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A HUGE thanks to all of our COACHES/VOLUNTEERS (see below)
Motorcycle Officer Ben Lancaster – Reno PD,
Shannon Lagace, Jonah Dillman & Craig – SAIA LTL Freight,
Kim Myers – BMW CCA,
REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER
And mostly to our fearless Leader: STEVE POLIMENI, without you this event would not be possible!
Thanks Parents, because you care

BMWCCA Sierra Chapter White Knuckled, Fearless Coaches (in alphabetical order):

 Volunteers

Greetings to all my Street Survivor fans!

It has been several months now since pulling off the Street Survival 2017 event, and I would like to take the opportunity to personally thank all those volunteers who showed up to help – you were all “Rock Stars!”  A special thanks to the in-car coaches from the SCCA who showed up to assist, you guys got rave reviews from your assigned students. Please pass on my gratitude to Carol Deborde for getting the word out to her club.

As luck would have it, the weather gods shone down on the event all day and provided us with almost 80 degrees and plenty of Reno sunshine on an early October day, it was just great to be outdoors. We had 20 enthusiastic students from lots of different places; Petaluma, Cameron Park, San Jose, Nevada City, and Alpine Meadows in California, Sparks and Reno in Nevada. It just blows me away how far some people will travel to get to this event – a true testament to the cause if you will. I would also mention that 15 of the 20 students required a “Minor Release.” My hats off to their parents for ensuring a valuable lesson in their children’s driver education.

I realize that some of you reading this article may not be very impressed by the meager number of 20 students out of what feels like a bazillion number of young drivers on the road today. Personally speaking, if I get one student to be a better driver then I’m way ahead of the game. And I can safely say that our volunteer coaches and staff pretty much feel the same way. If you haven’t participated in the past then I highly encourage you to check it out, we would love to see you next year in any capacity.

I would also like to mention my gratitude to the Reno Police Department for sending Motorcycle Officer Ben Lancaster to answer student questions, to SAIA LTL Freight (Craig, Shannon and Jonah) for providing an 18-wheeler so students could understand what it is like to drive one these from a vision standpoint, and to retired WCSO Deputy Kimberly Myers for her inspirational message to our students.

~ Steve Polimeni, Driving Events Coordinator

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Here’s a roster of all who chipped in to make this year’s Street Survival another worthwhile event.  (Gee, I hope I didn’t leave out anyone!!!)

Thanks Parents, because you care

BMWCCA Sierra Chapter White Knuckled, Fearless Coaches (in alphabetical order):

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Here’s a roster of all who chipped in to make this year’s Street Survival another worthwhile event.  (Gee, I hope I didn’t leave out anyone!!!)  We had help from outside the club (denoted by an *), from our venue host, Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program… and from other individuals who care about the effort to give new drivers a better chance to survive.

Registration was manned… errr, wo-manned… by Diane Ona, Carmina Nicasio and Jackie Douglass.  We would have starved without Joyce Sharp and Sharon Rachow… okay and DeArmond for bagels and coffee first thing.

The course workers kept the flow going:  John Strom, Ed Smith, Art Ona, Duane Meyer*… plus some parental help.

Fred Watson was a moving target as the event photographer.

A HUGE thanks to all of our COACHES/VOLUNTEERS (see below)
 Sky Tavern and Captain Duane Meyer

And mostly to our fearless Leader: JEFF WARNER, without you this event would not be possible!
Thanks Parents, because you care

BMWCCA Sierra Chapter White Knuckled, Fearless Coaches (in alphabetical order):

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Note: This is a non-BMWCCA sanctioned event

WHAT: Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School
WHERE: Reno-Stead Airport, 4895 Texas Ave, Reno, NV 89506
WHEN: Saturday, March 14th; 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Car crashes are the leading killer of American teens from ages 15 – 20, with more than 5,000 teens involved in a fatal crash each year and an additional 196,000 injured.

Simple driving errors, avoidable but common among inexperienced teens, cause the majority of fatal accidents. Tire Rack Street Survival® is a 501c3 organization and is the largest active non-profit national driver education program that teaches teens the skills they need to stay alive behind the wheel. Unlike traditional driver’s education programs based on classroom theory and simple maneuvers, the Tire Rack Street Survival® programs improves driver competence through hands-on experiences in real-world driving situations.

Students will receive classroom sessions and then will learn, hands-on, how to manage everyday driving hazards, obstacles and challenges in a controlled environment on an advanced driving course to ultimately ‘arrive alive’.

Students learn emergency braking and skid control, how to control proper braking, and how to avoid accidents entirely. In select schools, in addition to spending time in the driver’s seat of parked 18-wheeler to fully comprehend its massive blind spots, teenagers witness the violent detonation of an air bag, which reinforces proper hand placement on the steering wheel. Students are taught in their own cars, not specially prepared program vehicles, so the skills they learn can be directly translated to their daily driving experiences. Tire Rack Street Survival® challenges teenagers to understand how to control a vehicle, rather than just operate one.

