Adult Car Control Clinic to be hosted by BMW Car Club at MCC-Blue River

The first ever Adult Car Control Clinic was a huge success last year, and the BMW Car Club of Kansas City aims to make it happen again this weekend, June 25th at MCC-Blue River.

The clinic allows participants to explore the limits of their own vehicle and their driving skills in an open, controlled, and extremely safe environment on the Precision Driving Course at MCC-Blue River. The clinic consists of both classroom and in-car training. In class, vehicle dynamics, tire management, vision and mirror awareness, and proper seating position will all be discussed.

Once in the car, we will run through a series of orange-cone parking lot and wet skid pad exercises, learning skills that you can apply to everyday driving. This will also give participants a chance to take on some of the driving maneuvers they have always wanted to attempt, without taking any safety risks or

Street Survival Program at MCC-Blue River this weekend

The Sports Car Club of America holds events at MCC-Blue River’s Preceision Driving Course almost every weekend, and the Street Survival Program is hands down their most important event. Eligible students are 16 to 21 years old and hold a valid unrestricted driver’s license or a valid permit. Here’s the schedule, if you’re interested in attending:

It’s not just about Driving, it’s about Living…. 

• The leading cause of death among 13-19 year olds in the US is from a motor vehicle crash.

• 62% of teenage passenger deaths in 2004 occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager.

• Teenagers cause 2.5 million accidents per year.

• In 2007 that resulted in over 6,000 deaths of teens.

Those sobering statistics should be

Hankook Tire Ride and Drive at MCC-Blue River

On July 26, the MCC-Blue River Precision Driving Center was host to Hankook Performance Tires Ride and Drive mobile marketing campaign. Geared towards tire dealers, Hankook invited area businesses out to test and compare their tires to other brands by taking laps in custom Ford Mustangs.

“What we try to do is get them a little experience with the tire,” said Mike Woods of Hankook Tire. “They have a better feeling, a better confidence when they go back to the customer to sell the tire.”

With slaloms and hair pin turns on the course, the 30 dealers on hand seemed to be having a great time.

“If you like speed and driving fast cars, it’s awesome,” said Randy Sexton of Total Auto Care. “I am one of those that love it, and it’s been great.”

“It’s just a beautiful facility,” said Woods of the Precision Driving Center. “I can’t say enough about it. It’s more than we hoped for.”

Watch the video of Hankook in action!

For more information on the Precision Driving Center contact Carl Short at 816-604-6701 or
Carl.short@mcckc.edu .