This Track Guys Sebring Survival guide includes important information about our event and the FORMS you will need to turn in at registration.

NEW LOCATION for registration: Please note – for 2013, we will be doing pre-event registration INSIDE the track at the EAST end of the Gallery of Legends building on the very west end of the paddock area. You MUST stop at registration before unloading your car or moving into you garage or paddock area.

Also note: Sebing has some new rules regarding spectator, crew and family viewing areas. There are also some new regulations regarding the ages of minors and where they are allowed to watch the vent from.

Thank you… safe travels and see you at Sebring International Raceway!

Jeff LacinaOwner / Lead Instructor
Track Guys Performance Driving Events

To celebrate our 11th year at Sebring International Raceway, we offering an 11% discount. But don’t delay – this discount code EXPIRES May 15.

SPONSOR UPDATE:
VMP Superchargers & Tuning are joining us at Sebring, conducting at-event supercharger upgrades, tuning and their always-popular dyno pulls. Because of how popular this activity is, PLEASE call the team at VMP to schedule your appointment pronto! 321-206-9369 The dyno will be set up starting Friday afternoon.

Once again, the fine folks at Steeda Autosports will be joining us as sponsors for our annual Sebring Sensation. Team Steeda will be there in force with some great cars and the opportunity to visit with them about taking your Mustang or Ford product to the next level of street and track performance. And yes, they will have some goodies for our always-popular Saturday night raffle. And there’s ALWAYS time to get some Steeda components on your car prior to the event – give them a call at 800-950-0774 to get your parts ordered or at-show work scheduled.

The gang at Late Model Restoration KNOW where the track party is at Memorial Day Weekend… Track Guys at Sebring! LMR is kicking in some goodies and gift certificates for Saturday night’s raffle as well. Thanks LMR – you guys rock!

TMS Autosports Car Show
Don’t want to participate in the driving school or the Track Guys Test Drive? Well, there’s STILL stuff to do at Sebring. Our friends at TMS Autosports are hosting an all-makes car show on Saturday and Sunday during the event. Best of all, everyone who enters the car show can join us on track during the Lunch Break parade laps. Give the guys at TMS Autosports a call if you want more information, 1-888-TOTAL20.

Mustang Club of America – Free Lunch for All Drivers!
The Mustang Club of America (MCA) will be at the event and providing lunch for all PAID participants on Saturday! That’s right – your Saturday lunch will be courtesy of the Mustang Club of America. MCA reps will be on hand (and participating) and can answer any questions you may have about the LARGEST international Mustang organization on the planet. Thanks again to the MCA for supporting our Track Guys events in 2013.

DON’T DELAY – SIGN UP TODAY!

Register for the 11th Annual Sebring Sensation online here: http://www.trackguys.motorsportreg.com and enter the code, Sebring2013 to get the discount.

See you at Sebring in May!

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“We’re excited about the opportunity to bring our Track Guys program to Motorsports Park Hastings as part of the fourth annual Viper Rendezvous,” says Jeff Lacina, Track Guys owner and lead instructor. “We’ve always had a loyal following of Viper owners at our other events, so to be asked to help put on a Viper-only event is an honor and we are really looking forward to the weekend at Hastings.”

If you are interested in registering for this event, follow this link. Note: the discounted early registration fee of $379 is available until midnight April 15, after that, registration is $399.
Check out the event promo video below…

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Don’t forget: we have updated our helmet requirements for our 2013 events. You’ll need an SA05 or SA10 rated helmet. Time to retire the SA00 helmet…and don’t even THINK about using an M-rated or DOT only helmet. We have a VERY limited number of loaner helmets – thus, it would REALLY be to your advantage to get your own helmet…just sayin’.

One of these two decals that MUST be inside your helmet. And yes, our Tech Inspection team checks each and every helmet.

If you need help finding new SA10 helmet, drop Jeff an email at jeff@trackguys.com

Both magazines have run features on our high-value / high-fun Sebring event in the past, but recaps of the 2012 Kenny Brown Performance Driving School by Track Guys is showcased in the January 2013 issues of both these magazines. Talk about timing… and better yet, you can also read the articles and see the photos on the respective magazines’ websites! (click on each cover image to read the stories online)

If you don’t subscribe to either of these two magazines, you should. Editor Evan Smith (MM&FF) and Associate Editor Justin Cesler (GM High Tech)  do a great job – both on the track and with their respective magazines… and they’re a lot of fun to hang out with too.

