TOP
LEFT: Class
is a bit intense. In a few minutes, you'll be in a Z06 at high speed on a major
league race course. Philip Swanson, a Texas Tech student, concentrates as Justin
Bell gives instruction in the class.
BOTTOM LEFT: The
telemetry equipment, seen here mounted in the trunk of a Z06, records and displays
parameters, like speed and rpm, on your video screen for future play.
Vallie explained, "I don't think this is a Corvette driving
school. I think this is an experience you need to achieve. Im actually
after my SCCA competition license, and this is one venue to get it."
Vallie was right. In my enthusiasm to drive the new 405-horse Z06
on a race track, Id made a faux pas. Bells driving school is billed
as the "Justin Bell GT Motorsports Experience." You come here to learn
to drive, which may include an SCCA license to race. The Z06 just happens to
be the
weapon of