Lexus Performance Driving School: Dates are available and the price is right

Lexus Performance Driving School: Dates are available and the price is right

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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lexus IS F.

The introduction of the IS F proved that Lexus was serious about taking on its Germanic counterparts, but it's taking another page out of the BMW and Audi playbook by beginning to offer a high-performance driving experience to prospective owners. The Lexus Performance Driving Academy has announced dates and locations for 2008, giving attendees a choice of two courses to suit their needs and pocketbooks.

The first course consists of a two-hour session that puts you behind the wheel of the IS250, IS350, GS460, GS450h and the IS F. These basic sessions are available on Saturday and Sunday and here's the kicker: it's free. If you're willing to take a Friday off, you can upgrade to the "Ultimate" session that puts you behind the wheel of the IS F for a half-day, and includes your basic chalk talk (racing lines, grip dynamics, etc.), a team time attack, timed autocross session and a lead/follow exercise around the racetrack. Not a bad deal for $295.

Four tracks are available, including the Autobahn Circuit in Joliet, Illinois; the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California; the Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia; and the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia. You can head over to the Lexus Performance Driving Academy website for all the details.

Gallery: Lexus IS-F


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WOW. I want in. But there is none in Houston. The scene is huge here, I can't believe they dont have one over here.

it's not so much about the "scene" but more about who has a decent road course.

I am in for fontana. i will get mad pics and let you guys know how it is

humm, i wonder if i can call a few people and try to get in for free. haha. I know a few people from cali speedway.. hope they stilll work there.

Invite me too!!!

Got my reservation confirmation number today.

I'm in for either Joliet or ATL.....but ATL is in July and will assuredly be hot and humid. Joliet is on the 9th. Either one is an 8 hour drive.

I'm going to do the half-day $300 per head one on Friday me thinks. Being able to essentially take a club racing driver's school, bringing only myself, in a car that isn't mine, all track day needs paid for.....sounds like a fun mini vacation.

TWS? - The Texas World Speedway is the ultimate venue for Racing, Testing, Ride and Drives, Driving Schools, Corporate Events, and Film Shoots year-round.

In addition to the two mile high banked oval, there is a 1.5 mile oval, a 1.8 mile road course, both within the two mile track, and a 1.9 mile high speed road course using turns three and four of the oval, and the newly paved 2.9 mile course.

Joliet bound next Thursday for a half-day's worth of IS-F flogging. I'll take as many pics as I can.


Anyone from the Chicago Metro Area? Any good places to eat in/near Joliet I should be aware of?