Track Driver Training - Wednesday 15th September
 

After last nights exploits I feel a need to improve my track driving and apart from CJ yesterday has anybody had any guidance to recommend and where?

I have heard of these people with a good reputation and they do group stuff...i see the MLR take part

http://www.catdrivertraining.co.uk/i...-a-forums.html

Might be a good day out!?

www.track-masters.co.uk can organise these days for the club, and normally have them at North Weald (so not too far)

I'll be up for one of these 8-)

Could be fun!

Mate you realy should not take it to heart that I passed you.:lol::whistle:


Sounds like fun, having some tuition.

I would be right up for a bit of this.

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

What's the noise limit?? :p

103 :lol:

Take it to heart...course not:whistle::cry:


I will look into it then...

i'd also be interested :)

Yes please as i'm having a hard time with the Evo :drive:

Good choice Gary.

Trackmasters days (I reckon) take some beating.
Mike & Son Anthony are dead easy guys to get on with.(Mike drove F1 in the early 70's).

I was about to start a time trial in the P1 when it was running at about 400, (on the start line) when all of a sudden my passenger door flew open. Mike jumped in, slapped me on my back & whilst putting his crash hat on said "right oh Clive, show me what you can do". I said to him " do you a deal. I'll show you, then you show me in this car".
We shook hands & he beat me by exactly one second :razz: Top Fella

Mike is an awesome driver, and a fantastic instructor.

This is Mike @ a very wet Brands in Feb this year (when Clive, Granby and me were there) in a 400bhp GT3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT0iRmXS6q4

Thats great :10:

Whats funny is the passengers breath. Because it's cold you can see the exhale, you have a look at how quickly he is breathing :lol:

Tim, this is a great idea and I think there will be a good take up on this.

I've sent an email to trackmasters asking for availability/costs etc, I am thinking that the earliest for this might be august september for cost/time as school holidays for some and that cost and our ring trip costing a few ££'s. Hopefully they can suggest a saturday. I await there response!:doubleup:

nice work :doubleup:

August time would be good :)

Try this link :doubleup:

http://www.trackdays.co.uk/calendar/cars/

I have been on several different days with Trackmaster's and it's not just track days they cover.

I would strongly suggest there Advanced Race Driving Days.

Typical day:

ARRIVAL:
Normally on an RAF base on HUGE tarmac/concrete aprons / areas.
Arrive at 8.00 - Briefing.
Choose lunch from menu.


MORNING:
All morning will be spent driving around a huge course (2000 - 3000 Mts) long made up of cones & will consist of short/long straights, tight & fast bends etc.

You & Instructor will drive your car & learn things like:-

Heel / Toe.
Left foot braking techniques,
Use of brakes whilst remaining on power,
Controlling & sorting out over & under steer situations
Etc


LUNCH:
Off to the RAF canteen to eat the lunch your chose when arriving.


AFTERNOON: :) (the best bit)
Normally 5 runs each basically driving the same course as fast as humanly possible against the clock. Small trophies at end of day.


As well as the aforementioned they have a separate area with a couple of cones where anyone can practice tight corner control, power sliding etc.


Guy's these days are SO MUCH fun. Awesome day out & you will drive home knowing an awful lot more about car control.

sounds good :doubleup:

Yep, I'm right up for a drop of this :doubleup::five:

same here, well up for some lessons.

Have done 2 of their driver training days.

Great fun, learn a lot about the limits of the car (and yourself) and the afternoon 'sprint' sessions are brilliant.

This is from the last one i went to.....

http://www.youtube.com/user/c11umw

Mate , that is cool :cool:

I must have a bit of that :doubleup:

Was at ford aerodrome which is concrete and riped the tyres to pieces .
If i go on one its got to be on tarmac

They don't do it at Ford anymore, the locals complained about the noise.

I think they do them at North Weald now (tarmac rather than concrete)

Yep Weald is correct Gary

I will take a set of spares I think. ;-)

Take your back seat out and a set will fit securley in the back & evenly balance the weight :nod:

Will do mate, thanks for the tip :doubleup:

I wish I had a Scooby.... :sadnod:

You could always.................... erm....................... borrow one :whistle:

If you want one hard enough, you will have Scooby one day

the only real reason I havent is current car, is a rocket in many ways but gives me nearly 30mpg, living 18miles away from work, with a 40mile round trip its only the go go juice thats holding me back!!


"You could always.................... erm....................... borrow one :whistle: "

I do like yours Steve! :norty:

Have interest :)

Thats more like it :shark:

I think you might have to fight Moley off first :wink:

:five:

Dont let the petrol put you off, I do 49 mile round trip to work every day in mine, i have done 34k since August 07 in mine, it is worth it!! I get about 280
miles to a tank.

Thats very true Paul.

They are in the end as Juicy as you want to make them really. The more you do / add, the jucier they get.

As I am sure others will tell you, there are many unseen benefits to Driver Training days and it's not until you have taken part that you realise certain things such like:-


The full potential of a standard Impreza.
The gains of modified brakes.
The advantages of modified suspension.
Tyre choice.


Also a safe way (& often the first time) of experiencing issues such as:-

The feel of weight transfer due to high speed cornering.
Your cars reaction to braking hard at high speeds.
The limits of your brakes (which often isn't as good as you would imagine)!
Finding optimum rpm for up/down shifting.


Finally, as Gary (Morley WRX) mentioned you learn a lot about yourself. If most guys were honest you soon find out that you are know where near as good as you thought you were, which suggests that these courses work.

I have done bits & pieces of low key motor sport including National Karts, A Lister Jag in the Supercar Challenge run by the Lamborghini Owners Club, Navigating in Clubman level rally events and a few other bits, and I still find Training days good fun as I am still learning.

Still learning the P1 at moment too :).
562 Bhp/1290 Kg's is a bit of a friggen handful to be honest (Jolly Green & such guys will know what I am talking about).
Under hard acceleration & hard braking the car feels soooooo light ! and steer correction requires rapid reflexes.
The VERY WET Brands track day that many SES guys attended was my first
time out with 562 in the wet.
From Surtees & into Clearways at the pit entry point I was on the floor in 3rd, into 4th over the brow & I had traction issues in both gears. Steer correction was about every 10th of a sec to keep it looking straight and although brilliant fun I also realised that the chances of smashing the car to bits was really high, which was not an option, so I called it a day at 2.30.

With Project 2 hopefully finished end of 2010 I am now wondering if 650 Bhp in a car that weighs nothing is a sensible idea? :cuckoo: :twisted: