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DETROIT -- The exclusive Saab Aero Academy two-day performance drivingschool held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., once reserved for Saab Aeromodel customers only, is now available to U.S. drivers everywhere. The costis only $495 in combination with the purchase of a new Saab and $1,000 morewithout.
The intensive two-day course combines driver education with the thrillof piloting Saab Aero performance vehicles. It consists of 80 percentadvanced handling exercises on specially constructed training tracks and 20percent classroom time. Aero Academy instructors are professional race cardrivers.
"The Saab Aero Academy is an important element of the overall Saabcustomer experience," says Saab Automobile USA General Manager SteveShannon. "Improving driving skills and learning how to avoid an accidentbenefit American road-ways. Besides, pushing Saab 9-3s and 9-5s to thelimits on a safe, closed course is just plain fun and we wanted to sharethat experience with as many people as possible. Bottom line, if you loveto drive and want to sharpen your skills in a Saab, it's a must."
Aero Academy enrollees experience a skid pad where they learn how tocontrol a car with proper steering, throttle and brake responses;"threshold" braking, which teaches how to apply brakes, improve reactiontime and avoid brake lockup; a lane change exercise which is designed toimprove reflexes and car control skills; a slalom course which teststiming, throttle and steering skills - all while avoiding the orange cones;and an autocross, a scaled down race track that tests cornering, braking,acceleration and skid control while using 100 percent of the cars'potential.
Saab Aero Academy instructors are active in open wheel formula racing,sports car racing, endurance racing and oval track racing. Instructor tostudent ratio is 1:4. More than 2,000 Saab owners have participated in theAero Academy since it was founded in 1999 under the name "Viggen FlightAcademy."
To enroll in the Saab Aero Academy visit SaabAcademy.com or call800.456.4728. Customers who purchase or lease a 2008 Saab will receive avoucher good for $1,000 of the $1,495* Saab Aero Academy tuition. Allparticipants are responsible for travel and hotel as well as meals not partof the program.
Saab is a division of General Motors Corp. Saab Automobile USA is theimporter and/or distributor of Saab 9-3, 9-5 and 9-7X automobiles for SaabAutomobile AB, Sweden. In 2007, Saab celebrates 60 years since first beingintroduced to the automotive scene as the vision-turned-reality of 16aircraft engineers. Visit www.saabusa.com for moreinformation.
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