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Lotus Ltd Advanced Driving at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen/Corning NY
July 2nd 2014
This year, Lotus Owners of New York will be hosting a Lotus, Ltd. Driver Education Day at Watkins Glen on July 2, 2014-right between Canada Day and the fourth of July. Neither one is very British, is it? The cost is a very reasonable $275(US), which includes a reception at the Corning Radisson, complements of the Corning Radisson. With only three run groups, you will get far more track time than is typical. Garage space will be available for an additional $20 on a first come first served basis.
All novices will have instructors for the full day. Intermediate drivers will have instructors at least for their early sessions, and may be signed off to drive solo at their instructor's discretion. Advanced drivers and Instructors will enjoy lots of track time. Utilized Instructors will get a 50% refund of their registration fee. If it is necessary, and an instructor is willing, to take on two students, the instructor will get a full refund of their registration fee.
Lotus, Ltd. has arranged for Tuesday night trailer and car drop off at the track. The track will be open for drop off between 6pm and 9pm. We encourage you to come to the track between 6:30pm and 8:30pm for registration and tech to ease the rush in the morning.
Spectators are welcome to the event and there is no cost. However, Watkins Glen requires you to be preregistered in order to get into the track. If you would like to come you must contact us so we can get you credentials and entrance into the event. Please email Tony at
[email protected] if interested.
Hotel
Lotus, Ltd. has arranged a discounted hotel rate of $125 per night at the Radisson in Corning, NY. You may make your reservation at
Radisson Hotels - Great Hotel Deals, Rooms & Services - Radisson.com for the special rate by using the code LOONYS. If you are making your reservations by phone, please tell them you are with the LOONYs or Lotus group.
Radisson Hotel Corning, 125 Denison Parkway East, Corning, NY 14830-2786. Tel: (607) 962-5000
Laps and Lunch/Dinner at Watkins Glen
We are looking into arranging a Laps and Lunch or a Laps and Dinner if we have enough interest. The Laps and Lunch starts about 11:30 am and consists of 3 laps of the track behind a pace car, with a stop at the start finish line for pictures at the end of lap 2. Then it's off to the Glen Club for a sandwich lunch. The Laps and Dinner is almost the same but is starts about 5pm and the dinner menu is a bit more dinner oriented. Cost is usually $35 to $40 for the lunch menu, $50 to $60 for the dinner menu and that includes the 3 laps and the meal for the driver. We need at least 35 participants to meet the Glen minimums. Your car must be street registered.
Please email Tony at
[email protected] if interested in the Laps and Dinner/Lunch.
Please fill out the registration form and mail it with a check to Lotus, Ltd., Box L, College Park MD 20741 (Attention Glen DE Day.) Participants will be sent a tech form to be completed by their professional mechanic and a liability release before they come to the track. You must bring the completed inspection form and the release to the track or you will not be allowed on track. We will be checking helmets for valid date and type stamps and for loose items (including battery) at the track.
Open wheel cars will NOT be allowed.
