[GM01SS]

I am considering going thru a Instructor training school with my local BMW club. Just wondering who here is a instructor for Open track events, and any down side to instructing?

I am VERY new to this side of open tracking, but really enjoy it

Comments?

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[KeithO]

I instruct for NASA and for marque-based clubs that run the Beaver Run road course locally. I personally like to instruct. There are downsides:

1) As stated above, if you need to work on your car, you may be hosed.
2) Some students are not good drivers and may not take instruction very well. It can be scary.
3) Your student may crash and you cannot control what happens when the car goes off the track. This happened to me once, but we ended up being OK.
4) If you have a multi-student event, it can get busy. I have done this a few times and it subtracts from the fun.

However, FREE TRACK TIME!

My advice is that if you do instruct, tell your students repeatedly not to lift in the turns. Sometimes the classrom instructors forget and for a newbie, this isn't always obvious.