[BillSwenson]

Ever since I completed the Skip Barber 2-day driving school last summer at RoadAmerica, Blas has been after me to find a deal for club members. They only offer 5% off for 5 to 9 club members, but they have the same 20% off promotion as last summer if you sign up before June 30 for any of these:

1-day $795 with Dodge Neon
1-day combo $1,295 with Neon, Dakota, Viper SRT-10, 2-liter Dodge formula open wheel racer (many club members are too, um, ample to fit in the open wheel car)
2-day $1,295 with Viper SRT-10 which seemed the best value to me
3-day ultra $1,395 Viper SRT-10 and open wheel

There are only 2 available dates at RoadAmerica, July 2-3 and Sep 10-11.
Call 800-221-1131 or visit skipbarber.com. If you plan to attend either date, you could coordinate with other club members by posting to this thread. At the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, there are 2 schools, driving101.com and 1800bepetty.com. They mostly seem like brief, expensive thrill rides. Then there are the clubs, like SCCA.com and NSSCC.com. They are much cheaper than Skip Barber and are a route to competition licenses, BUT being non-profit they take a lot of your time, as in whole weekends. Which is why I no longer autocross my Cobra. I suggest we regularly drive at chicagoindoorracing.com, maybe combined with Snaken'eggs.

Bill Swenson