Track Days

I like honing my driving skills at driver education days at race tracks.  Here's a list of upcoming events that I know about.  I'm only going to attend a very small portion of these personally.  I highlighted the weekend events in yellow.

2001

Date Day Track State Club Comments
Jan 26-28, 2001 Fri-Sun Willow Springs CA Viper Days  
Feb 17, 2001 Sat PIR OR Alfa Romeo (OR)  
Feb 24, 2001 Sat PIR OR BMW  
Feb 25, 2001 Sun PIR OR Audi Quattro  
Mar 3-4, 2001 Sat/Sun Thunderhill CA Viper Days  
Mar 23, 2001 Fri PIR OR Porsche (OR)  
Mar 24, 2001 Sat PIR OR Team Continental  
Mar 24, 2001 Sat SIR WA PCNW Porsche  
Mar 27, 2001 Tues SIR WA ProFormance  
Mar 30, 2001 Fri PIR OR BMW (OR)  
Apr 9, 2001 Mon SIR WA ProFormance  
Apr 13, 2001 Fri PIR OR Porsche (OR)  
Apr 14, 2001 Sat PIR OR Team Continental  
Apr 16, 2001 Mon Mission BC BMW (BC)  
Apr 20, 2001 Fri Bremmerton WA Alfa Romeo (WA)  
Apr 21, 2001 Sat Spokane WA BMW (Inland)  
Apr 23, 2001 Mon SIR WA ProFormance  
Apr 28-29, 2001 Sat/Sun Vegas NV BMW (Sin City)  
May 7, 2001 Mon SIR WA ProFormance  
May 19, 2001 Sat SIR WA PCNW Porsche  
May 4, 2001 Fri Bremmerton WA Alfa Romeo (WA)  
May 7, 2001 Mon Mission BC PDC  
May 14, 2001 Mon PIR OR BMW (OR)  
May 20, 2001 Sun SIR WA BMW (Puget)  
May 22, 2001 Tue Thunderhill CA BMW (Goldengate)  
May 25, 2001 Fri PIR OR Lotus  
May 25, 2001 Fri Bremmerton WA Audi  
Jun 1, 2001 Fri PIR OR Shelby  
Jun 3, 2001 Sun SIR WA Alfa Romeo (WA)  
Jun 8, 2001 Fri PIR OR Viper  
Jun 9, 2001 Sat SIR WA BMW (Puget)  
Jun 9, 2001 Sat PIR OR Multi-Marque  
Jun 10, 2001 Sun SIR WA PCNW Porsche  
Jun 16-17, 2001 Sat/Sun Spokane WA BMW (Inland)  
Jul 2, 2001 Mon Mission BC PDC  
Jul 8-9, 2001 Sun/Mon Thunderhill CA Porsche (OR)  
Jul 14, 2001 Sat SIR WA Alfa Romeo (WA)  
July 18, 2001 Wed PIR OR Corvette  
July 20, 2001 Fri PIR OR Audi  
July 20, 2001 Fri ButtonWillow CA BMW (Cent Calif)  
Jul 22, 2001 Sun SIR WA BMW (Puget)  
July 30, 2001 Mon PIR OR Corvette  
Aug 10, 2001 Fri PIR OR Viper  
Aug 16, 2001 Thurs PIR OR BMW (OR)  
Aug 18-19, 2001 Sat/Sun Spokane WA BMW (Inland)  
Aug 18-19, 2001 Sat/Sun ButtonWillow CA PDC  
Aug 18, 2001 Sat SIR WA Alfa Romeo (WA)  
Aug 26, 2001 Sun SIR WA BMW (Puget)  
Aug 31, 2001 Fri PIR OR Lotus  
Sep 3-4, 2001 Mon/Tue Thunderhill CA BMW (Goldengate)  
Sep 8-9, 2001 Sat/Sun Bremmerton WA Alfa/Audi  
Sep 10, 2001 Mon Mission BC PDC  
Sep 14, 2001 Fri PIR OR Shelby  
Sep 15-17, 2001 Sat-Mon Mission BC BMW (BC)  
Sep 22-23, 2001 Sat/Sun ButtonWillow CA BMW (SanDiego)  
Sep 28, 2001 Fri PIR OR Viper  
Sep 29, 2001 Sat SIR WA PCNW Porsche  
Oct 5, 2001 Fri PIR OR Porsche (OR)  
Oct 6, 2001 Sat PIR OR Team Continental  
Oct 7, 2001 Sun PIR OR BMW (OR)  
Oct 8, 2001 Mon Mission BC PDC  
Oct 8, 2001 Mon PIR OR BMW (BC)  
Oct 12, 2001 Fri PIR OR BMW  
Oct 26-28, 2001 Fri-Sun Laguna Seca CA BMW (Goldengate)  
Oct 26, 2001 Fri PIR OR Viper  
Oct 27, 2001 Sat PIR OR Team Continental  
Oct 28, 2001 Sun PIR OR Alfa Romeo (OR)  
Nov 3, 2001 Sat Bremmerton WA Alfa Romeo (WA)  
Nov 4, 2001 Sun PIR OR Porshce (OR)  
Nov 9-11, 2001 Fri-Sun PIR OR Audi  
Nov 10, 2001 Sat Mission BC BMW (BC)  
Nov 17-18, 2001 Sat/Sun ButtonWillow CA PDC  
Sep 29, 2001 Sat SIR WA PCNW Porsche  

