Performance Driving Experience
Learn car control and build the fundamentals to increase driving confidence.
Learn the line from expert instructors who teach you performance driving fundamentals.
Learn performance driving techniques on a real race track.
Upcoming Events
October 2025
Tuesday October 14
- 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
-
PDE Performance Driving Experience - Event 7 of 7Tuesday October 1412:00 pm – 6:00 pmPDE Performance Driving Experience - Event 7 of 7World Wide Technology Raceway, 700 Raceway Blvd, Madison, IL 62060, USA
Save the Date!
PDE, Performance Driving Experience 2025 Series
Plan to join us for an afternoon of fun and education.
For more information and to register please click link below:Event 1 April 8th 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-1
Special Event April 11th 2025
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/st-louis-road-racing-eggstravaganza-worldwide-technologies-raceway-scca-club-327112Event 2 May 13th 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-2
Event 3 June 3rd 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-3
Event 4 July 8th 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-4
Event 5 August 12th 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-5
Event 6 September 16th 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-6
Event 7 October 14th 2025 msreg.com/stlscca-pde-2025-7
Schedule:
12:00 PM Optional Track Walk (Meet On Pit Road)
1:00 PM Mandatory Check-in & Tech
2:00 PM Mandatory Driver’s Meeting
2:30 PM First Group on Track
Cost:
$220 per driver for SCCA members
$240 for non-members
Rules:
SCCA Track Event rules:
https://www.scca.com/downloads/44505-2020-scca-track-event-rulesAll drivers are responsible to read and adhere to the SCCA Supplemental Regulations, which can be found here:
http://pde.stlscca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-PDE-Supps.pdfAll drivers must complete a self-tech sheet, which will be collected at registration the day of the event:
http://pde.stlscca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Self-Tech-Sheet.pdfConvertibles and targa tops must meet the standards outlined in the SCCA Track Event rules:
https://cdn.connectsites.net/user_files/scca/downloads/000/044/505/2022_SCCA_Track_Event_Rules_060122.pdfEvent instructions:
http://pde.stlscca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Gateway-PDE-Track-Event-Instructions.pdfSafety:
- A helmet meeting one of the following standards:
- Snell Foundation SA, SAH, M, or K, 2010 or newer (ex. SA2010)
- SFI 31.1, 41.1, 31.1A, 31.2A, 41.1A, 41.2A
- British spec BS6658-85 type A/FR
- Long pants
- Closed-toe shoes
- Short or long sleeve shirt is OK
- Completed self-tech sheet
- A helmet meeting one of the following standards:
October 2025
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday October 1
1
|
Thursday October 2
2
|
Friday October 3
3
|
Saturday October 4
4
|
|||
Sunday October 5
5
|
Monday October 6
6
|
Tuesday October 7
7
|
Wednesday October 8
8
|
Thursday October 9
9
|
Friday October 10
10
|
Saturday October 11
11
|
Sunday October 12
12
|
Monday October 13
13
|
Tuesday October 14
14
|
Wednesday October 15
15
|
Thursday October 16
16
|
Friday October 17
17
|
Saturday October 18
18
|
Sunday October 19
19
|
Monday October 20
20
|
Tuesday October 21
21
|
Wednesday October 22
22
|
Thursday October 23
23
|
Friday October 24
24
|
Saturday October 25
25
|
Sunday October 26
26
|
Monday October 27
27
|
Tuesday October 28
28
|
Wednesday October 29
29
|
Thursday October 30
30
|
Friday October 31
31
|
November 2025
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday November 1
1
|
||||||
Sunday November 2
2
|
Monday November 3
3
|
Tuesday November 4
4
|
Wednesday November 5
5
|
Thursday November 6
6
|
Friday November 7
7
|
Saturday November 8
8
|
Sunday November 9
9
|
Monday November 10
10
|
Tuesday November 11
11
|
Wednesday November 12
12
|
Thursday November 13
13
|
Friday November 14
14
|
Saturday November 15
15
|
Sunday November 16
16
|
Monday November 17
17
|
Tuesday November 18
18
|
Wednesday November 19
19
|
Thursday November 20
20
|
Friday November 21
21
|
Saturday November 22
22
|
Sunday November 23
23
|
Monday November 24
24
|
Tuesday November 25
25
|
Wednesday November 26
26
|
Thursday November 27
27
|
Friday November 28
28
|
Saturday November 29
29
|
Sunday November 30
30
|
No events.