Tire Rack Street Survival® is open to licensed and permitted drivers ages 15 – 21. Forms, schedules and more information can be found online at www.streetsurvival.org.

The cost is $75 per student and some insurance companies offer premium discounts to graduates. The program is in its 13fth year having trained almost 15,000 new drivers. 101 schools were completed last year and the goal for 2015 is over 125 nationally.

For the 6th year, Michelin North America is supporting the Street Survival program by providing funding for pavement rental for each school throughout the United States. That is no small task, given that this year the Tire Rack Street Survival schools plan to offer its training to teens all across the U.S.

To view a video of the program please visit http://streetsurvival.org/.

Event Details

Visit SCCA Street Survival

COST: $75 per student

I WANT TO BE A STUDENT! Age requirement is 5-21. To register go to the Street Survival Registration/School Schedule page.

MEDIA CONTACTS

National Contact:
Bill Wade
National Program Manager
mobile: 502.649.4871 bill.wade@streetsurvival.org

Local Contact:
Carol Deborde
Reno Region – SCCA
mobile: 775.267.4845 c_deborde@charter.net

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 WE NEED STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS & COACHES! (DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS)

ATTENTION IN CAR COACHES…
You must complete the online click on the following link: Tire Rack Street Survival Training for Coaches

WHEN: Saturday, October 3^rd, 2015, 7:00 am
LOCATION: Sky Tavern Lodge, 21130 Mt Rose Highway, Reno, NV 89511

It’s about more than driving – it’s about LIVING!
The primary emphasis of the Tire Rack Street Survival® is a “hands-on” driving experience in real-world situations! We use your own car to teach you about its handling limits and how you can control them. The students will become more observant of the traffic situation they find themselves in. They will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers. As the students master the application of physics to drive their cars, they will make fewer unwise driving actions themselves. They will understand why they should always wear their own seatbelts, and why they should insist that their passengers wear seatbelts, too.

See the Tire Rack Street Survival® FAQ page
Watch YouTube videos:

• Tire Rack Street Survival
• Tire Rack Street Survival Promo

Event Details

• Driving Clinic for Ages 15-23
• Full day behind the wheel with Coach
• You drive your own vehicle
• Class presentations between sessions
• Emphasis on Vehicle Dynamics

COST: $75 per student (includes lunch)

I WANT TO BE A STUDENT! Age requirement is 15-23. To register go to our Street Survival School Registration page.

I WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER: Coaches DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS. Click HERE to sign up.

For further information visit the Street Survival web site or contact Jeff Warner or Email Us

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 Street Survival Class of 2014

A HUGE thanks to all of our COACHES/VOLUNTEERS (see below)
Sky Tavern and  Trooper Chuck Allen
And mostly to our fearless Leader: JEFF WARNER, without you this event would not be possible!
Thanks Parents, because you care

BMWCCA Sierra Chapter White Knuckled, Fearless Coaches (in alphabetical order):

 Volunteers

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WE NEED STUDENTS & VOLUNTEER COACHES! (DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS)

ATTENTION IN CAR COACHES…
You must complete the online click on the following link: Tire Rack Street Survival Training for Coaches

WHEN: Saturday, October 4^th, 2014
LOCATION: Sky Tavern Lodge, 21130 Sky Tavern Rd, Reno, NV

It’s about more than driving – it’s about LIVING!
The primary emphasis of the Tire Rack Street Survival® is a “hands-on” driving experience in real-world situations! We use your own car to teach you about its handling limits and how you can control them. The students will become more observant of the traffic situation they find themselves in. They will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers. As the students master the application of physics to drive their cars, they will make fewer unwise driving actions themselves. They will understand why they should always wear their own seatbelts, and why they should insist that their passengers wear seatbelts, too.

See the Tire Rack Street Survival® FAQ page
Watch YouTube videos:

• Tire Rack Street Survival
• Tire Rack Street Survival Promo

Event Details

• Driving Clinic for Ages 15-23
• Full day behind the wheel with Coach
• You drive your own vehicle
• Class presentations between sessions
• Emphasis on Vehicle Dynamics

COST: $75 per student (includes lunch)

I WANT TO BE A STUDENT! Age requirement is 15-23. To register go to our Street Survival School Registration page after reading through the information scroll down to find Sky Tavern Lodge and click on that to register.

I WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER COACH: Coaches DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS. If you want to volunteer contact Jeff Warner or Email Us.

For further information visit the Street Survival web site or contact Jeff Warner or Email Us

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A HUGE thanks to all of our COACHES/VOLUNTEERS, Sierra Fire Protection District – Station 38, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, And mostly to our fearless Leader: JEFF WARNER, without you this event would not be possible! Thanks Parents, because you care Sierra Chapter White Knuckled, Fearless Coaches.

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For more details on last year’s event click here to visit our post.