 

2000

Date Day Track State Club Comments
Apr 14, 2000 Fri PIR OR Performance Drivers Club  
Apr 15, 2000 Sat Spokane WA Viper Club  
Apr 18, 2000 Tue SIR WA Park Place Motors  
Apr 28, 2000 Fri PIR OR Porsche  
May 6, 2000 Sat SIR WA Porsche Porsches only
May 7, 2000 Sun SIR WA BMW ACA Novice only
May 8, 2000 Mon Mission BC BMW CCA  
May 12, 2000 Fri Mission BC Performance Drivers Club  
May 18, 2000 Thurs Las Vegas NV Silver State Classic  
May 21, 2000 Sun Route 318 NV Silver State Classic Not drivers Ed
May 26, 2000 Fri PIR OR Viper Club Vipers only
May 30, 2000 Tues Laguna Seca CA BMW ACA  
June 1, 2000 Thurs SIR WA ProFormance Racing  
June 2, 2000 Fri PIR OR Shelby  
June 4, 2000 Sun SIR WA Porsche Porsches only
June 9, 2000 Fri PIR OR Viper Club VCA only
June 9, 2000 Fri SIR WA BMC CCA  
June 10, 2000 Sat PIR OR Multi-marque  
June 10, 2000 Sat SIR WA Alfa Romeo  
June 12, 2000 Mon SIR WA Park Place Motors  
June 15, 2000 Thurs SIR WA Performance Drivers Club  
June 23, 2000 Fri Bremmerton WA Performance Drivers Club  
July 2, 2000 Sun Thunder Hill CA Todd & Rick's track day  
July 17, 2000 Mon Mission BC Performance Drivers Club  
July 19, 2000 Wed SIR WA Alfa Romeo  
July 21, 2000 Fri PIR OR Alfa Romeo  
July 22, 2000 Sat SIR WA Porsche  
July 23, 2000 Sun SIR WA BMW  
July 28, 2000 Fri PIR OR Viper Vipers only
Aug 1, 2000 Tues PIR OR Proformance Racing  
Aug 3, 2000 Thurs PIR OR Triumph  
Aug 11, 2000 Fri Bremmerton WA Performance Drivers Club  
Aug 18, 2000 Fri PIR OR Corvette  
Aug 19, 2000 Sat Spokane WA BMW  
Aug 20, 2000 Sun Spokane WA BMW  
Aug 25, 2000 Fri PIR OR Viper Vipers only
Aug 26, 2000 Sat SIR WA ProFormance Racing  
Aug 27, 2000 Sun SIR WA BMW  
Sep 1, 2000 Fri PIR OR Lotus  
Sep 10, 2000 Sun SIR WA Porsche  
Sep 12, 2000 Sat SIR WA ProFormance Racing  
Sep 12, 2000 Tue Mission BC Performance Drivers Club  
Sep 22, 2000 Fri PIR OR Shelby  
Sep 29, 2000 Fri PIR OR Viper Club Vipers only
Oct 3, 2000 Tues PIR OR Proformance Racing  
Oct 6, 2000 Fri PIR OR Porsche  
Oct 9, 2000 Mon Mission BC Performance Drivers Club  
Oct 10, 2000 Tue PIR OR ProFormance Racing  
Oct 15, 2000 Sun PIR OR Alfa Romeo  
Oct 20, 2000 Fri PIR OR BMW  
Oct 21, 2000 Sat SIR WA Porsche  
Nov 4, 2000 Sat Spokane WA BMW  
Nov 5, 2000 Sun Spokane WA BMW  
Nov 5, 2000 Sun PIR OR Porsche  
Nov 20, 2000 Mon Sears Point CA Performance Drivers Club  
Nov 21, 2000 Tue Sears Point CA Performance Drivers Club  
Track related links:
Directions and track maps for Bremerton, Buttonwillow, Laguna Seca, Mission, PIR, Sears Point, SIR, and Willow Springs courtesy of PDC in Vancouver, B.C.
Portland International Raceway
Thunderhill
Sears point
Las Vegas
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