Three-Day SCCA Racing School
in Laguna Seca
Qualifies You for SCCA Licensing
Designed for Drivers of All Skill Levels
Three Days of Quality Track Time
Trusted SCCA Racing School Helping Drivers Earn a Road Racing Competition License
Allen Berg Racing Schools runs an SCCA accredited three-day formula car racing school at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, for drivers of all levels, novice to experienced. Coached by professional racers, successful graduates hold the qualifications to apply for an SCCA Novice Road Racing License. After five days with us you can apply for an SCCA Full Competition License.
Why Track Days Alone Do Not Get You Into Wheel-to-Wheel Racing
Track days build confidence, not a license. Lap times settle, nobody reads your data, and habits get faster instead of better. Without an SCCA Novice Permit, you cannot enter an SCCA event, so another season passes while the paperwork waits. Drivers who buy their own race car before they train usually spend the first weekends learning what a coach would have told them on day one.
What This SCCA-Accredited
Racing School Includes
Designed for drivers of all levels—novice to experienced. You will apply all the skills developed over three days of intensive training that will culminate in fully exploring the limits of our Formula race cars.
Again, our onboard data acquisition and video systems are used to give you the exacting sort of direct, on-the-spot feedback that will allow you to fine-tune your driving performance.
Successful graduates of this program have the qualifications to apply for a Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Novice Road Racing License and Full Competition License.
ABRS starts with the fundamentals and has the ability to guide a serious driver through all of the advanced techniques used at the top levels of professional racing.
Allen Berg Racing Schools now offers a full range of SCCA race license accreditation. From Novice to full Race Licensing, please contact us for further details.
A Real Open-Wheel Race Car
We provide state-of-the-art carbon-fiber race cars with racing tires and wings. This is authentic purpose-built open-wheel technology. The car, the trailer, the prep, and the tech inspection are all ours, so there is nothing to rent and no race car of your own required. You arrive, get fitted, and drive.
Personalized Coaching
Instruction adapts to you. Your coach watches your sessions, reads your data, and works on whatever is actually costing you speed. In our immediate debrief format the feedback arrives while the lap is still fresh in your mind.
Classroom Instruction on Core Skills and Racecraft
Topics covered include vehicle dynamics, vehicle controls, the fundamentals of race driving, flags and safety regulations, and passing rules. Classroom instruction alternates with on-track sessions across all three days, so every point gets applied the same day you learn it.
Video and Data Debriefing
Every car carries onboard video and a data acquisition system. Coaches and race engineers read both with you between sessions, so you see your own laps against your own numbers instead of being told where you were slow.
Safety Gear Provided On-Site
A driver's suit, helmet, and gloves are issued on arrival, along with the car, fuel, and all onboard data and video equipment. You are welcome to use your own safety gear if it is Snell- and FIA-compliant. Bring closed-toed shoes and long sleeves.
An Accredited School, So the Days Count
Many racing schools sell track days. SCCA-accredited schools meet a reviewed curriculum and rigorous safety standards, and that accreditation is what allows an accredited school to qualify you to apply for a Novice Permit.
How This Racing School Leads to a Full Competition License
Graduates qualify to apply for an SCCA Novice Permit, valid for two years with SCCA membership. Three successful SCCA regional race weekends convert it into a Full Competition License. Faster route: This school plus our Two-Day Advanced program qualifies you to apply directly.
Why Choose Allen Berg Racing Schools?
Qualifies You for SCCA Licensing
Complete the program, and you qualify to apply for an SCCA Novice Permit. Pair it with our Two-Day Advanced program and you qualify to apply directly for a Full Competition License.
Personalized Coaching
Instructor credentials significantly impact the quality of training. Allen Berg qualified for nine starts in the 1986 FIA Formula One World Championship and was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2020.
Three Days of Quality Track Time
Our fleet runs 100% carbon-fiber monocoque chassis on racing slicks with five-speed sequential gearboxes. Day 3 is almost entirely open lapping on the road course, where most students find their quickest laps.
How to Enroll into Our Racing School
STEP 01
Reserve Your Seat
Check the schedule, select a date, and complete your booking online, or contact us, and we will work out whether the three-day program is the right fit before you commit. Each program runs a limited number of cars and dates fill through the season, so plan early if you have a licensing deadline.
STEP 02
Arrive and Get Fitted
Students arrive at 7:45 AM on Day 1 and select driving apparel. Safety gear is provided on-site. Trackside work covers the formula car and its controls, track reconnaissance in the van, an explanation of the on-track exercises, and fitting each person to a race car, followed by on-track driving sessions in the afternoon.
STEP 03
Three Full Days of Instruction and Track Time
Day 1 runs formula car lapping sessions behind instructors, alternating with classroom sessions. Days 2 and 3 move to instructor-led passing sessions and open lapping, with the standard rising each full day and a 45-minute lunch break scheduled.
STEP 04
Video and Data Review Between Sessions
Coaches and race engineers go through your onboard video and data with you at every break between your open lapping runs. Every input you make is recorded and reviewable, so corrections get applied on the next set of laps.
STEP 05
Apply for Your SCCA Competition License
Successful graduates hold the qualifications to apply for an SCCA Novice Road Racing License. Applying requires membership with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), which you can join online, and the permit is valid for two years. Contact us, and our team will assist with the process.
Formula Car Three-Day
USD $8,495 per driver, covering the race car, safety gear, instruction, data, video, and fuel. Travel costs and accommodation sit outside the program fee. Gift certificates are available and cover the same three-day program.
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