Category: Training

The Okanagan Precision Driving Association is pleased to announce its third annual Introduction to Autocross Driver Training event on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

The event will consist of a full day of Autocross driver training, beginning with classroom instruction, followed by graduated in-car, on-course training and culminating in Autocross mini-competition.

Our goal is to introduce beginners to the fun and exciting sport of Autocross. Sorry, but experienced Autocrossers will not be accepted.

Entrants will receive a free 2024 membership in the Okanagan Precision Driving Association. An OPDA membership, normally costing $50, entitles members to register and compete in any 2024 Okanagan Autocross event.

If you have been itching to test your skills at a motorsport competition but have been hesitant due to the intensity of an official event, this day is designed for you.

For the course curriculum and registration, visit our Introduction to Autocross page.

The Okanagan Precision Driving Association is pleased to announce its second annual Introduction to Autocross Driver Training event on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

The event will consist of a full day of Autocross driver training, beginning with classroom instruction, followed by graduated in-car, on-course training and culminating in Autocross mini-competition.

Our goal is to introduce beginners to the fun and exciting sport of Autocross. Sorry, but experienced Autocrossers will not be accepted.

For 2023, entrants will receive a free 2023 membership in the Okanagan Precision Driving Association. An OPDA membership, normally costing $50, entitles members to register and compete in any 2023 Okanagan Autocross event.

If you have been itching to test your skills at a motorsport competition but have been hesitant due to the intensity of an official event, this day is designed for you.

For the course curriculum and registration, visit our Introduction to Autocross page.

The Okanagan Precision Driver’s Association held its first annual Introduction to Autocross in Kelowna yesterday under a warm sun and clear skies. The club hosted a completely sold out event, running students through a classroom session covering the theory and technical aspects of autocross, followed by on-course training given in graduated driving sessions which culminated in an afternoon of full-on autocross heats. The students were a very talented bunch and a huge amount of progress was made over the course of the day. Based on student comments and survey results, the event was a great success.

Thanks to all the budding autocrossers that joined us yesterday. We look forward to racing with you in the future, if we can keep up.

Thanks also to all the OPDA members that gave up a perfectly good Sunday to bring the sport to these eager newcomers. Special thanks to Steve Gunner for all his work as the event’s progenitor and chair, and to Nick Gunner for doing a lot of the planning and heavy lifting. Thanks also to the instructors and crew making the event a success: Wade Schmidt, Amanda Schuffels, Wayne Terai, Richard Matte, Matt Schmidt, Matt Phillips, Daniel Buehler, Wade Pollok, Bevin Buehler, William Pao, Will Dwyer, Ethan Delichte, Steve Wensley, Ben Wegner, Tim Reid, Doug Floer and Kiernan Wingfield.

Images below provided courtesy of Ethan Delichte and Steve Wensley of Prime Light Media.