About this event
Join us for a weekend on the NJMP Lightning. At this high-performance driver’s education event, the only speed limit is your own talent. Novice and intermediate drivers will have a volunteer in-car instructor to help you develop your car-handling skills – making you a better, safer driver on- and off-track. Never been on a racetrack before? This event includes Intro to DE on Friday.
About this track
Lightning is part of New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). The track has 10 turns including 2 blind corners, and a long fast front straight. Located in Millville, NJ, NJMP is only about an hour from Philadelphia.
Event basics:
- Run groups:
- Intro to DE: For drivers who have never been on track before. This one-day event lets you experience every aspect of DE without committing to a full weekend.
- Green: An instructed run group for drivers with little or no track experience. If you have not done at least 3 weekends at 3 different tracks, this is the run group for you.
- Blue: An instructed run group for drivers with a full season or more of track experience.
- White: For drivers with several seasons of experience. You can choose to have an instructor-mentor assigned to give you pointers on how to continue improving your skills and advancing to black.
- Black: Advanced run group with extended passing. Sometimes combined with red. Placement at the discretion of our chief instructors. Includes new (and new-to-us) instructors.
- Red: Instructor run group with extended passing. Sometimes combined with black. Placement at the discretion of our chief instructors.
- Registration fees:
- 3 day: $729.00 for drivers, $364.50 for instructors
- 2 day: $599.00 for drivers, $299.50 for instructors
- 1 day (Friday or Saturday only): $325 for drivers, $160 for instructors
- Intro to DE (Friday only): $149.00
- Sign up deadline: 06/05/26, 11:59pm
- Cancellation deadline: 06/08/26, 11:59pm
How and why to get in touch:
If you have never done a DE with us and you have questions about our events, please email registrar@rtr-pca.org.
We welcome all PCA national instructors! If you have never instructed with us, please provide your instructor number to registrar@rtr-pca.org before you sign up.
Learn more about our Driver's Education program on our website.
Event requirements
Requirements for participating:
- Eligibility: You must be 18 or older with a valid driver’s license.
- Car:
- You need a passenger car (doesn’t have to be a Porsche).
- Convertibles are allowed IF they have fixed (not pop-up) rollover protection. ALL convertible drivers MUST pass the “broomstick test.” (Email registrar@rtr-pca.org if you don’t know what that is.) If you will be driving with your top down, you must have arm restraints for yourself and your instructor.
- Sorry, electric cars are NOT allowed on this track.
- Macans and Cayennes can be used in Intro to DE only; no other SUVs are allowed in Intro, and no SUVs or trucks are allowed in any other run group.
- Helmet: New this year: You must have a Snell SA or M 2020 or 2025 spec helmet. (Yes, we know PCA gave an extension until June 30 - but that is overridden by New Jersey state law.) We recommend full face.
- Safety inspection: No more than 3 weeks prior to the event, you must have your car inspected. This can be done at our safety tech event (Saturday June 6 at Doughtery Automotive Services, details will be sent to registered participants) or by any ASE certified mechanic using our tech form: 2026-RTR-Tech-Form.pdf Note: self-inspection is NOT permitted.
- *** Please be sure to read ALL of the NJMP Rules & Regulations before registering/attending our NJMP Lightning event. ***
Cancellation policy:
- Your credit card will be charged on 05/22/26 or immediately upon registration, whichever comes later.
- Cancellations are accepted until 06/08/26, 11:59pm.
- If you have paid for your event, you have the option of a 100% credit for a future RTR DE (valid through 2027) or a refund to your credit card minus $25.
- Sorry, cancellations after 06/08/26, 11:59pm will not be refunded or credited.
Guest policy:
Guests of all ages are welcome. Guests must sign our waiver upon arrival and wear our wristband throughout the weekend. A parent or legal guardian must sign a waiver on behalf of any guests under age 18. You may print and fill out the minor waiver ahead of the event and bring it to registration with you.