December 2025
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monday December 1
1
|
Tuesday December 2
2
|
Wednesday December 3
3
|
Thursday December 4
4
|
Friday December 5
5
|
Saturday December 6
6
|
|
Sunday December 7
7
|
Monday December 8
8
|
Tuesday December 9
9
|
Wednesday December 10
10
|
Thursday December 11
11
|
Friday December 12
12
|
Saturday December 13
13
|
Sunday December 14
14
|
Monday December 15
15
|
Tuesday December 16
16
|
Wednesday December 17
17
|
Thursday December 18
18
|
Friday December 19
19
|
Saturday December 20
20
|
Sunday December 21
21
|
Monday December 22
22
|
Tuesday December 23
23
|
Wednesday December 24
24
|
Thursday December 25
25
|
Friday December 26
26
|
Saturday December 27
27
|
Sunday December 28
28
|
Monday December 29
29
|
Tuesday December 30
30
|
Wednesday December 31
31
|
No events.
January 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thursday January 1
1
|
Friday January 2
2
|
Saturday January 3
3
|
||||
Sunday January 4
4
|
Monday January 5
5
|
Tuesday January 6
6
|
Wednesday January 7
7
|
Thursday January 8
8
|
Friday January 9
9
|
Saturday January 10
10
|
Sunday January 11
11
|
Monday January 12
12
|
Tuesday January 13
13
|
Wednesday January 14
14
|
Thursday January 15
15
|
Friday January 16
16
|
Saturday January 17
17
|
Sunday January 18
18
|
Monday January 19
19
|
Tuesday January 20
20
|
Wednesday January 21
21
|
Thursday January 22
22
|
Friday January 23
23
|
Saturday January 24
24
|
Sunday January 25
25
|
Monday January 26
26
|
Tuesday January 27
27
|
Wednesday January 28
28
|
Thursday January 29
29
|
Friday January 30
30
|
Saturday January 31
31
|
No events.
February 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday February 1
1
|
Monday February 2
2
|
Tuesday February 3
3
|
Wednesday February 4
4
|
Thursday February 5
5
|
Friday February 6
6
|
Saturday February 7
7
|
Sunday February 8
8
|
Monday February 9
9
|
Tuesday February 10
10
|
Wednesday February 11
11
|
Thursday February 12
12
|
Friday February 13
13
|
Saturday February 14
14
|
Sunday February 15
15
|
Monday February 16
16
|
Tuesday February 17
17
|
Wednesday February 18
18
|
Thursday February 19
19
|
Friday February 20
20
|
Saturday February 21
21
|
Sunday February 22
22
|
Monday February 23
23
|
Tuesday February 24
24
|
Wednesday February 25
25
|
Thursday February 26
26
|
Friday February 27
27
|
Saturday February 28
28
|
No events.
March 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday March 1
1
|
Monday March 2
2
|
Tuesday March 3
3
|
Wednesday March 4
4
|
Thursday March 5
5
|
Friday March 6
6
|
Saturday March 7
7
|
Sunday March 8
8
|
Monday March 9
9
|
Tuesday March 10
10
|
Wednesday March 11
11
|
Thursday March 12
12
|
Friday March 13
13
|
Saturday March 14
14
|
Sunday March 15
15
|
Monday March 16
16
|
Tuesday March 17
17
|
Wednesday March 18
18
|
Thursday March 19
19
|
Friday March 20
20
|
Saturday March 21
21
|
Sunday March 22
22
|
Monday March 23
23
|
Tuesday March 24
24
|
Wednesday March 25
25
|
Thursday March 26
26
|
Friday March 27
27
|
Saturday March 28
28
|
Sunday March 29
29
|
Monday March 30
30
|
Tuesday March 31
31
|
No events.
April 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday April 1
1
|
Thursday April 2
2
|
Friday April 3
3
|
Saturday April 4
4
|
|||
Sunday April 5
5
|
Monday April 6
6
|
Tuesday April 7
7
|
Wednesday April 8
8
|
Thursday April 9
9
|
Friday April 10
10
|
Saturday April 11
11
|
Sunday April 12
12
|
Monday April 13
13
|
Tuesday April 14
14
|
Wednesday April 15
15
|
Thursday April 16
16
|
Friday April 17
17
|
Saturday April 18
18
|
Sunday April 19
19
|
Monday April 20
20
|
Tuesday April 21
21
|
Wednesday April 22
22
|
Thursday April 23
23
|
Friday April 24
24
|
Saturday April 25
25
|
Sunday April 26
26
|
Monday April 27
27
|
Tuesday April 28
28
|
Wednesday April 29
29
|
Thursday April 30
30
|
No events.
