The following is with permission from Rob Lay... Partly as a result of this thread, on March 23, 2009 I signed the franchise contract to become owner/ Director of the Great Lakes region of Hooked On Driving. Our inaugural event is in the Chicago area at Autobahn Country Club Thursday June 18, North Circuit. Here are our upcoming events in the Great Lakes area (plus two more yet to be scheduled; one at Gingerman, one at Blackhawk Farms): June 18 (Thursday) at Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, IL July 16 (Thursday) Autobahn August 10 (Monday) Autobahn August 17 (Monday) Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI (immediately following the American LeMans Series pro-race weekend) September 10 (Thursday) Autobahn We have four run groups: A-beginner, B-intermediate, C-advanced and D-race prepared, plus X-Coaches Only. HODs passing protocol is conservative (passing zones on straight sections of track, demarked via large green and yellow cones), passing must be acknowledged with a point-by from driver being passed and only on the left; we loosen it up a bit for C and we do allow open passing (drivers left only) in D and X though no passing from turn-in to apex. In 1000 events weve never had car-to-car contact and only one car with major damage. According to an independent customer satisfaction survey: 88% of your customers will Absolutely or Very Likely drive again with HOD. They are hooked. HOD is clearly meeting or exceeding their customer expectations for event organization, coaching and out of car instruction. Significantly, a staggering 93% agree that they will unreservedly recommend HOD to their friends interested in high-performance driving. bento strategy, November 2008 ************************************* Background on Hooked On Driving: Founded as a performance driving program with a national growth goal, HOD, Hooked On Driving has grown rapidly from its start in Northern California in 2004. HOD has two other major U.S. operations. One, run by Joe Mills, based in Pennsylvania and covering the Northeastern U.S., and Henry Gilbert located in Florida and serving Florida and Southern Georgia. ************************************* Also looking to increase our coaches database; if you're qualified I'd like to hear from you. Call or email with questions. Best regards, Rob Rob Schermerhorn Director, Great Lakes region Hooked On Driving 10590 West KL Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49009 P: 847.380.9508 M: 847.638.4226 F: 269.585.6013 [email protected] www.hookedondriving.com ps, still doing shocks and suspension stuff, this is an expansion of business!
