HPDE – Announcement – 2021
Allegheny Region PCA Announces 2021 High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) Events
Are you ready to think about the 2021 track season? Are you ready to FORGET 2020? We certainly are!
Don’t miss joining ARPCA at Pitt Race, “our home track”, for three 2021 events. Plug the following dates into your calendar:
- June 4
(Friday one-day HPDE with solo & instructed run groups) - July 30, 31, August 1 (Friday: Advanced Solo Lapping, Sat/Sun: HPDE)
- October 29, 30, 31 (Friday: Advanced Solo Lapping, Sat/Sun: HPDE)
All three events are open at ARPCA MotorSportReg
Contact the ARPCA Track Chairs track@arpca.com or Dave Palmer, ARPCA Chief Driving Instructor at chief.instructor@arpca.com with questions.
We look forward to sharing the track with you at any or all of our HPDEs!
Member Submission -J Frye
1968 912 and 1983 944. First annual Glacier Rally, Western PA. July 2015 or 2016
ARPCA Monthly Meeting – March 2021
Thursday, March 11th, 2021
Location: TBD
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The monthly meeting is open to all ARPCA Members.
Contact: president@arpca.com
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by Jack Neff, TVC Program Chief Instructor
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Porsche Touring Crew – April 2021
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On April 27, ARPCA’s Porsche Touring Crew plans to kick-off its 2021 schedule by bringing together old and new friends*** for a feast at another landing strip, this one overlooking the main runway at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. De Nunzio’s Chop House and Sinatra Bar will host the event, which was originally slated for December, but cancelled due to a seasonal snow squall. Read more