Learn to Lap

We provide the opportunity for our customers to be responsible for only a very small portion of the car’s value in this course. (The “all in” investment of each of our Van Diemen race cars is $72,000.) Data from our recent history (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) indicates that after thousands of race car laps, there were no chargeable damages.

Our automatic damage responsibility amount is $10,000 CDN. (A $5000 deposit is acquired at your onsite registration for your course when you arrive.)

Limits ($CDN)	Automatic	Reduced
Day 1	$0	$0
Day 2	$10,000	$1900

OR
By choosing our Academy, you can enjoy a very low Damage Responsibility Reduction Fee of $145 CDN + 13% sales tax to lower your maximum (per occurrence, even though damages are very rare) to only $1900 CDN! (A $1500 deposit is acquired at your onsite registration for your course when you arrive.)

Should a race car be damaged, drivers are only responsible for up to the amount shown at right in any single incident. Considering the potential of some damage, it is only fair that drivers have this minor amount “on the line”. This is really a bonus! Consider that the next time you get in a racecar, you may not enjoy this consideration and might be accountable for the entire cost of the race car!

Compare with other schools and their offers (if any!) of limiting damage responsibility. Remember, the safety of the track is an integral function of the probability of a crash and the extent of damage. Compare facilities! Compare walls and guardrails! There is no driver damage responsibility for damage clearly resulting from mechanical failure!

While there are many advantages to a driver development track that doesn't contain the 120 mph sweepers, walls & guardrails of Pro Tracks, one of the deterrents can be the comfort / safety level. Some of the more aggressive drivers may feel comfortable with exceeding their capabilities, and thus they may slide off the track.

These seemingly innocent slides through the dirt & rocks eventually require additional maintenance. For 24 years it's been our philosophy that the clean drivers shouldn't share in the cost of this unnecessary / extra maintenance. Thus, only the drivers who choose to exceed their capabilities & skid all 4 wheels off the track are asked to pay towards the maintaining of the fleet.

• Day 1: None.
• Day 2: First two are not charged, then if a driver loses control to the point of going all 4 wheels off, the charge will be $200 CDN each.

We hope you won't be overly concerned about the above, since the drivers themselves are in control of these occurrences. Most participants still enjoy spirited driving without needing to be spinning out repetitiously to have fun!