{"id":67158,"date":"2022-12-21T07:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=67158"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:19:56","slug":"radford-racing-school-srt-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/showcase\/2022\/12\/radford-racing-school-srt-experience.html","title":{"rendered":"Radford Racing School SRT<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG001-576x305.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG001-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG001-992x526.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every new Dodge Challenger, Charger or Durango in SRT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> trim\ncomes with a free one-day program at Radford Racing School, allowing owners to\nexperience some of the highest performance production road vehicles in the\nworld under the supervision of some of the best driving instructors in the\nworld. More importantly, the Radford SRT Experience provides owners with a\nlesson on how to push these 700+ horsepower vehicles to their limit in a safe\nenvironment, where losing traction and spinning out won\u2019t lead to a guardrail\nor tree being hit on the side of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SRT Ground School<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG002.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG002-576x566.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG002-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG002-992x975.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Radford Racing School SRT Experience begins in the\nclassroom with a Ground School session. After the instructor introduces himself\nand explains what the day will consist of, he runs through a lesson of basic\ncar control. This includes information on weight transfer during braking,\nsteering and acceleration, and how each of those three actions impact the ability\nto steer or accelerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instructor will also go through the basics of how to\nposition your seat, hands and feet for the best results on the track, at which\npoint many people will realize that they have poor habits in terms of seating\nposition. For some, just what is learned in the brief classroom session will go\na long way in making them a better driver, but once the group heads out to the\nvehicles, the real fun begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SRT Seat Time<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG003.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG003-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG003-992x744.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first seat time that you will get at the Radford SRT\nExperience comes on the large tarmac in front of the main school building. This\nsprawling piece of pavement has many different patterns painted on it and\nduring the course of the program, the instructors move cones around based on\nthe exercise at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG004-992x528.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"528\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG004-992x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67168\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/srtexperience_img004\" class=\"wp-image-67168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG004-992x528.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG004-576x306.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG004-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG004.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG005-992x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG005-992x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67169\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/srtexperience_img005\" class=\"wp-image-67169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG005-992x683.jpg 992w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG005-576x397.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG005-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG005.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving either a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat or a Durango\nSRT 392, students in this class will participate in an accident avoidance\nexercise that teaches them to keep their eyes up while making a hard swerving\nmaneuver at speed. This allows the students to experience vehicle physics in\naction while also improving their driving skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG006.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG006-576x366.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG006-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG006-992x630.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, a team slalom exercise measures how quickly a group of\ndrivers can each weave through a series of cones and change cars between each\nrun. During this exercise, the instructors provide pointers on how to be\nsmoother through the slalom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, each driver gets to make some runs around the\nRadford Autocross course, which exercises the driver\u2019s vision and car control\nskills in a very tight space. Each cone down adds a second to their time and\nwith the course taking about 25 seconds for an average driver, one cone down\ntakes a driver out of contention for the class win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Time on the Big Track<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG007.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG007-576x331.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG007-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG007-992x570.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Radford SRT Experience saves the most exciting seat time for last, as students head out onto the 15-turn, 1.6-mile road course for some high-speed lead-and-follow action with an instructor. While many lead-and-follow exercises are more about keeping everyone\u2019s speed low, that isn\u2019t the objective with this program. The instructor will push a little harder each lap, provided that the small group of students in tail keep up. While you won\u2019t be setting any lap records during this session, you will be pushing the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats harder than you could ever do safely on public roads, providing most owners with a rare chance to use all 700+ supercharged horsepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you are not allowed to pass during this exercise, the instructor drives hard enough that the students will be going all-out just to keep close. Groups of students who display the ability to consistently follow the proper driving line and correctly use the braking zones will make progressively quicker laps in the Challenger SRT Hellcat, making this the most exhilarating part of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG008.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG008.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG008-576x402.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG008-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG008-992x692.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The last portion of the Radford Racing School SRT Experience is a session of hot laps with one of the driving instructors. Instructors generally give the students their choice of fast laps or \u201cfun laps\u201d, with the fun laps consisting of plenty of drifting around pretty much every turn. Meanwhile, the fast laps are run with a proper driving line and proper attention paid to the braking zones, leading to the quickest lap times possible \u2013 but no tire smoke. Since many people love all of the smoke, the fun laps are a popular request, but in either case, the instructors make sure that every SRT Experience student ends the day with their blood pumping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG009.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG009-576x432.jpg 576w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG009-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_IMG009-992x744.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every new Dodge Challenger, Charger or Durango in SRT\u00ae trim comes with a free one-day program at Radford Racing School, allowing owners to experience some of the highest performance production road vehicles in the world under the supervision of some of the best driving instructors in the world. More importantly, the Radford SRT Experience provides owners with a lesson on how to push these 700+ horsepower vehicles to their limit in a safe environment, where losing traction and spinning out won\u2019t lead to a guardrail or tree being hit on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":67164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[638],"tags":[2976,605],"class_list":["post-67158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showcase","tag-radford","tag-srt"],"acf":[],"custom_fields":{"post_thumbnail_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_Feature.jpg","social_image":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SRTExperience_Social.jpg","icon_selection":"article","external_link":"","featured_article":[],"upload_background_image":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67158"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67844,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67158\/revisions\/67844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}