AISA Driving / Race Academy 2014 (ASE & CMP)

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Hello to all my fellow track enthusiasts! Hopefully you have been keeping warm! I guess it is better late than never for this post!!

The ASIA Academy driving schools are back again in 2014 with 2 dates, April 25/27 at ASE and the other, May 9/11 at Calabogie MP.

As usual, we are accepting registration with full payment to secure your spot. Last year ASE school was sold out in February and the advance groups for both schools were sold out in January.

Below is all the information that you will need - in french and english. Feel free to pass the word along to people that may be interested. You can also link them to our website at http://www.aselc.ca


Bonjour,

L’école de pilotage AISA Academy sera de retour en 2014 et les inscriptions sont maintenant ouvertes. Cette école se tiendra le 25-27 avril 2014 à l'Autodrome St-Eustache, et le 9-11 mai à Calabogie Motorsports Park.
L’école comprend une soirée de cours théorique dans la semaine précédant le cours pratique ainsi que deux jours de cours pratique sur circuit (plus de 300km).

Pourquoi s’inscrire à l’école AISA Academy?

Que votre intérêt soit le lapping, time attack ou bien le circuit routier, l’école AISA vous apprendra les rudiments et les subtilités nécessaires pour devenir un pilote sécuritaire et compétent. Plusieurs de nos étudiants prennent le cours afin d’améliorer leur technique de conduite, acquérir de nouvelles aptitudes de contrôle et de sécurité et ainsi porter leur pilotage à un niveau supérieur.

Que vous soyez un débutant en ce qui concerne le circuit routier ou que vous soyez expérimenté en lapping et voulez progresser vers votre accréditation circuit routier, vous bénéficierez de ce cours.

Vous suivrez le cours avec votre voiture, vous permettant ainsi de mettre en pratique dans la vie de tous les jours les notions que vous y apprendrez. Le personnel a fait partie d’écoles accréditées et a certifié plus de 1400 diplômés en 13 ans. La plupart des champions passés et présents en SPC, CTCC, GT, 1600 ainsi qu’en Timeattack ont déjà été étudiants ou enseignants dans ces écoles. Nous sommes fiers de notre feuille de route car aucun incident/dommage majeur ne s’est produit sur une voiture d’étudiant mis à part l’usure minime des pneus et des freins.

Voici quelques sujets abordés lors du cours:

- La technique: position de conduite.
- Rouler en peloton (la vision).
- Le pointe-talon et le rétrogradage (la bonne façon)
- Le freinage (au seuil) et accélération limite et ses subtilités.
- La trajectoire idéale.
- Les notions de dérapage.
- Les virages
- Les dépassements (au freinage, a l’accélération, en aspiration, etc.)
- La physique d’une voiture de course.
- L’aspect mental (Racecraft).
- Comprendre le langage de votre véhicule.
- Simulation de départ de course, les drapeaux, les officiels et la sécurité.

Le manuel de cours a été complètement revu en 2013 et il est l’un des plus complets en Amérique. Les enseignants forment une équipe hors pair, vous assurant ainsi les résultats escomptés (moyenne de 1-2 étudiants par enseignant).

A propos de l'école
Les instructeurs de l'Académie de l'AISA travaillent ensemble depuis 1998. En 2014, l'équipe est de nouveau unie pour offrir la meilleure formation dans le sport automobile amateur au Canada.

Notre programme complet et progressif vous fournit une base solide sur laquelle vous pouvez construire et évoluer à un rythme où vous vous sentirez confortable. Vous serez surpris de constater le niveau de compréhension et de compétence votre conduite aura atteint, et ce dans un environnement sécuritaire et contrôlé. Nous enseignons la prise de conscience de votre environnement, la précision et le traitement de l’information. Une fois la technique maîtrisée, la vitesse vient assez facilement. La vitesse et la sécurité sont les fruits d'une profonde prise de conscience de l’environnement.