May 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friday May 1
1
|
Saturday May 2
2
|
|||||
Sunday May 3
3
|
Monday May 4
4
|
Tuesday May 5
5
|
Wednesday May 6
6
|
Thursday May 7
7
|
Friday May 8
8
|
Saturday May 9
9
|
Sunday May 10
10
|
Monday May 11
11
|
Tuesday May 12
12
|
Wednesday May 13
13
|
Thursday May 14
14
|
Friday May 15
15
|
Saturday May 16
16
|
Sunday May 17
17
|
Monday May 18
18
|
Tuesday May 19
19
|
Wednesday May 20
20
|
Thursday May 21
21
|
Friday May 22
22
|
Saturday May 23
23
|
Sunday May 24
24
|
Monday May 25
25
|
Tuesday May 26
26
|
Wednesday May 27
27
|
Thursday May 28
28
|
Friday May 29
29
|
Saturday May 30
30
|
Sunday May 31
31
|
No events.
June 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monday June 1
1
|
Tuesday June 2
2
|
Wednesday June 3
3
|
Thursday June 4
4
|
Friday June 5
5
|
Saturday June 6
6
|
|
Sunday June 7
7
|
Monday June 8
8
|
Tuesday June 9
9
|
Wednesday June 10
10
|
Thursday June 11
11
|
Friday June 12
12
|
Saturday June 13
13
|
Sunday June 14
14
|
Monday June 15
15
|
Tuesday June 16
16
|
Wednesday June 17
17
|
Thursday June 18
18
|
Friday June 19
19
|
Saturday June 20
20
|
Sunday June 21
21
|
Monday June 22
22
|
Tuesday June 23
23
|
Wednesday June 24
24
|
Thursday June 25
25
|
Friday June 26
26
|
Saturday June 27
27
|
Sunday June 28
28
|
Monday June 29
29
|
Tuesday June 30
30
|
No events.
July 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday July 1
1
|
Thursday July 2
2
|
Friday July 3
3
|
Saturday July 4
4
|
|||
Sunday July 5
5
|
Monday July 6
6
|
Tuesday July 7
7
|
Wednesday July 8
8
|
Thursday July 9
9
|
Friday July 10
10
|
Saturday July 11
11
|
Sunday July 12
12
|
Monday July 13
13
|
Tuesday July 14
14
|
Wednesday July 15
15
|
Thursday July 16
16
|
Friday July 17
17
|
Saturday July 18
18
|
Sunday July 19
19
|
Monday July 20
20
|
Tuesday July 21
21
|
Wednesday July 22
22
|
Thursday July 23
23
|
Friday July 24
24
|
Saturday July 25
25
|
Sunday July 26
26
|
Monday July 27
27
|
Tuesday July 28
28
|
Wednesday July 29
29
|
Thursday July 30
30
|
Friday July 31
31
|
No events.
August 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday August 1
1
|
||||||
Sunday August 2
2
|
Monday August 3
3
|
Tuesday August 4
4
|
Wednesday August 5
5
|
Thursday August 6
6
|
Friday August 7
7
|
Saturday August 8
8
|
Sunday August 9
9
|
Monday August 10
10
|
Tuesday August 11
11
|
Wednesday August 12
12
|
Thursday August 13
13
|
Friday August 14
14
|
Saturday August 15
15
|
Sunday August 16
16
|
Monday August 17
17
|
Tuesday August 18
18
|
Wednesday August 19
19
|
Thursday August 20
20
|
Friday August 21
21
|
Saturday August 22
22
|
Sunday August 23
23
|
Monday August 24
24
|
Tuesday August 25
25
|
Wednesday August 26
26
|
Thursday August 27
27
|
Friday August 28
28
|
Saturday August 29
29
|
Sunday August 30
30
|
Monday August 31
31
|
No events.
