Let me welcome all the novice drivers and their families to the I-5 QMC. Our 2008 Novice training begins on Saturday, March 15,  at the Grays Harbor Mini Raceway. Please be prepared to begin promptly at 9:00 am each day. Click here for a comprehensive daily schedule available for viewing and printing.

There are a few things that you can start teaching your child before he or she gets behind the wheel of a ¼ midget. One of the most challenging skills for a young driver is lining up. Click here for an easy exercise that you can do at home to give your driver a head start with this task.

Along with lining up, flag colors and understanding hand signals from the flag stand are a must for the beginning driver. Click here for a few quick & easy flag recognition exercises that can get your driver off on the right foot.  

Please work with your child to find his/her weaknesses and/or fears. We as  experienced handlers can help to put some of those fears to rest. In addition, please keep in mind THESE ARE KIDS! The timeliness and the way you conduct your home training is important. Attempt to make the training a ‘fun time’, while still emphasizing the importance of teamwork, concentration and following directions. These training sessions are to teach your child to be safe, not to win. Winning will come later, safety now will make sure of that!

Please bring your Novice Checklist to each session. Attendance will be taken before and after each session. Both handler and driver must attend all four sessions to graduate. If you don’t attend all four sessions, you won’t graduate and won’t be able to race. It is very important that your car is ready for the first session. We could be on the track as soon as the first session (the weather plays a big part in when we get on the track). We will be performing safety inspections and helping ensure that you’re familiar with properly securing the safety belts, wrist restraints and neck collars. Any items that are not QMA Legal at the first session will be identified and will need to be corrected as soon as possible. If you have any questions about preparing your car prior to the first session, please contact myself, Jim Volz 360-482-5539, or Brandon Biggs (Tech) 360-612-0469, or Kevin Nations (Safety) 360-537-0966 .

Please visit www.quartermidgets.org  to find out more regarding rules, tech and safety. You can download and print all the necessary rules and info sheets right from that site.

As always, my door is always open & my phone never too busy to help out a new ¼ midget family. Please feel free to call me & I will do my best to point you in the best direction possible.

Turn right to go left,

Jim Volz
I-5 QMC VP & Novice Trainer
volz4@centurytel.net
jvolz@eaglehomemortgage.com
360-482-5539   360-704-8900