" Car Insurance May Not Cover You at the Track

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Source: NY Sunday Times October 19, WHEELSPIN Page 12, Automobiles Section:

" IT’S no secret that insurance companies don’t like the people they cover to drive fast. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the industry has been removing a policy loophole that insured drivers on racetracks.

That has left weekend warriors uninsured if they participate in track days or attend high-performance driving schools. Jerry Kunzman, executive director of the National Auto Sport Association, said that participation at its track events had jumped fivefold since 2003 and that many of those drivers had no idea they were not covered..

“Maybe 25 or 30 percent have done the research, the middle third just assumes they are covered, and the top third just don’t have a clue,” he said "

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/au...se&oref=slogin


Finding an Insurer;

By ROY FURCHGOTT
Published: October 17, 2008

" INSURANCE for high-performance driving schools is relatively new and still somewhat rare. As insurers work to determine the form these policies will take, there are some significant differences among the few companies offering them. It pays to shop. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/au...ef=automobiles