Next date is January 21st, 2012.
BMW's only $100!
Groove union is designed specially for owners who want to drive in their own street car or racecar at GrandSport. We have several different run groups from raw novices with no experience to season pro's! If you do not have any track experience we can teach you the high performance skills in our novice class to drive your car on the track!
Groove Union runs one Saturday and one Sunday every month. The schedule is down this page for your review.
TRACK TIMING TRANSPONDERS AND WIFI AVAIALABLE IN 2012!
Novice
This is the first timer/beginners group. You will learn the basics of high performance driving. Instructors will work with you all the time to get you up to speed with others of your level. No passing is allowed. Novice level also includes the all important track etiquette information which includes how to get on and off the track safely, flags and track etiquette. Once you have mastered this level and a instructor has signed you off you can advance to the Bronze group. You may be asked to complete a multiple choice knowledge test before you are allowed on the track.
$225 per day (Sign up on line for our summertime special and save $25! limited to 15 seats per day)
Bronze
The bronze group is for drivers with limited track experience or those that have advanced from the Novice Group. Drivers in the Bronze Group will work under the direct supervision of an instructor. An instructor may ride along if asked by the student or an instructor may request to ride long with any driver in this group. Driver may lap on their own if the instructor directs them to. No passing is allowed. If a Bronze Group driver gets slowed behind traffic they will pull into the hot pit area and then a track official will place them onto the track in an area where they have more room to run. Sessions will be controlled with flags. You may be asked to complete a multiple choice knowledge test before you are allowed on the track.
$175 per day (Sign up on line for our summertime special and save $25! Limited to 15 seats per day))
Silver
The Silver Group is for drivers that have advanced from the Bronze Group or drivers with several track days experience. Passing is allowed in designated areas and all passing must be completed before a point marked with cones. Sessions will be controlled with flags. You may be asked to complete a multiple choice knowledge test before you are allowed on the track.
$175 per day (Sign up on line for our summertime special and save $25! Limited to 15 seats per day)
Gold
The Gold group is a run group where you go out and work on your skills and build seat time all by yourself. Passing is allowed in designated areas or when pointed by. You can run in this group with your piers as long as you like. If you wish to learn how to teach others between sessions while building seat time you can become an instructor and run for free. You may be asked to complete a multiple choice knowledge test before you are allowed on the track.
$175 per day (Sign up on line for our summertime special and save $25! Limited to 15 seats per day)
Instructor
In this group you run for free for fun, build your skills and instruct in the other groups. Instructors run with the Gold or race group.
Groove Union Package Deal
12 days for $ 1500
General Preparation for Groove Union - We recommend you arrive at the track early to ensure you can ready yourself and your car in a calm relaxed manner. Please make sure that you have remove all excess items from your car before you leave home and arrive at the track with a full tank of gas and your tires with the correct amount of air as stated in your drivers manual. We do not inspect car for safety or track fitness. This is the responsibility of you the owner. If you wheels have been remove recently for tire or brake repairs please insure that your wheels have been re-torqued.
Track Day Schedule*
8:00 AM Classroom session.
Mandatory for Novices but all participants welcome to monitor. Novice group to report to the exercise area in paddock immediately after classroom introduction session.
Drivers Meeting.
All participants except the novice drivers are required to attend. Failure to attend may lead to exclusion from the event.
SESSIONS RUN ON 20 MINS
In 2012 we will be running two different daily schedules. The short program starts later and finishes earlier while the race program is designed to accomodate our new short track road racing for Porsches, Miatas and Legacy cars. Some folks like to sleep in and be home for dinner while others just like hang out at the track with their racing budies! Its your choice!
| SHORT PROGRAM | RACE PROGRAM | |
| 9:00 Novice Classroom 9:30 Drivers meeting for Gold, Silver, Bronze 9:40 Gold 10:00 Silver 10:20 Bronze 10:40 Gold 11:00 Silver 11:20 Bronze 11:40 Novice 12:00 - Lunch 12:20 Gold 12:40 Silver 1:00 Bronze 1:20 Novice 1:40 Gold 2:00 Silver 2:20 Bronze 2:40 Novice 3:00 Gold 3:20 Silver 3:40 Bronze 4:00 Novice |
8:00 Novice Classroom 8:30 Drivers meeting for Race Group, Gold, Silver, Bronze 9:00 Race Group - Track / Novice Skid pad until noon - 3 sessions 9:20 Gold 9:40 Silver 10:00 Bronze 10:20 Race Group 11:40 Gold 11:00 Silver 11:20 Bronze 11:40 Race Group 12:00 - Lunch 12:20 Novice 12:40 Gold 1:00 Silver 1:20 Bronze 1:40 Novice 2:00 Race Group 2:20 Gold 2:40 Silver 3:00 Bronze 3:20 Novice 3:40 Race Group 4:00 Gold 4:20 Silver 4:40 Bronze 5:00 Novice |
GrandSport reserves the right to class cars as desired and remove certain run groups. Please notice there is no lag time between sessions. As one group comes off the next will go. GrandSport reserves the right to disallow or cancel you track day at any time.
Club programs!
