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Open Testing & Tuning

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Open Test and Tune

Get some track time at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in your competition car! Perfect for testing that new build, scrubbing some tires, calibrating the brakes, and fine tuning your qualifying and race set ups. During the evening twilight sessions option, each group will receive a minimum of three 20-minute track sessions depending on the size of the group. On Competition Course days, participants will receive two hours of track time broken into four sessions. No instructor feedback will be offered with either option. Each participant will need to have a racing license or car club competition license to enroll.

All cars are subject to random inspections throughout the test sessions.
No passengers in any cars at any time. No exceptions.

You must be a licensed racing or car club competitor and must use your own race car on all Open Test & Tune sessions. Special Open Track Time sessions are made available for the public using street-legal cars on select Open Test & Tune Twilight session dates. See Open Track Time course description under our High Performance Section.

Curriculum
  • Full-course, open lapping in sessions by group.
  • Race fuel will be available for purchase

Fuel Available
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course provides the following Sunoco Fuels:
  • Cam2 (Purple) Leaded 110 Octane
  • Cam2 (Clear) Unleaded 100 Octane
  • 260GTX Unleaded Non-Oxygenated 98 Octane
  • Premium Unleaded 93 Octane
Pumps are available 24 hours a day and payment method is by major credit card only - including but not limited to: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Sunoco credit and cash cards. Cash cards are available at the souvenir booth located next to the paddock food stand. The cash cards will help alleviate the problem associated with repeated credit card use at the pumps and will increase the purchase amount to the amount on the card.

Course Ideally Suited For:
  • Pro Racing and Club Racing drivers looking for a set up to turn a faster laps at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
  • Aspiring racers interested in a better understanding of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, one of the most challenging race tracks in the U.S.
  • Racers and Time Trial Drivers new to Mid-Ohio who want to learn and practice the circuit before that race weekend in a non-racing environment.

Driver Eligibility
All drivers must present proof of a current SCCA, NASA Competition or HPDE4 license, Professional Sports Car Racing, VSCDA, SVRA, Vintage National License, RCCA, Pro-Rally, NASCAR, CART, FIA, EMRA, car club competition license or CASC license. Certificates documenting the completion of a racing course from an accredited driving school within the past 12 months may also be accepted.

Special Cincinnati Region SCCA Session - July 30
Registration & Tech Inspection 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Drivers Meeting 4:30pm - 4:45pm
On Track Sessions (Three Groups) 4:45pm - Dusk

Group 1 - Open Wheel Cars (not permitted on May 14, July 22 or September 23 dates) - Formula Ford, Club Formula Ford, Formula Continental, Club Formula Continental, Formula Mazda and Formula Enterprise.
Group 2 - Closed Wheel Cars - American Sedan, Improved Touring R & E (ITS), Super Touring Over and Super Touring Under.
Group 3 - Closed Wheel Cars - Spec Racer Ford, Spec Miata, Showroom Stock Miata, Improved Touring A, B, C & 7; E, F, G Production and GT Lite.

Registration is available online now!
2010 Schedule
  • Friday, April 23 - Twilight
  • Friday, May 14 - Twilight: No open-wheel race cars
  • Friday, May 21 - Full Day
  • Friday, May 21 - Twilight
  • Friday, June 4 - ARCA Truck & Karts Twilight
  • Wednesday, June 16 - Twilight
  • Thursday, July 22 - Twilight: No open-wheel race cars
  • Friday, July 30 - SCCA Twilight
  • Thursday, August 19 - Twilight
  • Friday, September 3 - SCCA Twilight
  • Thursday, September 23 - Twilight: No open-wheel race cars
  • Friday, October 8 - SCCA Twilight
  • Friday, October 15 - Twilight
$195 for Twilight Sessions

$400 for Full Day Sessions during our Competition Course days
  • If multiple drivers will be using one car, the first driver must pay full price of class and each additional driver must pay 50% of price of the class.
Participants must have a valid racing or car club competition license to enroll in Open Test & Tune dates.

The Mid-Ohio School recommends the following for all on-track programs:
Personal vehicles will be required to have, at a minimum, working factory installed restraint systems (working seat belts) or the equivalent. Tires should have at least 3/32 tread or be DOT approved race tires. Brake pads should be less than ¼ used, performance brake pads recommended. No visible fluid leaks. No convertibles unless equipped with proper roll-over protection. No SUV's, vans or trucks permitted. Loaner helmets are available at the track.

Suggested maintenance to perform prior to arrival:
  • Torque wheels to recommended specs
  • Check/adjust tire pressure
  • Flush brake fluid system
  • Bring extra brake fluid and motor oil
  • Bring a tire gauge; air is available at track

Upon arrival:
  • Remove all loose items from vehicle
  • Check tire pressure often during the day
  • Re-torque wheels after one or two track sessions
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