Please remember to check out the Event Calendar to see what’s coming up.

We have a Car Control Clinic coming up on April 26th at NHMS, and a High Performance Driver Education event on May 19-20 at NHMS. Registration is now open for both events. As an early registration bonus, the cost for the May HPDE at NHMS is being held the same as 2007 ($360 for students for the 2-day school) until March 1st, after which point prices are subject to change.

The social dinner at Uno’s has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict.

We also have a Detailing Clinic on May 3rd (rain date: May 4th) at HMS in Peabody, MA. We hope to see you there!

Welcome to the North Atlantic Audi Club’s website. If you are checking us out after seeing the WCVB Chronicle episode on Surviving Winter, here is a bit of information about our club.

We are a non-profit educational organization dedicated to teaching people about their cars, in areas ranging from detailing to maintenance to safe driving in winter and high-performance driving on a racetrack. You don’t need to own an Audi to join or to participate in our events. We are a chapter of the Audi Club North America and if you join the ACNA and live in the states we represent (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, or Rhode Island) you’re automatically a member of NAAC.

We host numerous events during the year, including winter driving schools, car-control clinics, and a high performance driver education event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. We also hold detailing clinics, do-it-yourself maintenance clinics, and monthly social dinners and gatherings. The best way to find out about upcoming events is via our Event calendar or by joining our announce list (another way to join the announce list is simply to email us at info@naaclub.org and ask to be added.)

Unfortunately, our February 23-24 Winter School (the last one for 2008) is currently full with an extensive waitlist. We are offering a Car Control Clinic on April 26th (with others on July 26th and September 20th) where
drivers of all experience levels can learn many of the same skills in similar exercises to those Anthony experienced on the Chronicle segment. The Clinic will be held in one of the parking lots of New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudon, NH) and combines classroom sessions and exercises with an instructor to guide students through the exercises.
If you are interested, registration is open . Please email info@naaclub.org with any questions.

If you’re disappointed about missing this year’s winter driving schools, stay tuned for next year’s Winter Driving Schools; we won’t know the dates until August or September, but we intend to have one in January and one in February, at least. These schools tend to fill up by Thanksgiving, so register early (and often!).

In addition, our high-performance driver education school on May 19th and 20th at NHMS is open for registration . This school does not require any prior experience but takes drivers to the next level of ability in car control, smoothness, awareness, and technique.

Thank you for taking the time to visit us!

The day following our January winter driving school, a camera crew from WCVB Chronicle (Boston area Channel 5) came up to film a segment in a show with the theme of “Surviving Winter”. It features Tim O’Neil teaching WCVB’s correspondent, Anthony Everett, the finer points of car control on snow & ice. The vehicle featured in the segment was generously supplied by Vadim Makhlis, WDS sponsor and sales manager for Herb Chambers Audi Burlington. The segment will air at 7:30 pm on February 15. Tune in and check it out!

Several NAAC members served as “support crew” during the filming. Here are some photos taken by Peter Barada and Paul Royal.

Some information on the episode is available on the Chronicle website

Congratulations to our new Director, Jason Tooth, and to re-elected Directors Jon Porath and Mike Kelly.

NAAC would like to thank Evan Wieder for his service as a Director, and Jeff Wasilko for his service as Secretary. Jeff has chosen not to seek another term as Secretary, but remains a Director for 2008.

Mike Kelly is the new NAAC Secretary.

Thanks to everyone who voted and came to the annual meeting.

If you’re reading this, you probably live someplace where it snows a good deal in the winter. You also probably drive an Audi, quite possibly with the fabled Quattro all-wheel-drive system. While you may drive one of the most snow- and ice-capable vehicles in the world, how would you like to really learn how to drive it in the snow?

The school is held at the Team O’Neil Rally School in Dalton, NH. It is a safe, low-speed event with expert instruction and a fun atmosphere. If you would like to learn to control your car in slippery conditions, to handle every type of skid including correcting understeer and oversteer, how to stop most quickly in icy conditions, then these schools are for you.

The January school is generously sponsored by Herb Chambers Audi Burlington . The February school is sponsored by Herb Chambers Audi Burlington and Inskip Audi, and representatives from STaSiS Engineering will be in attendance.

All vehicles are welcome.

Please note that the hotel room block at the wonderful Mountain View Grand (with a steeply discounted rate) is only being held until December 1st, so please register soon and make your hotel reservations. Details on the hotel room block are on the confirmation page once you register. Information about the Mountain View Grand is available on the hotel’s web site

Register for the Winter Driving Schools:

• January 26-27
• February 23-24