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DE Chairperson: Andy Spray

Chief Instructor: Dorothy Buxbaum

DE Hotline: (631) 744-1115 Track Registrars: Dave & Priscilla Hartman

5/5/08: GREAT NEWS: FRIDAY 4th OF JULY DE EVENT AT POCONO FULL COURSE

YOU ARE INVITED: ALL DE participants, make this a family event....

We will have PARADE LAPS of the ENTIRE TRI-OVAL at lunchtime on Friday!!
You may bring your kids/wife/girlfriend etc... on the track!
We will have a lunchtime get together and will have free SPARKLERS for the first 300 participants!!
So sign up fast on-line or Call Dave Hartman # 631-744-1115.
At the end of the day all the Instructors get to run the entire Tri-Oval at speed.
The best part is you can spend the day at the track and still get home in time for the weekend!!

4/5/08: Attention All Drivers Registered for the Pocono 308 North Course Event in October

The dates of our Pocono Event have been changed from October 11-12 to October 4-5.

If you have already registered for this event, your registration has automatically been changed to the new dates. However, please contact the DE Registrar if these new dates are not good for you. A full refund or credit to a future event is available if you need to cancel.

Apologies for the change but it makes for a better schedule for those of you going to our NJ event three weeks later.

Pocono North course dates are now OCTOBER 4 AND 5.

3/31/08: DE @ Pocono

Don't miss the Metro New York PCA Driver Education season opener at Pocono International Raceway.

Advanced Drivers Day Friday April 11 on the East Course, Regular Driver Education April 12 and 13 on the South Course. A Novice day will be held on Saturday April 12 for those of you who want to check out our Driver Education Program. There is still time to register. We look forward to seeing you there.

Because this is our first DE of the year, we are extending the early registration pricing until this Friday, April 4th.

Download the flyer (PDF) here.

3/30/08: Runnin' with Racegirl

Our Chief Instructor, Dorothy Buxbaum explains the differences between Novice and regular Green Run Groups. Download the word doc here.

Registration for the 2008 DE Season opened on March 1

Click here for the 2008 Schedule!

February 8. 2008

The days are finally getting a little longer - which means it is nearly time to start our 2008 Metro New York Driver Education Season.

First I would like to thank the DE team that made the 2007 season such a success: Dave and Priscilla Hartman for Registration, Chief Instructor Dorothy (Racegirl) Buxbaum, Safety and Flagging Scott Graber, Joe Mills for running tech, Tom McCullough for classroom instruction and George Dispigno for all the printing and trackside transportation. Also, big thanks go to all of our fearless Instructors and hardworking Metroliners. Extra thanks to Racegirl for organizing all those great Tailgate parties this year. I would also like to congratulate our Novice of the Year Dan Doman and Driver Education Enthusiast of the Year Antonio Dasilva who received their awards at the Holiday Party in December - maybe this year it will be one of you!

So on behalf of the Metro New York PCA, I would like to welcome you all to join us at what promises to be our most exciting DE season ever with two Advanced Driver Days, an Instructor and Student Seminar with Ross Bentley from Speed Secrets, Novice Day and a great 3 day weekend at the brand new New Jersey Motorsports complex in Millville.

February 5, 2007

Dear PCA National Staff and Region Presidents,

The purpose of this email is to inform you of a change in the Driver's Education National Standards regarding the use of safety harnesses which will become effective on Jan.1, 2008. The current "Equal Restraint" Standard states that both the student and instructor shall have the same restraint system.

The problem with this Standard is that it does not define the complete system, in terms of the type of seat to be used with a 5 or 6 point harness. The new "Harness" Standard (See below) is written to compliment the "Equal Restraint" Standard and will go into effect January 1, 2008, but a region may adopt the standard earlier.

The new standard states that if a harness system is installed, it must be used in conjunction with a seat with manufacturer supplied routing holes for the shoulder and anti-submarine belts. These routing holes insure that the belts will remain in place when needed. A one piece seat is recommended but not required for it may interfere with the operation of the OEM three piece belt required for street application.

Thank you for your help in implementing this new standard. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Pete Tremper National DE Committee Chairman

Tremper9146@aol.com (O)215.539.6379 (H)856.881.7049

Harness Standard: revised 1/22/07

Harness Systems: If the participant chooses to install a 5/6 point driving harness (four point systems are not safe and therefore not allowed) several changes to the automobile must be made to create a safe occupant restraint system. Harnesses must include an antisubmarine strap and be mounted in an approved manner consistent with the manufacturer's instructions. The Harness system must be used in conjunction with a seat which has the supplied routing holes for the shoulder and anti-submarine belts. All pieces of the restraint system must be installed in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

This means that a seat is required to have the proper routing holes for the harness as supplied by the seat manufacturer for the shoulder, lap and anti-submarine straps. The shoulder straps should be mounted at 90 degrees to the axis of your spine or at most 40 degrees down from horizontal. Because the addition of the harness system means that the occupants are fastened upright in the vehicle, a properly padded roll bar or roll cage is strongly encouraged to complete the SYSTEM. The use of one without the other may result in an unsafe environment and is not a COMPLETE SYSTEM. Due to UV degradation and wear the harness webbing must be replaced every five years.