to $800. NO? Hotel, gas, tires, meals, missed work??????? You figure it. What are the benefits? You are "GOD" for a day. In my case "Groschen On Duty". You get to see a scared, white knuckled, wide eyed student transform from a worm to a butterfly in 8 to 24 hours. You get to teach someone skills that will surely some day save their lives or someone dear to them or you. You get to see that fear - (What the hell am I doing out here with my Precious Porsche trying to wreck it with this bozo in the passenger seat telling me to go faster and faster on the wrong side of the road?) - transposed to a mile wide grin as they power through a four wheel drift	many of them by eventually becoming an instructor. As I remember, I held the record for number of off course agricultural driving incidents and number of backwards track miles at BIR, for several years running. Of course I blamed it on those Michelin XWX hockey pucks I had on my ’74 chocolate brown 911 that is still doing duty at BIR two owners removed from me. Makes me wonder just how many laps of BIR that car has seen as all owners of that car tracked it since new in 1974. Ah, if cars could talk. So take heart beginner, intermediate, or advanced driver person. You too can eventually experience the terror, the excitement, the high cost, the heart warming pleasure of seeing your fledgling student excel. You will have	the camaraderie of wonderful people, and the knowledge that you paid your dues to those that helped you. Sooner than you think it will be "Your Time In the Barrel" so to speak. Hear Ye, Hear Ye, all students and "Hot Dogs" that were prior students. Go thank your instructors. They sacrificed a lot to teach you what you now know, it cost them big, you probably took years off their expected life, and even with the huge liability they knowingly accepted in your behalf they loved every minute of it and will do it again and again, and again, for you or almost anyone else. Your humble(?) servant. Billy G
under complete control at the end of the weekend. You get to pay your dues for the instruction you got when you first tried this insane sport. By the way, I have found that as a general rule women students seem to learn much faster than men. Why? I think it has something to do with testosterone. Women will assume that you know of what you speak and just do what you tell them. Men seem to have this attitude problem about having all this driving time over the last 20 + years and know how to drive for heaven’s sake. What can this jerk tell me I don’t already know? They usually find out in a few loops of the track, but still fight being told what to do for a few days. My personal heartfelt thanks to Henry Godfredson, Paul Binek, Denny Guntzel, Bob Kosky, Steve Coleman, Sam Mancino, Al Schlegle, Robin Boone and all the other wonderful people that got me into this crazy wonderful sport and helped me get better and better. I think I surprised	Land O'Lakes Region, SCCA Presents: the First Annual High Performance Car Control Clinic at Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway September 23-24, 2000 Rain or Shine Drive any Street Legal Car All Car Clubs Welcome 3 Hours of Track Time (With Instructors) Entry Fees: $150.00 for SCCA Members $175.00 for Non-Scca Members For more infirmation, call Jimmy Griggs at 612-824-2070.

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