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Hooked On Driving started innocently enough as a Northern California club racer began inviting friends to the track to try their fun cars out in a controlled environment – away from a racing environment. That was 2001. Today, Hooked On Driving is a full-time enterprise, working hard to offer a robust schedule and mix of driving events – and is headed rapidly toward being a national presence. Why did this growth happen so quickly? We believe that we identified an under-served group of car enthusiasts, and we set about serving it!! The group? Folks with interesting cars, the spectacular sporting cars of today, the fun and quick cars of yesterday, and cars that were built for racing, with owners that are otherwise inclined. All of whom were looking for an opportunity to drive them with a group of like-minded, mature individuals who understand that driving is a blast and can be enjoyed without the risk of racing or getting tickets! Since our events are not competitions, we are relieved of the need to win, and are freed to experience the joy of driving well, enjoy our favorite car without abusing it, and socialize with similarly inclined folks from all walks of life. While safety is our number one priority and our record is stellar, we have just too much fun!! And along the way, we got hooked on getting people hooked!! Creating the environment where there are no losers has been a key to our growth and referral business. Also – folks have discovered that our family atmosphere which has NO pressure to improve lap times (we don’t even do lap timing) is ideal to bring in unsuspecting car people who have never even considered driving their car in a road course environment. Brothers, sisters, neighbors, mothers-in-law, and even granddads have been encouraged to join us and found the excitement of driving well in our controlled Hooked On Driving environment. In addition, HOD provides coaches to beginners who have been trained in communicating effectively to new drivers from their position in the passenger seat. We get flooded with kudos from our events, and we’ve selected two classics to repeat here:
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“I want to let you know that my first time out with Hooked On Driving at last week's event was a blast! From start to finish, the day was disciplined yet relaxed, serious yet fun, and safe yet exhilarating, while the ambiance throughout was very congenial and pleasant. Making my experience even better was the availability of instruction -- Terry and Dev were quite helpful to me.... You know how to put on a great show! I'm hooked and, to the extent that my calendar will allow me, I'll be back!” … and here’s one that will make you chuckle…
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“Thanks again for another great day at Thunderhill! My husband came (for the first time). I thought it would be prudent for him to see what the heck his wife was up to!! He promised me he would not go on the track, but after watching from the tower (he had the nerve to tell me my turn one was bad!) it looked so slow, what could it possibly hurt to go for a spin with the wife? I took him out on session three....on turn two he was SQUIRMING (and grabbing) and begging to be let out of the car. Well he knew he had to complete the lap and be quiet once he let his feelings known....well 90mph up to turn nine when you can't even see the track was WAY more than he wanted to be any part of. So, as bargained for, I took him in and went back out to complete my time. Much to my amazement, when I returned, he was thrilled. I'm the mother of his children, run a hell of a business and NOTHING impressed him like the drive! Pretty cool, eh? Driving, over birth of a nine pound boy with no drugs!!”
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Hooked On Driving is a community of car people who have decided to drive their cars at a higher level than is appropriate on the public highways. It is also a group of folks who have things in perspective, assuming that they’ll not be the next Andretti, who keep a level head while enjoying spectacularly fun events. Folks who arrive with veins popping and a need to prove their man or womanhood are most likely going to move on. This is not to say that we don’t have drivers learn and progress. We’re very proud of having assisted in the development of many successful racers – who now race with racing clubs and occasionally return to HOD just for fun.
We hope you give us a try – there is a very high probability that you’ll be hooked!!
For more information regarding Hooked on Driving visit
http://www.hookedondriving.com
