Best modification for my car
gingerprince - 26/9/06 at 04:25 PM
Yesterday I made the most effective modification to my car - driver training!
Did the carlimits.com training day in Essex with Andy Walsh. Really great day - learned (and practiced!) about things like wheel control,
trail-braking, slip angles, controlling understeer/oversteer etc. Was SOAKING WET though, so was difficult to master at times, but if you can do it
in the wet you can do it anywhere 
Recommend it to anyone who want to improve their track day skills.
REALLY wish I had space for a trailer, a trailer, and something to tow a trailer though, because the 400 mile round trip I did from Leeds to Cambridge
to North Weald and back was a bit of a slog in the ol' BEC
Oh and incidentally, I measured my fuel consumption on the way home - got 33mpg out of the 'blade - over 150miles to the tank - didn't think
that was bad!
Tiger Super Six - 26/9/06 at 04:34 PM
Sounds good - What is the cost of the day and did you have to use your own car?
Mark.
iank - 26/9/06 at 05:08 PM
Video looks interesting at £14.50 inc P+P
Clip here:
http://www.carlimits.com/static/files/bendingtherules01.wmv
gingerprince - 26/9/06 at 06:09 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Tiger Super Six
Sounds good - What is the cost of the day and did you have to use your own car?
Mark.
It's £180 for the day (based on 4 people). You use your own car, but I think you can hire one of their Elises but I'm not sure how much
more that is - probably at least a couple of hundred. I prefer it in my own car anyway, that way you get the feel for exactly how _your_ car works.
And there's no chance of crashing into anything, all it costs is a bit of brakes and tyres (and not much tyres either if it's wet like it
was for me!)
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Video looks interesting at £14.50 inc P+P
Clip here:
http://www.carlimits.com/static/files/bendingtherules01.wmv
Yes it gets good reviews - I plan on ordering it to suppliment the course. Some of the stuff he told us was physics that I just nodded at but the
practice made sense, watching the video should help me understand why things work - plus add on things that weren't covered on the day.
rusty nuts - 26/9/06 at 06:45 PM
Should have stopped for a cuppa on your way past . Just off the M11 between junction 10 and 11.
Manic mechanic - 26/9/06 at 07:13 PM
If anybody is interested I offer 1-2-1 trackday training and because i work in the motorsport industry i have several ARDS Instructors based all over
the country that work with me so we could come to you at your nearest track. We offer various cars to learn in including my cosworth turbo MK or use
your own car. For just an instructor for the day we charge from £200 for upto 2 people.
iank - 27/9/06 at 08:41 AM
web site says hiring the elise costs £500 for the day, though they might sting you for extra if you Clarkson the tyres.