Drivers Ed / Track Insurance??

I am attending my novice day at Poconos this Saturday.. I am currently covered by Geico. Does anyone know if driving on the track require specialty auto insurance coverage?

Thanks,

 

It's called "Driver Education", a school, not a race. Your insurance should cover it. See you then, Red GT-3 #88.

 

great. thanks.
Will be my first day.. I'm 682.
love to see your gt3!

 

Are you running Saturday as a novice? I am just signed up for Friday but I probably will still be there Saturday morning.

 

yes novice. will be first time for me.

 

As long as it's not an officially timed event, your insurance should cover you in the case of an incident. Unfortunately, I have several friends that have proven that theory, all with different carriers. If it's a time trial or any sort of "competetive" event, all bets are off.

 

That is a very questionable statement, depending where you live. ALL of the major insurance carriers that i spoke to here said NO WAY. Any event taking place on a track period voided it. Im not saying yours didnt, just that State Farm, AAA and All State said no to it here in calif. Its very sketchy from what i heard.

 

I have to agree with the above, they used to cover some track situations until the claims started coming in. A few years ago State Farm specifically added an exclusion for track coverage. Autocross coverage in a parking lot might still be a grey area where you might get coverage but I wouldn't count on it. This is why we use the MINI Cooper S, not the Porsche, for track and autocross.

 

I agree it is state and carrier specific. In NJ, we've had successful coverage from Liberty Mutual for sure...I don't recall the other carriers.

 

If your insurance doesn't cover, try here:

http://www.laurelde.com/