Thanks for your efforts guys, and those of your teams back at the office. Keep up the great work and we hope to have you join us at Sebring International Raceway again this year. (May 25 & 26)

Happy Birthday MM&FF!
In case you didn’t know: Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords is celebrating 25 years of covering all things Ford. And, as witness by their numerous driving event articles and even my teaming with Editor, Evan Smith in the 2012 Tire Rack One Lap of America, the magazine recognizes the importance of wheels, tires, brakes, handling and learning how to drive and presenting these facts to their readers in a accurate, entertaining and respected publication. Kudos to the entire team at MM&FF and your commitment to the industry.

On a personal note, I’ve been writing off and on for them since 1989. Over the years, I’ve been blessed to have had the opportunity to share my tech articles, car features, new vehicle introductions, SEMA Show coverage and of course, writing about performance driving. My writing has also afforded me the opportunity to meet some great people within the OE automotive and aftermarket industries.

It was Jim Campisano, during his time as Editor, who asked me if I was interested in writing the monthly “Contact Patch” column for the magazine. And get this, he asked me while we were both sitting on the pit road wall at Sebring after one of our SVTOA / Track Guys events back in 2005. Thank you, Jim for having the confidence in me and for providing me the opportunity and freedom to express my opinions and insights via that column – I really enjoyed it and didn’t receive too many death threats.

I guess that isn’t too shabby for a central Iowa farm boy with a degree in Journalism and an passion for driving, teaching, writing and sharing that passion with MM&FF readers and the rest of the industry.

My One and Only Cover
And yes, I have even had one of my photos grace the cover of MM&FF. Check out this cover from the January 1998 issue – that’s my buddy, Mike Fager and his wide-body ’81 Mustang. We had a lot of fun taking photos and writing about that car back in the day… but not as much fun as chasing each other around Brainerd, Road America, Heartland Park…

Thank you for your interest in the Feb 16 & 17 Track Guys event at Barber Motorsports Park. Unfortunately, due to lower-than-expected pre-event registrations, we have been forced to cancel this event.

We were very much looking forward to having you join us for our unique brand for performance driver education, however, we simply didn’t have enough participants signed up to make this event feasible. Barber is a world-class facility and as such, does not come inexpensively. We are hoping to get on their schedule for a future date (most likely 2014) and will keep you updated.

Registration Fee:
If your credit card had been charged for this event, you will be receiving a full refund. (If you signed up later, most likely your card hadn’t been charged… ) Please remember to cancel any hotel/motel reservations you may have made.

We are sincerely sorry to have to cancel this event and hope you will join us at a future Track Guys event. Registration is open for our April 6 & 7 event at Texas World Speedway in College Station, TX and we will be getting our May Sebring event opened up sometime in late February or early March.

If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to contact me or Dell Hughes at our email addresses listed below.

Jeff Lacina
Owner / Lead Instructor
jeff@trackguys.com

Dell Hughes
Business Manager / Event Registrar
dell@trackguys.com

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April 6 & 7 Texas World Speedway – REGISTRATION IS OPEN:
2013 will be our 10th consecutive year at this incredibly fast and fun 2.9-mile “roavl” (road course that uses part of the oval track) at Texas World Speedeway. Registration is open here: Track Guys Motorsportsreg.com.

These dates have been “locked in” with the various tracks, so start planning your driving schedule accordingly. We will update this page (and our Facebook pages) once the online registration has been opened.

Note: the April 5-6 event at Texas World Speedway will be our 10th consecutive year at this great track and it is not, we repeat, NOT “Parent’s Weekend” at Texas A&M in College Station, so hotels should be more accessible and reasonable. We’ve also heard rumors of an Texas A&M Sports Car Club reunion possibly being organized to coincide with our event, so you just never know who may show up to drive with us.

Even more events?
Consider this fair warning, we are also looking to add some events for the Mustang Club of America and will most likely be expanding this schedule to other tracks and other parts of the country. Stay tuned…

We want to infect you and your friends…
As I tell our lap-happy instructors, “Performance driving is sickness – and we are the Type A carriers!”