Avec plus de 1400 conducteurs formés en 13 ans, nos étudiants proviennent de différents groupes d'âge et de tous les horizons, mais ils ont tous une chose en commun: Ils ont tous fait confiance à l'équipe AISA pour leur formation. Beaucoup de nos étudiants sont de retour pour une 2ème école et même plus.

Pour les étudiants qui désirent l'obtention d’une accréditation pour les sports motorisés, l’école AISA offre un encadrement spécifique et un programme plus poussé. L’admissibilité à ce programme est en fonction de l’expérience antérieure. Le sport automobile est un sport sérieux et nous nous assurons que nos diplômés sont en mesure de gérer adéquatement le cadre compétitif et de conduire de façon sécuritaire.

Quoi qu'il en soit, l'Académie demeure une excellente façon d’accumuler du temps sur la piste avec un excellent enseignement.

Afin de garder le présent affichage à une longueur raisonnable, nous avons inclus ici-bas, un des nombreux commentaires reçus à propos de l’école de l’an dernier (désolé, anglais seulement).

Merci,

AISA
Formulaire d'inscription:
Calabogie Motorsports Park – http://www.aselc.ca/docs/AISA-CMP2014.pdf
Autodrome St Eustache – http://www.aselc.ca/docs/AISA-ASE2014.pdf

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Hello track enthusiasts,

Registration has now opened for the AISA Academy taking place on April 25-27 2014 at Autodrome St-Eustache, and May 9-11th 2014 at Calabogie Motorsports Park . There will be an evening theory course and 2 days on track where you will complete a practical course of over 300kms.

You will learn all the techniques necessary to make you a proficient and safe driver, whether it be for lapping, Time Attack, autocross or roadracing. In the past, most drivers in Touring and GT took schools with our instructors to get their license, and even now our students take the school because they feel the need to learn the correct basics, have practical experience and take their driving to a higher level both in safety and in control.

In our school you will provide the car (which makes the most sense since you will learn with the same car you get to drive every day, easier for applying your new found technique) Don't worry about our track record, as our instructors have a flawless reputation: over 1400 graduates in 13 years, most of them champions and front-runners in SPC, CTCC, GT, 1600 and Time attack... there has never incurred any serious damage to any students car other than minimal brake wear and tire wear.

We will cover:

- driving in tight groups (vision)
- driving position including body and hand positioning
- heel & toe and downshifting (the right way)
- threshold braking and acceleration and their subtleties
- the ideal racing lines and car control at the limit
- passing (under brakes, acceleration, drafting, etc..)
- physics involved in a (race) car
- mental aspect (racecraft)
- how to listen to and feel your car
- race starts simulations , flags ,security and event officials

Our newly revamped manual is by far the most complete and professional in North America. Our instructors make up the very best and most diverse team ever! (1-2 students per teacher assure you the right ratio for the best results).

About the school

The instructors of the AISA Academy have been working together since 1998, in 2014 the team is united again to offer the absolute best training in amateur motorsports in Canada.

Our comprehensive and progressive curriculum provides you with a solid base on which to build on and allows you to progress at a pace that you feel comfortable with. You will be amazed as to what level of understanding and competence that you’re driving elevate to, all that in a safe and controlled environment.

We teach awareness, precision and to be in touch with your racing environment. Once mastered, the technique of speed comes quite easily. Speed and safety are the rewards of profound awareness of your environment.

With over 1400 student drivers in 13 years, our students are from different age groups and from all walks of life however they all have one thing in common: they all have trusted the Academy for their driver training. Many of our student return for a 2nd school and others come back a third time.

Students wanting accreditation for motorsport events: AISA will offer a targeted tuition and an in depth program. Admissibility to this program depends on previous experience. Motorsports is a serious sport and we make sure our graduates have adequate abilities to manage a competitive environment and drive in a safe manner.

Either way, the Academy is great way to spend time on the track with excellent instruction.

