Schedule Revised
August 23rd, 2011The schools planned for September have been postponed due to circumstances beyond our control. Please check back for more information about upcoming events in late 2011 and 2012.
Jun 25 @ RRC Final Details
June 22nd, 2011IF YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR THIS SATURDAY JUNE 25 AT RRC, you should’ve received a confirmation & details email today. Please check your bulk/spam folders. A pdf of that email can be found here just in case. Thanks and sorry for any inconvenience!
Otherwise, online registration closes soon. Two spots left for the morning school and one left for the afternoon school!
Last Call for Sat Jun 25 Schools at RRC
June 20th, 2011We do still have a limited number of entries available for the half-day schools at the Richmond Raceway Complex this Saturday June 25 only. If you are unwilling or unable to complete the online registration, please call 804-545-3949 or email info@drivewiseusa.com as soon as possible to secure your spot. We cannot guarantee that we will have entries available that day if you do not pre-register or contact us to save a spot.
Also, to those who have already registered, you will receive final details via email early this week. Thanks again and we will see you soon for a day of education and fun with cars and cones!
Entries Still Available for June 25
May 24th, 2011Entries are still available for either the morning or the afternoon schools at Richmond Raceway Complex on Saturday June 25. Spaces are limited so the car counts are low (which means everyone will get maximum “seat time” during the exercises) and the longer you wait to register, the more these schools cost. So please join us for a day of education and fun! The skills you gain by doing one of these schools will be with you every time you get behind the wheel – and you hope you never need to use the skills, but when you do, you will be thankful! “Safely avoiding that opossum instead of swerving into a ditch was just like we practiced in that parking lot with driveWISE.”
Sat 6/25 morning school info & registration: https://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1251
Sat 6/25 afternoon school info & registration: https://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1252
Gift Certificates @ GRCC Silent Auction
May 9th, 2011We recently donated two June 25 Accident Avoidance School gift certificates (up to $240 value) to the silent auction at the Greater Richmond Chamber’s “Schmooza Palooza” this Wednesday, May 11. The event is open to the public, feel free to attend and bid!
June 25 @ RRC is a Go!
March 29th, 2011Registration is now open for all four driveWISE Accident Avoidance half-day “Basic Training” Schools at the Richmond Raceway Complex on Saturday June 25, 2011. The sooner you register, the lower your entry fee will be. Registration takes place through the National Auto Sport Association’s main website. Step-by-step registration instructions are listed in our FAQ and specific information/pre-registration pages for each of the June schools can be found here:
Saturday June 25, 2011 – Basic Training MORNING SESSION
Saturday June 25, 2011 – Basic Training AFTERNOON SESSION
We are the Mid-Atlantic “NASA Car Control Clinic”
March 18th, 2011New for 2011, driveWISE Accident Avoidance Schools are the officially accredited and sanctioned National Auto Sport Association Car Control Clinics for the mid-atlantic region. Please click on the logo below to learn more about this great national program.
June 25-26 Schools: Registration Opens March 25
March 16th, 2011Discounted advance registration for the driveWISE Accident Avoidance Schools outside Richmond International Raceway on Saturday & Sunday June 25-26, 2011 will open at 12:01am Friday March 25. Pricing will be structured so the earlier you register, the greater the discount will be. There will be four identical half-day schools to choose from, so (for instance) those who live in town can do a morning school and still have the afternoon for other activities, or those coming from out of town can do an afternoon school and make a day trip of it.
Registration for all our 2011 Accident Avoidance Schools will take place through the National Auto Sport Association’s main website. NASA is this country’s fastest growing and most progressive high performance driver education & sports car race sanctioning body, and they are in full support of our program. Step-by-step registration instructions are listed in our FAQ and specific information/pre-registration pages for each of the June schools can be found here:
Saturday June 25, 2011 – Basic Training MORNING SESSION
Saturday June 25, 2011 – Basic Training AFTERNOON SESSION
Sunday June 26, 2011 – Basic Training MORNING SESSION
Sunday June 26, 2011 – Basic Training AFTERNOON SESSION
Summer ’11 Accident Avoidance Schools Announced
March 3rd, 2011driveWISE, a Virginia-based driver education company since 2006, is proud to announce a series of eight Accident Avoidance Schools at Richmond International Raceway this summer. These schools will be held on the weekends of June 25-26 and September 24-25, 2011 in a parking lot at the Richmond Raceway Complex on Laburnum Avenue and are open to all licensed drivers in nearly any street legal vehicle. This series is made possible by McGeorge Toyota, the National Auto Sport Association, and Evolution Performance Driving School.
Unlike state-mandated driver improvement clinics which only involve classroom lectures, driveWISE Accident Avoidance Schools focus on time behind the wheel. Students will participate in low-speed blacktop exercises, such as a panic stop or emergency lane change, all with professional high performance driving instructors riding along, and each with group discussions in between.
“We teach specifically for the moment that everyone dreads, like when a deer runs across the road and stops in front of you.” said driveWISE Chief Instructor Mike Junior Johnson. “We safely recreate those situations with traffic cones in a parking lot because the driving principles and physics are exactly the same. We want our students to know how to react when the time comes, because we believe that all accidents are avoidable if proper car control is taught and practiced.”
Although driveWISE Accident Avoidance Schools are geared toward teenagers and other new drivers, everyone is welcome regardless of age or experience level. Parents are encouraged to participate as well. Entry fees start at $75 per student per half-day phase, spaces are very limited, and pre-registration is required.
“These schools are great for the community, and we at McGeorge Toyota are proud to be involved. It’s a lot of fun, and it makes our roads safer one driver at a time, which is a win-win situation for everyone.” said Rod McGeorge.
New for 2011…
February 15th, 2011Hello and welcome to driveWISE v2011! We are back – bigger and better than ever. The upcoming season would not be possible without major support from our friends at McGeorge Toyota, Evolution Performance Driving School, and the Mid-Atlantic Region of the National Auto Sport Assocation – so huge thanks to them.
We are actively recruiting additional sponsors, marketing partners, volunteer staff, and event sites. If you can help with any of these things, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We hope you enjoy our new website and please come back for much more info next month!
