Super Comp License - Page 2

S/G 386N · 10-01-2009, 09:00 AM

If you do not have a car, and have never been down the track, you better go to a school. Again, I don't think you will find a better one than Frank Hawley's. I hung out at their school before the Gainesville divisional this year, and you would not believe the amount of people in the class that were completely clueless. I think only about 5 people in the class had ever been down the track before, and half of them didn't pass. Even after 5 attempts, some people had a hard time staging the car. There was one guy there that was having a hard just staging the car. I stuck around for about 7 passes, and I think after 7 runs, Frank would still only let him go to 300'. And he was building a Top Sportsman car for himself. I would hate to be lined up next to him. Make a vacation out of it and spend the money. If you have never been down the track, there is no way I'd let you borrow my car to make license passes, even if you were my best friend.

Chris Williams · 10-01-2009, 09:36 AM

Both my daughter and I have done Frank's school, she with Jack Beckman, and me with Frank. Absolutely wonderful.

In my daughter's class we had two ~~clowns~~ guys who had bought extremely expensive cars before even making a single pass. One had purchased the S/C car that Shawn Langdon won the title in, the other a 6-sec ProMod car!

The former took 9 passes to get his license, then hand-carried the form to Glendora so he could race in a divisional that weekend. We saw him two months later at a national event, still double-bulbing people, rolling through the beams, getting all crooked backing up, etc. Ugh.

The other guy was shut down and removed from the car on the starting line by Jack. He got so screwed up that he never completed the course. Walked out. But was determined to get friends to sign off on his license, so he could run a 6-sec car... I don't know if he's alive today.

I do know one thing: patience is a virtue. Practice, practice, practice. My daughter and I spent a whole summer doing nothing but test and tunes. Made 50 passes before we entered a single event. It paid off.

Please don't be in a hurry to get in a fast car. You'll risk all kinds of people, not just yourself, and you'll make a fool of yourself.

10-01-2009, 09:00 AM	#11
S/G 386N Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 103 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Comp License If you do not have a car, and have never been down the track, you better go to a school. Again, I don't think you will find a better one than Frank Hawley's. I hung out at their school before the Gainesville divisional this year, and you would not believe the amount of people in the class that were completely clueless. I think only about 5 people in the class had ever been down the track before, and half of them didn't pass. Even after 5 attempts, some people had a hard time staging the car. There was one guy there that was having a hard just staging the car. I stuck around for about 7 passes, and I think after 7 runs, Frank would still only let him go to 300'. And he was building a Top Sportsman car for himself. I would hate to be lined up next to him. Make a vacation out of it and spend the money. If you have never been down the track, there is no way I'd let you borrow my car to make license passes, even if you were my best friend. __________________ JJ Nance '06 Don Davis C5 Corvette

10-01-2009, 09:36 AM	#12
Chris Williams Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Woodinville, WA Posts: 401 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Super Comp License Both my daughter and I have done Frank's school, she with Jack Beckman, and me with Frank. Absolutely wonderful. In my daughter's class we had two ~~clowns~~ guys who had bought extremely expensive cars before even making a single pass. One had purchased the S/C car that Shawn Langdon won the title in, the other a 6-sec ProMod car! The former took 9 passes to get his license, then hand-carried the form to Glendora so he could race in a divisional that weekend. We saw him two months later at a national event, still double-bulbing people, rolling through the beams, getting all crooked backing up, etc. Ugh. The other guy was shut down and removed from the car on the starting line by Jack. He got so screwed up that he never completed the course. Walked out. But was determined to get friends to sign off on his license, so he could run a 6-sec car... I don't know if he's alive today. I do know one thing: patience is a virtue. Practice, practice, practice. My daughter and I spent a whole summer doing nothing but test and tunes. Made 50 passes before we entered a single event. It paid off. Please don't be in a hurry to get in a fast car. You'll risk all kinds of people, not just yourself, and you'll make a fool of yourself. __________________ Chris Williams 6304 SC, TD, ET