Buttonwillow Driving School
This is our famous Southern California driving school, traditionally held the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Friday-Sunday, November 22-24, 2019
2019 Driving Configurations:
- Friday Experienced Driver Day: #1 “Star Mazda CCW
- Sat/Sun High Performance Driver Education: #13 “Sweeper” CCW
Buttonwillow 2019 Welcome Letter [PDF] (fixed wrong dates on preliminary schedule)
Buttonwillow 2019 Track Map with Passing Zones [PDF]
Buttonwillow 2019 Paddock Map [PDF]
Location
Buttonwillow Raceway Park is a closed road course built, owned and operated by the Cal Club Chapter of the Sports Car Club of America. Buttonwillow was designed by SCCA as a training and racing venue for SCCA members, making it one of the safest closed road courses in our region. A versatile layout allows it to be driven in many different configurations, and in both the clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. Buttonwillow is located just off Interstate Highway 5 at 24551 Lerdo Hwy, Buttonwillow, CA 93206, (661) 764-5333
General HPDE Information
- Definition of HPDE: High Performance Driving Education (a driving school)
- Audi Club SoCal’s main Driving school page with Audi SoCal HPDE resources including first-timer information, detailed requirements, tech form, and much more
- The latest Audi Club SoCal event registration information is on MotorsportReg.com
Buttonwillow Track Guides
- PCA-GGR Track Guide – #1 & #13 CW (by PCA Golden Gate Region, we’ve edited it to use present-day corner names) [PDF]
- PCA-GGR Track Guide – #1 & #13 CCW (by PCA Golden Gate Region, we’ve edited it to use present-day corner names) [PDF]
- Trackpedia’s Turn-by-Turn Guide to Sweeper #13 CW
Instructional Videos
Pro Tip: Print out a track map and follow along when watching the on-track videos. Buttonwillow Track Maps: #1 Star Mazda and #13 Sweeper
#1 Star Mazda
- Buttonwillow #1 Instructional Video (#1 CW)
- Buttonwillow #1 CCW Instructional Video (#1 CCW)
#13 Sweeper
- Buttonwillow Fast Lap with Billy Johnson (#13 CW)
- Buttonwillow #13 CCW (#13 CCW) (but please don’t tilt your head in the turns like this guy!)
How to Learn a New Circuit, Fast (very detailed, for experienced drivers)
For reference only, these are the original source documents for the PCA-GGR Buttonwillow Track Guides provided above (note that several turn names are obsolete. Includes both of the most popular layouts, #1 Star Mazda and #13 Sweeper): www.pca-ggr.org/files/pdf/bw-clockwise.pdf [PDF] and www.pca-ggr.org/files/pdf/bw-counterclockwise.pdf [PDF]