Being truly sick Track Dawgs (woof!), we’re always looking to add events to our program. If you belong to a club or know of a club that is ready to take one of their events “to the next level” by hosting or sponsoring an high-value, high-fun, highly infectious on-track driver’s school, there are some great race tracks around the country that we would be a great addition to our schedule of “learnin’ and turnin’” Track Guys style.

It’s NEVER too early to start planning an event for your club, group or company. Give us a call or drop me an email – our helmet bags are always packed and ready to go.

See you on track in 2013!

Jeff Lacina
Owner / Lead Instructor
Track Guys Performance Driving Events
jeff@trackguys.com
2012 Tire Rack One Lap of America SSGT2 Class Champion

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Click here or on the image below to read the story online.

Exclusive Online Images
During the event, Evan and I shot a LOT of pictures (hey, that’s what we do when we’re NOT driving). So, though the beauty of the internet, here are some additional images that Mr. Smith simply didn’t have room to include in the print version of the article. (click on the image below)

Thanks again to the team at Roush Performance for allowing Evan and I to showcase the “street and track” performance capabilities of their brand new (at the time) 2013 Roush RS3 in this real-world test of man and machine.

Now… about the 2013 One Lap of America event…

Lacina will be conducting a “Basics of Performance Driving” class for participants, especially first-time and novice drivers participating in the Team Shelby “Ponies on the Plains” and MPH’s own 2012 Ford & Mustang Roundup. He will also be one of the guest speakers at Saturday night’s dinner / autocross awards where he will be giving a presentation and answering questions about he and co-driver Evan Smith’s championship run in this year’s running of the infamous One Lap of America.
“This performance driving class will help drivers understand the fundamental principles of driving their Shelby’s and Mustangs on a track and in performance manner,” explains Lacina. “We’ll cover the physics of getting the car around the track as well as some of the basic rules and procedures covering track driving events. This will be a GREAT way for even a pure first-time driver to be introduced to this incredibly fun and rewarding sport of performance driving. We’ll also have a group of our lap-happy in-car instructors available for those who want some in-car coaching.”

Lacina adds that drivers of all skill levels are welcome to attend the class to pick up additional performance driving pointers. “That’s the best thing about this sport – you’re never done learning,” adds Lacina. “And it’s always fun to learn a new sport, especially once you understand the basics of what you can do in the car and out on the track. This event is the perfect venue for first-time and novice drivers to come out and give it a try. Hey, we all have to start somewhere, so why not this event?”

IMPORTANT:
These events will NOT be full Track Guys events and that Shelby, Mustang and Ford owners interested in attending MUST register via the Ponies on the Plains or Ford & Mustang Roundup websites. If you want to take advantage of the Track Guys classroom sessions and in-car instructors, please note that fact on your registrations forms.

Evan Smith, editor of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords magazine awaits his chance to drive at Motorsports Park Hastings during the 2012 Tire Rack One Lap of America competition.

Since 2002, Lacina has been conducting Track Guys Performance Driving Schools at race tracks all over the U.S. and Canada. To date, he has driven and/or instructed on 75 different road courses and race tracks across North America. Lacina, along with co-driver, Evan Smith, raced their way to the SSGT2 Big Bore Class Championship in the 2012 Tire Rack One Lap of America in a 2013 Roush RS3 Mustang, including two on-track races and an autocross victory at Motorsports Park Hastings.

Motorsports Park Hastings: 2.15 miles, 14-turns...you KNOW you wanna drive MPH!

Lacina’s Track Guys classroom session will be conducted on both Friday morning and Friday afternoon, followed by at-speed on-track sessions for the student drivers. “This will be a great event for Mustang, Shelby and high-performance Ford owners,” adds Lacina. “And I KNOW there are a lot of Boss 302 Mustangs, Mustang GTs and Shelby GT500 drivers who want to be a part of this event and have a great weekend at the track a bunch of Ford friends.”

If you have any questions about either of these two event, contact the following individuals:

Team Shelby / Ponies on the Plains
Sean Cook
SMC Events
sean@mcevents.com
210/885-7326
or
Ford & Mustang Roundup
George Andersen
Motorsports Park Hastings
george@racemph.com
402/461-8031