About this event
PCA – Grand Prix, Los Angeles, Cal Inland, Santa Barbara and San Gabriel Valley Presents “DAY AWAY FROM WORK” HPDE
Welcome to the registration for October 12, 2026, Day Away HPDE at the Streets Of Willow Springs. We hope you can join us at one of SoCal’s favorite tracks, Streets of Willow with its highly technical 1.8-mile layout prioritizing precision, vehicle dynamics, and driver skill over raw horsepower. Originally established as a driver development and setup tool, the track compresses 14 diverse turns—including a mix of increasing and decreasing radius corners, a banked bowl, and significant elevation changes—into a tight configuration that challenges drivers every 12 to 15 seconds.
High-Performance Driver Education (HPDE) schools offer the safest environment to understand the vehicle dynamics and engineering behind the Porsche brand. Crucially, HPDE events are entirely non-competitive. They do not involve racing, timed laps, or driver rankings. Participants receive no awards or prizes. Instead, the sole focus remains on driver skill development, safety, and a shared camaraderie on the track.
An important note to all participants: When you register for this DE event, please update your driving experience log on the MSR registration site. This is the primary tool for evaluating which run group you are assigned to.
We will also require that your Emergency Contact be updated in MSR.
Event Hotel - Wyndham Garden Lancaster, 2038 West Avenue I, Lancaster, CA, 93536. PCA discounted rate of $114.00 per Night. Please mention Porsche Club of America October 12th room block discount when booking at (661) 418-0550
Tech Inspection - Participants in this DE event are required to have their cars tech inspected prior to arriving at the track. A secondary tech inspection will be available on Sunday at the event hotel prior to the Ground School and at the track on the day of the event. Please print the blank form and take it with you to a dealer or independent shop to have all the items on the inspection form reviewed and evaluated. Please bring the COMPLETED tech inspection form with you to check-in on the day of the event.
Ground School - Novices and beginners are highly encouraged to attend our Ground School on Sunday Oct 11 from 4pm – 7pm at the event hotel. Taught by PCA Nationally Recognized instructors, students will be provided with the fundamentals to make their experience at the HPDE more rewarding. Topics of discussion include vehicle dynamics, passing rules, the driving line, track map and flag meanings.
We will be running Clock Wise with 4 or 5 Run Groups
Gates open at 7:00 am. The Drivers Meeting is at 8:00 a.m. and is MANDATORY for all drivers. Critical topics will be discussed including Flags, Passing Rules and Track Entry/Exit.
Event Sponsors
HOUSE AUTOMOTIVE & CASTLE BODY SHOP
This is a rain or shine event
Event requirements
FOR ON TRACK HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVER'S EDUCATION (HPDE):
- The PCA National Minimum Standards document, in its entirety, is available online on the National PCA Web site (www.pca.org)
- All registered drivers must be 18 years old or older and must possess a valid state issued driver’s license at time of driving event.
- All drivers must have a Snell rated helmet with an SA2020, or an SA 2025 rated helmet. Motorcycle helmets are not allowed; a limited number of helmets are available for rent on the registration page on this site
- TECH INSPECTION (you must have your car teched at a shop) and bring the form to the tech line either SUNDAY afternoon or MONDAY morning with your Helmet.
- Open cars with NO ROLL OVER PROTECTION MUST HAVE A ROLL BAR
- Car numbers will be provided with your registration, but if you prefer to use your own then they must be 8in high on doors and 6in high on rear and front windshield; blue painters tape is fine, but please make sure the tape is visible against the background of your car.
- ALL LEVELS OF DRIVERS WELCOME - NOVICES MUST HAVE INSTRUCTORS
- NOVICES, PLEASE REGISTER EARLY OR WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE YOU WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AND YOU MAY BE WAIT LISTED OR NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
- Run groups are organized by car performance and driver experience to accommodate everyone.
- The Drivers Meeting is at 8:00 a.m. and is MANDATORY for all drivers.
- Drivers must wear long-sleeved cotton shirts and long-legged cotton pants with closed-toed shoes. Failure to follow this policy may prohibit you from entering the racetrack
