Competition Race School

Ready to make the leap to wheel to wheel racing? EMRA, offers a competition race school to help you make the leap from HPDE and Time Trials to wheel to wheel competition racing.

What is it?

EMRA's Competition Race school is designed for drivers with previous on-track experience to develop the racecraft and hands-on knowledge they need to safely participate in Sprint and Endurance races.

Each competition school starts with classroom sessions led by an experienced race school instructor. These classrooms cover the finer art and theory behind racing in a wheel to wheel enironment. You then hit the track with hands-on exercises that put theory into practice. These carefully designed drills teach drivers all of the skills necessary for racing, such as safe passing, race starts / restarts, side-by-side driving, and practice races.

Our race school instructors work with you throughout the day. Upon successful completion of all of the exercises and passing a written test, you will receive an EMRA Race License qualifying you to race in any EMRA Sprint Race.

What do I need?

Since the race school exercises involve driving under actual racing conditions, you will need a race car fully prepared to EMRA Race rules and a full set of driving gear to participate.

The complete list of requirements for both car and driver is available in the EMRA Car Preparation Guide. This includes the following equipment:

For the driver:

• Helmet certified Snell SA2005 or later (sorry, no Snell M helmets for racing)
• A full driving suit, two layer Nomex or equivalent
• Fireproof driving gloves, shoes, and socks
• Nomex balaclava to cover any exposed hair
• A copy of the EMRA Medical Form, completed and signed by your physican

For your car:

• A 6 or 8 point roll cage conforming to the EMRA Car Prep Guide
• Minimum 10BC 2 lb fire extinguisher or fire system
• Race Seat with Seat Back Brace or FIA Certified Race Seat
• 5 or 6 pt racing harness with current SFI or FIA certification
• Window net (for closed roof cars) or Arm Restraints (open cockpit cars)

Before signing up, make sure you check the EMRA Car Preparation Guide for the full list of requirements and details.

Where do I sign up?

If you are interested in participating in an EMRA competition racing school, please contact our Race Chair.

Check out our full schedule of events on the Event Calendar.

Questions?

Our Race Chair will be happy to address any questions about the competition race school.

For all other questions and comments, contact us here.