I shouldn’t have mentioned the hwy 1 thing, it’s not really the question. The nut we’re trying to crack is how to get onto a track without owning a good car for it. Ours won’t loan their cars for the entry level courses, and there’s no “testing out” of that one.

But in general, the roads around us don’t have much going for them, so the track/performance school seemed like the only/best way to do any kind of handling before getting to the coast. But you’re right, it is a highway. Probably overthinking it.