Mid Ohio Training

[Aircontroller]

Has anyone ever gone to Mid Ohio for training?

https://www.midohio.com/news/728-2020-the-mid-ohio-school-calendar-is-here

[Todd Baumann]

Go to the event on Tuesday and Wednesday before the London Cobra Show it is the best time you will have in your car that is legal!!

[bionicbelly]

I've raced there a bunch, but never done the training. Knowing how the staff is, I would suspect it is top notch though. Depending on your goals, I would look at NASA great lakes as a source of training also. Their HPDE program s by far the best in the country (in my opinion) and they are at Mid-Ohio several times a year. They will give you top notch instruction both on track, and in the class room.
This is not the normal track day philosophy of "Well, I don't think they will kill anyone, so let's sign them off" that so many other organizations use. They have a genuine focus of making you a safe, competent, and fast driver.

http://nasagreatlakes.com/

[Matt Ries]

I've looked into the HPDE program, and have talked to the people that run it at Mid Ohio. They were very nice and even let me set in a class. It seamed very well done and structured to me. But I went away kinda deflated as the costs were so high. The individual sessions weren't to bad by them selves. But everything else piles up fast. I just don't have the $$$ for it, makes me sad. I do want to second what Todd said above though, the Mid Ohio event with the London Cobra Show, is a lot of fun! It's a low key event, the the instructors help at your skill level and my wife and I always have a good time and learn something more every year! Check it out here https://midohio.com/courses/corporate-special-events/cobra-club-event

Matt

[Aircontroller]

Thank you all for the feedback....

[railing]

I have over 2000 laps at Mid Ohio on the motorcycle. It's a great track and staff at Mid-O is great. I will caution you about cold or wet track surfaces there, it's slick. Now when there is heat in the track and dry conditions, the surface is great. I went to many Indy Car races there as a kid (and adult) and the first time I rode on the track I was grinning ear to ear knowing the history and people who have raced there.

I'm excited to do all the tracks I've experienced on the bike in a car in a few years ( and to continue on the bike as well). Hitting the keyhole and thunder alley is fantastic. So much fun there.

[Garry Bopp]

The training offered for the Ohio Cobra Club track day is "lead-follow" training, where an instructor in a lead car shows the proper line ... each car gets to follow the lead car for a lap so everyone gets a chance to see the proper line. The instructors gradually build up speed as the drivers begin to feel more comfortable on the track at speed. It's a great track and a really fun day.

Garry