Alumni of our Academy can be seen winning or front runners as well as “rookie of the year” in most of the solosport championships, SPC, CTCC, GT, 1600 and Time attack both with ASQ and CASC-OR.

Here is a comment from one of last year’s participants.

Thank you,

AISA

Registrations Forms:
Calabogie Motorsports Park – http://www.aselc.ca/docs/AISA-CMP2014.pdf
Autodrome St Eustache – http://www.aselc.ca/docs/AISA-ASE2014.pdf

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Hi Guys,

Over the last eight years I've been to many performance driving and racing schools hosted by many organizations, each with differing levels of organization/structure, curriculum, instructor talent, track time and costs. The AISA schools I have attended are *by far* the best in all categories.

AISA focuses on developing the driver.
- AISA schools maximize seat time. With one organization's lapping day + 2-day school, I did 500km over 3 days -- with AISA at the same track, I did 600km in two days. The track is ALWAYS in use, often split into sections to get multiple groups on the track at once.

- AISA schools groups students by experience. This is a HUGE benefit to all because the curriculum and instructors are focused: Beginners will go through exercises teaching basics of car control and safety, Advanced students receive training to improve performance. All the cars you share the track with are of similar experience, which makes for more comfortable and safer lapping due to similar speeds and experience levels. (At other schools with mixed groups is frustrating for the advanced driver, uncomfortable for the beginner, and less safe for all.. ..As an 'advanced' driver, I've had situations where my 9/10th's through a corner has been 100km/h+ faster than a 'beginner' driver's 9/10ths...)

- AISA schools bring in THE BEST instructors, including performance driver trainers, professional racing coaches, and professional racing drivers. Even the instructors are split across groups based on the instructor's best-fit to training beginners or experienced racers. They are there to teach you, not for free track time.

More seat time, better curriculum, best instructors at reasonable prices = maximum value.

-Lee Watterworth


FYI... Cancellation policy - as it has been asked,

Up until 4 weeks before event, full refund, request by email only.
Between 4 and 2 weeks of the event, rain check for next school, up to 13 months valid
From 2 weeks until Wed before event- no refund, the spot is yours, people have been refused so that you have your spot. This spot can be sold and written email of sale/exchange must be sent in prior to Thursday before event.
Thursday to event, good luck, make it your business to be there.

In the end, it is our goal is to deliver a quality school and people expct us to deliver, all we ask is that students respect their commitment to be there!!

Enjoy the rest of the winter, and see you guys in the Spring.
 
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AISA Academy wants to congratulate SPC Champion Marc Heroux and Rookie of the Year Jean Michel Lavoie - both graduates of the Academy in 2013!
 
With 2 months left, the ASE course is filling quickly and CMP following not too far behind.

Time to get registered if you want a spot!
 
Not too many spots left for either school, email me if you are considering and need that spot!
 
might be in for Calabogie this year Carl... All depend on if I can get suspension mods tuned before May...
 
Hey Hey! Dans 2 semaines! Ça fly.

On a mis à jour le curriculum et fait quelques changements. Sera pas mal intéressant.
 
Yes there are some places left. With spring about 3 weeks late- people have been slow to react.

we have noobie group space, as well as advance group.

How do you determine who goes in which group? Is it based on cumulative track time, regardless of track, or other method?
 
How do you determine who goes in which group? Is it based on cumulative track time, regardless of track, or other method?

Anyhow, once you are on the track, we will see quickly if you were placed in the right group. Usually, BBQMan will know according to your experience.
 
Where will the classroom be located and what time does the course start on Friday (April 25, 2014)?

Edit: just noticed it on the top of the form ...

Theory: Vendredi / Friday 25 @ 18h00 – Autodrome St Eustache
 
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Where will the classroom be located and what time does the course start on Friday (April 24, 2014)?

Edit: just noticed it on the top of the form ...

Theory: Vendredi / Friday 25 @ 18h00 – Autodrome St Eustache

Yes, the theory usually takes place in the restaurant, located next to the stands overlooking the oval track.
 
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