September 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday September 1
1
|
Wednesday September 2
2
|
Thursday September 3
3
|
Friday September 4
4
|
Saturday September 5
5
|
||
Sunday September 6
6
|
Monday September 7
7
|
Tuesday September 8
8
|
Wednesday September 9
9
|
Thursday September 10
10
|
Friday September 11
11
|
Saturday September 12
12
|
Sunday September 13
13
|
Monday September 14
14
|
Tuesday September 15
15
|
Wednesday September 16
16
|
Thursday September 17
17
|
Friday September 18
18
|
Saturday September 19
19
|
Sunday September 20
20
|
Monday September 21
21
|
Tuesday September 22
22
|
Wednesday September 23
23
|
Thursday September 24
24
|
Friday September 25
25
|
Saturday September 26
26
|
Sunday September 27
27
|
Monday September 28
28
|
Tuesday September 29
29
|
Wednesday September 30
30
|
No events.
October 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thursday October 1
1
|
Friday October 2
2
|
Saturday October 3
3
|
||||
Sunday October 4
4
|
Monday October 5
5
|
Tuesday October 6
6
|
Wednesday October 7
7
|
Thursday October 8
8
|
Friday October 9
9
|
Saturday October 10
10
|
Sunday October 11
11
|
Monday October 12
12
|
Tuesday October 13
13
|
Wednesday October 14
14
|
Thursday October 15
15
|
Friday October 16
16
|
Saturday October 17
17
|
Sunday October 18
18
|
Monday October 19
19
|
Tuesday October 20
20
|
Wednesday October 21
21
|
Thursday October 22
22
|
Friday October 23
23
|
Saturday October 24
24
|
Sunday October 25
25
|
Monday October 26
26
|
Tuesday October 27
27
|
Wednesday October 28
28
|
Thursday October 29
29
|
Friday October 30
30
|
Saturday October 31
31
|
No events.
November 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday November 1
1
|
Monday November 2
2
|
Tuesday November 3
3
|
Wednesday November 4
4
|
Thursday November 5
5
|
Friday November 6
6
|
Saturday November 7
7
|
Sunday November 8
8
|
Monday November 9
9
|
Tuesday November 10
10
|
Wednesday November 11
11
|
Thursday November 12
12
|
Friday November 13
13
|
Saturday November 14
14
|
Sunday November 15
15
|
Monday November 16
16
|
Tuesday November 17
17
|
Wednesday November 18
18
|
Thursday November 19
19
|
Friday November 20
20
|
Saturday November 21
21
|
Sunday November 22
22
|
Monday November 23
23
|
Tuesday November 24
24
|
Wednesday November 25
25
|
Thursday November 26
26
|
Friday November 27
27
|
Saturday November 28
28
|
Sunday November 29
29
|
Monday November 30
30
|
No events.
December 2026
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday December 1
1
|
Wednesday December 2
2
|
Thursday December 3
3
|
Friday December 4
4
|
Saturday December 5
5
|
||
Sunday December 6
6
|
Monday December 7
7
|
Tuesday December 8
8
|
Wednesday December 9
9
|
Thursday December 10
10
|
Friday December 11
11
|
Saturday December 12
12
|
Sunday December 13
13
|
Monday December 14
14
|
Tuesday December 15
15
|
Wednesday December 16
16
|
Thursday December 17
17
|
Friday December 18
18
|
Saturday December 19
19
|
Sunday December 20
20
|
Monday December 21
21
|
Tuesday December 22
22
|
Wednesday December 23
23
|
Thursday December 24
24
|
Friday December 25
25
|
Saturday December 26
26
|
Sunday December 27
27
|
Monday December 28
28
|
Tuesday December 29
29
|
Wednesday December 30
30
|
Thursday December 31
31
|
No events.
PDE News
Cancelled – Board of Directors Meeting
The August 11, 2025, BoD meeting is cancelled.
Board of Directors Meeting Cancelled
Important Notice: There are no agenda items for the Board of Directors to consider this evening, and therefore, the meeting is cancelled.
Save The Date
Please save the date of March 6-8, 2026, for the Midiv convention. St. Louis and Southern IL regions are hosting 2026 at the Sheraton Westport. This is a unique opportunity to participate with division leadership and fellow members in shaping the future direction of the organization.
About Performance Driving Experience
SCCA Track events, or Performance Driving Experience (PDE) is a non-competitive way to sharpen your driving skills on a real race track. You'll learn the basics with an instructor one-on-one in your car. This includes the driving line, passing zones, the point-by, flag meanings, and track etiquette. Typically held in the afternoon of the second Tuesday every month during the season, you'll get four twenty-minute sessions of track time. As a novice, you'll be partnered with an instructor for all four sessions. Our home track is World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, where we use the roval, which is the infield road course as well as part of the oval to make a complete circuit.