If you come out with your car club with a minimum of 10 cars we can provide you you own private run session during a HPDE day. The cost is $175 per car and must be paid in full one week in advance to the track day so we can organize your session for you. For your convenience we can even set a place for your club to sign up on our shopping cart.
Registration
Advance registration is preferred by phone or internet. Click here to sign up on line or give us a call at (409)-986-7223. You must sign up on line by noon on the previous Friday to the event to receive the discount.
Click here to see a lap of the track!
GROOVE UNION SCHEDULE!
OUR 2012 SCHEDULE IS GOING TOGETHER AS WE SPEAK. THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS HAPPENING. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SCHEDULE FOR A SMALL TASTE OF THE FUN . ALONG WITH THE CLASSROOM ANDD DECK AND BATHRROMS NOW COMPLETED FOR GATHERING AND SOCIALIZING ALONG WITH THE HOT PIT SHELTER TO KEEP YOU OUT OF THE WEATHER WE WILL BE OFFERING SPECIALS AT EACH EVENT AND A LUNCH TIME CONTEST FOR FUN, FORTUNE AND BRAGGING RIGHTS. WHAT FUN IS MEAT AND RACING ON A BUMPY TRACK ANYWAYS? YEAH, MAYBE YOU LOOK FAT IN THAT OLD RACE SUIT AT GRANDSPORT - BUT NOBODY REALLY CARES AS LONG AS YOU ARE HAVING FUN! AIN'T NO FASHION CONTEST!
YEAH! WE WILL EXPLAIN LATER?
| 2012 DATES! | ||||
| DATE | PROGRAM | DIRECTION | LUNCH | SPECIAL |
| January 21 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | BMW's $100 for the day. | |
| February 11 | Short | Clockwise | Corvette's $100 for the day. | |
| February 26 | Long | Counter-Clockwise | Free lunch for wife and kids | Toyota/Lexus $100 for the day. |
| March 10 | Short | Clockwise | Subaru's $100 for the day. | |
| March 25 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | Porsche's $100 for the day. | |
| April 7 | Short | Clockwise | Ford's $100 for the day. | |
| April 22 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | Reverse car race. | Nissans $100 for the day. |
| May 5 | Short | Clockwise | Corvette's $100 for the day. | |
| May 26 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | Free food for drivers | Lotus's $100 for the day. |
| June 9 | Long | Clockwise | GM's other than Vettes $100 for the day. | |
| June 24 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | SCCA License Holders $100 for the day. | |
| July 7 | Short | Clockwise | ||
| July 22 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | ||
| August 4 | Short | Clockwise | Car to Car shooting contest | |
| August 26 | Long | Counter-Clockwise | ||
| September 8 | Short | Clockwise | NASA License Holders $100 for the day. | |
| September 23 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | Red cars $100 for the day. | |
| October 6 | Short | Clockwise | Sporting Clays | |
| October 21 | Long | Counter-Clockwise | Shooting at passing car contest | |
| November11 | Short | Clockwise | ||
| November 24 | Long | Counter-Clockwise | ||
| December 1 | Short | Clockwise | ||
| December 16 | Short | Counter-Clockwise | ||
LUNCHTIME ACTIVITIES!
We decided that we wnated to add something interesting to the lunch period for our participants. All activities will cost you $5 but if you win you take home the pot! All suppies and cars will be provided for the fun!
Some General Groove Union rules and protocols
FLAGS - Green - Green means the track is open for speed
Yellow - Proceed with caution, no passing allowed until you see a green flag
Blue - Waving blue means there is a faster car behind you. Stay on line and they will get around you. Under no circumstances should you pull off line to allow a faster car to pass.
Black - Waved at you - come into the pits to talk with an instructor
Checkered - Session over. Complete you lap and come into the pits
SPINS - If you spin somewhere on the the track proceed farther off the track and turn around and stop. Then orient yourself and check the track for traffic. When safe pull back onto the track and proceed into the pits to talk to an instructor. If you spin three times you are out for the day.
CAR BEAKDOWNS - If your car breaks down out on the track please stay inside the car where you are safe. We will see you are stopped and throw a yellow or red flag and come and get you. If you get out of your car you will be done for the day. If your car is on fire get out. Do not try to fight the fire yourself. We will send out a safety truck.
TRACK ENTRY FORM HOT PITS - Cars only go onto track when pointed on by Groove Union Staff. If you do otherwise your day will be over.
PASSINGERS - Due to insurance regulations passingers are not allowed unless they are a track instructor.
HOT PIT ENTRY - Hand out the window when pulling into pits to tell the other driver behind you what you are doing. Signal lights don't mean anything on the track
PIT SPEED LIMIT - 5 MPH
HELMETS - Are to be worn at all time on the track. Those in open cars must have a full face helmet. Snell 2005 is required
CONVERTABLES - Cars without roll bars are only allowed in Novice group. Convertible tops must be up when on track.
SHOES - Proper shoes for driving only. No sandals.
GENERAL CLOTHING - Nylon clothing and shorts are not allowed. - Make sure you do up your helmet when pulling onto track. -
DRIVERS MEETING - Everyone must attend drivers meeting.
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