WE NEED STUDENTS & VOLUNTEER COACHES! (DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS)
WHEN:Saturday, October 5^th, 2013
LOCATION: Mt. Rose Ski Resort Parking Lot, 22222 Mount Rose Highway, Reno, NV

It’s about more than driving – it’s about LIVING!
The primary emphasis of the Tire Rack Street Survival® is a “hands-on” driving experience in real-world situations! We use your own car to teach you about its handling limits and how you can control them. The students will become more observant of the traffic situation they find themselves in. They will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers. As the students master the application of physics to drive their cars, they will make fewer unwise driving actions themselves. They will understand why they should always wear their own seatbelts, and why they should insist that their passengers wear seatbelts, too.

See the Tire Rack Street Survival® FAQ page
Watch YouTube videos:

• 2012 Sierra Chapter Street Survival
• Tire Rack Street Survival
• Tire Rack Street Survival Promo

Event Details

• Driving Clinic for Ages 15-23
• Full day behind the wheel with Coach
• You drive your own vehicle
• Class presentations between sessions
• Emphasis on Vehicle Dynamics

COST: $75 per student (includes lunch)

I WANT TO BE A STUDENT! Age requirement is 15-23. To register go to our Street Survival School Registration page.

I WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER COACH: Coaches DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS. If you want to volunteer contact Jeff Warner or Email Us.

For further information visit the Street Survival web site or contact Jeff Warner or Email Us

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This what Parents and Students said they liked best:

Others quotes: Mike Dietel: “Good group of young drivers”… “Even with soap and water, it’s hard to get these newer cars to misbehave.” Anon: “Who does that guy think he is, a rock star or something?”  (Answer: Well, actually HE IS!”) Brandon Villar: “I really want to do this… in my dad’s M!” A HUGE thanks to all of our COACHES/VOLUNTEERS (see below), Sierra Fire Protection District – Station 38, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, All Points Towing, And mostly to our fearless Leader: JEFF WARNER, without you this event would not be possible! Thanks Parents, because you care Sierra Chapter White Knuckled, Fearless Coaches (in alphabetical order):

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WE NEED STUDENTS & VOLUNTEER COACHES! (DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS)

WHEN:Saturday, October 6, 2012

LOCATION: Mt. Rose Ski Resort Parking Lot, 22222 Mount Rose Highway, Reno, NV

It’s about more than driving – it’s about LIVING!

The primary emphasis of the Tire Rack Street Survival® is a “hands-on” driving experience in real-world situations! We use your own car to teach you about its handling limits and how you can control them. The students will become more observant of the traffic situation they find themselves in. They will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers. As the students master the application of physics to drive their cars, they will make fewer unwise driving actions themselves. They will understand why they should always wear their own seatbelts, and why they should insist that their passengers wear seatbelts, too.

See the Tire Rack Street Survival® FAQ page

Watch YouTube videos:

• 2011 Sierra Chapter Street Survival
• Tire Rack Street Survival
• Tire Rack Street Survival Promo
• Tire Rack Street Survival

Event Details

• Driving Clinic for Ages 15-23
• Full day behind the wheel with Coach
• You drive your own vehicle
• Class presentations between sessions
• Emphasis on Vehicle Dynamics

COST: $75 per student (includes lunch)

I WANT TO BE A STUDENT! Age requirement is 15-23. To register go to the Street Survival Registration/School Schedule page.

I WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER COACH: Coaches DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS. If you want to volunteer contact Jeff Warner or Email Us.

For further information visit the Street Survival web site or contact Jeff Warner or Email Us

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This what Parents and Students said they liked best:

A HUGE thanks to all of our COACHES/VOLUNTEERS*, Sierra Fire Protection District – Station 38, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, All Points Towing, Einstein Bagels (yummy) And mostly to our fearless Leader: JEFF WARNER Without you this event would not be possible! Thanks Parents, because you care *Sierra Chapter Coaches and Volunteers (in alphabetical order):

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WE NEED STUDENTS & VOLUNTEER COACHES!
(DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS)
WHEN: Saturday, September 10^th 2011 from 7:30am to 4:00pm
LOCATION: Mt. Rose Ski Resort Parking Lot, 22222 Mount Rose Highway, Reno, NV

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The primary emphasis of the Tire Rack Street Survival® is a “hands-on” driving experience in real-world situations! We use your own car to teach you about its handling limits and how you can control them. The students will become more observant of the traffic situation they find themselves in. They will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers. As the students master the application of physics to drive their cars, they will make fewer unwise driving actions themselves. They will understand why they should always wear their own seatbelts, and why they should insist that their passengers wear seatbelts, too.

Event Details

• Driving Clinic for Ages 15-23
• Full day behind the wheel with Coach
• You drive your own vehicle
• Class presentations between sessions
• Emphasis on Vehicle Dynamics

COST: $75 per student (includes lunch)

I WANT TO BE A STUDENT! Age requirement is 15-23. To register click here (you will be directed to the Street Survival web site).

I WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER COACH: Coaches DO NOT NEED TO BE CLUB MEMBERS. If you want to volunteer contact Jeff Warner or Email Us.
A Coach’s Clinic for volunteers will be held on Thursday, September 8^th @ 5:00 pm @ Bill Pearce BMW

For further information visit the Street Survival web site or contact Jeff Warner or Email Us

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