Getting Started
Before the event, you must print out the Tech Sheet and tech your own car or have someone with experience tech it for you.
PDE is a track day with an opportunity to work with an instructor and get experience in car handling and performance driving in your OWN CAR on a real race track!
This is non-competitive event. Drivers will be grouped by experience. For safety, drivers are required to wear long pants, closed shoes, and helmets when on track.
All of our events are held on the road course at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway
700 Raceway Blvd
Madison, IL 62060
Novice students will each be assigned an instructor who will guide you through the basic techniques. No prior experience required! All passing is done by a point-by in zones specified on the track map. This will be reviewed in the driver’s meeting the day of the event.
Intermediate students have the option of requesting an instructor when registering, but are also cleared to drive solo. Instructor availability is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis. There is an additional passing zone granted to intermediate drivers, a clear point-by is required.
Advanced students drive solo and are allowed to pass anywhere on track besides the area between start/finish and the end of turn 1. A clear point-by is required.
Online Registration at motorsportreg.com
To get registered, check out the schedule for links to the events on MotorsportReg.
- $185 for SCCA members
- If you are not a SCCA Member you can purchase a “weekend” membership for $15.
- You can use up to 2 weekend memberships as credits (@$10 each=$20 max credit) towards a yearly membership.
- You may cancel your reservation for a full refund up to midnight the Saturday before an event. No refunds will be issued after that point.
- You may enter at the event site, the morning of the event for no extra fee but your participation cannot be guaranteed due to instructor availability.
- To join SCCA, go to www.scca.com.
A helmet must be worn at all times on track. Both open and closed face helmets are allowed, provided they are rated SA2005 or newer.
Your helmet must have one of the following stickers inside:
Long pants must be worn, shorts are not allowed when driving on track. Your car must be in good working order, including seatbelts. See the tech sheet for more details.
Learn more here: https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events
Frequently Asked Questions
Use the links on the schedule page or go directly to MotorsportReg.
We cannot guarantee your inclusion as a walk in. It is subject to instructor availability.
You must be a member of SCCA in order to be covered by insurance. Temporary "weekend" memberships are available when you sign up for your event. If you would like to become a full member, visit the SCCA's website for details.
You may cancel before midnight the Saturday before your event, but after that, there are no refunds. Once registration is closed, credit cards are charged to those on the list marked as attending.
If you have not run with us before, be sure to fill our your experience when you sign up on MotorpsortReg. This will allow our Chief Instructor to place you properly. Keep in mind, we are all about safety, we may put you in Novice to start and evaluate your driving ability. You can always move up.
We know there are times you are not sure if you can get away from work or if the car is ready. Registration is open until midnight the Saturday before each event. Walk-ins are possible, but subject to instructor availability.
The Sunday before the event, all instructor assignments will be made and you will be notified if you are assigned. If enough instructors sign up for the event, you may be released and notified before that date. The number of novice student slots is limited to the number of instructors available that day.
All transactions are billed on Sunday or Monday before the event. You will not be charged if you were on the waitlist. If your card does not clear, you will be notified by MotorsportReg and need to make alternate arrangements. You will not be allowed on track until your entry has been paid in full. You can bring a check to registration.
Yes, you can go back into MotorsportReg.com and cancel any time before midnight the Saturday before the event.
We do have a few loaner helmets for those of you who need them. Ask at registration if you need to borrow one.
Yes, spectators are welcome in all but “HOT” areas of the track. You can also pay $25 and get a ride around with an instructor to get the feel for these events.
You must still sign up on MotorsportReg so we can assign you correctly, but you can elect not to pay at that time. You must then bring a check for the full amount to registration and we will process you there. Please also drop a note to the registrar that you will be paying at the track.
Yes you can bring people to help you prep your car or just to watch. No one is allowed on track with any driver except an instructor. You are responsible for your guests' actions, they will need to follow track procedure.
Snacks, water, or sports drinks are encouraged. Staying hydrated is very important to performance driving. You cannot bring in alcoholic beverages or anything in glass containers. Concession stands will not be open for our events.
Street cars and track prepped cars are welcome, see the SCCA General Competition Rules for exact requirements. Convertibles should be cleared with the Chief Instructor beforehand.
No, long pants are required when on track, but shorts may be worn in between sessions.
Venue
World Wide Technology Raceway
