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A survey of the participants showed a wide variety of cars and drivers, from the GT-R pilot who had been racing motorcycles for ten years but had never put a car on a track to the sixty-something Cayman driver who had turned in his SCCA license years ago but wanted a low-speed introduction to this particular course. None of the novice drivers with whom we spoke expressed any regret that they weren't receiving in-car instruction. More than a few of them expressed additional confidence that "the SCCA wouldn't let anything bad happen," proof positive that the club's brand still commands respect despite its relatively low profile among the fast-and-furious crowd.
My previous experience with the SCCA, both as a National Solo autocrosser and as a club racer trying to get my NASA and Grand-Am licenses honored for an Improved Touring race, has been that the organization just loves to operate by the letter of the regulations. It's important to remember that while NASA is a for-profit corporation, the SCCA is a club, and it's clubby. Not everyone is welcome in the club. For years, you couldn't even attend an SCCA race as a spectator unless you were listed as someone's crewmember.

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The Track Night crew doesn't work like that. Every driver who arrived received personalized attention from the staff. Although the folks at Corvette Motorsports Park had multiple SCCA National titles to their credit, everyone was friendly and determined to make each driver's experience pleasant and safe. At the end of the night, the staff walked around to make sure that everyone was satisfied.
We certainly were, and we'll make sure to hit up a few more Track Nights this year. It doesn't matter if you're a complete novice who has never seen a checkered flag or a track rat looking to add a few more courses to your list. Get out there and try it. The SCCA might be late to the trackday game, but in this case late is much better than never.