Slimy38
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 07:48 AM |
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Driver training?
Since I've never driven a rear wheel drive car let alone a superlight kit car, I was wondering whether it might be worth me doing a bit of
training before I earn myself a Darwin award with a sideways slide into the nearest roundabout. Has anyone got any recommendations?
I'm tempted to do some drift training rather than simply circuit time, so I know what happens and how to avoid it. The most logical one would be
Caterham's drift school, but it seems to be following Caterham's trend of being twice as expensive as the competition for no real reason.
Alternatively, there is actual skid pan training, which is the cheapest and probably the safest training. It seem logical to learn how to get out of a
skid rather than how to deliberately induce a drift. But the one I found uses a Ford Focus, which is obviously front wheel drive. Are there any skid
pan training schools that use rear wheel drive cars?
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
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tegwin
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 08:44 AM |
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RWD car + empty carpark= Fun
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
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Slimy38
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 09:16 AM |
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I wish that were an option, unfortunately all the local 'boy racer' meets have completely removed any possibility of getting on to an
empty car park anywhere local! They're either locked, patrolled or both... 
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scudderfish
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 09:27 AM |
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www.carlimits.com. Excellent course, only wish I'd done it _before_ I stuffed my Elise.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 09:32 AM |
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Empty car parks with get you section 59'd (IIRC) and at risk of losing your car, unless you can find one seriously out of town and away from
anyone.
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ChrisW
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 09:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
www.carlimits.com. Excellent course, only wish I'd done it _before_ I stuffed my Elise.
That looks like a good day. Will definitely consider one of those when the MR2 is back together.
Chris
My gaff my rules
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 11:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
www.carlimits.com. Excellent course, only wish I'd done it _before_ I stuffed my Elise.
That looks like a good day. Will definitely consider one of those when the MR2 is back together.
Chris
Looks good but expensive (but not as much as putting kit in a ditch!).
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scudderfish
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 04:51 PM |
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It may not be cheap, but upgrading your skills is a very cost effective upgrade you can do to your car. Even better, it magically upgrades every car
you drive! 
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Nickp
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 05:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
www.carlimits.com. Excellent course, only wish I'd done it _before_ I stuffed my Elise.
My mate did it and then stuffed his Elise  Said it was good though 
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Slimy38
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 06:20 PM |
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That carlimits one does look good, but the price puts it above the Caterham course. And the destinations are also extremely remote for me, I think it
would be a six hour round trip to either of them.
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T66
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 07:21 PM |
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There is another slant to look at - Durham police as an example do bike friendly weekends, instructors follow you on a bike and give you top tips on
riding.
There might be a Police based training for car users in the UK. They wont teach you to rag the car about, but you will learn how to read the road at
pace.
This is all about progress, given the conditions you have available. Skidpan stuff is well worth while.
I have a number of pals who thought they were fast & safe, and they were well short of the benchmark. Anything else you did in addition to this
would only be a bonus.
Just an alternative maybe....
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Slimy38
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| posted on 11/5/12 at 07:32 PM |
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Our local police force does those biker training courses, I keep meaning to get myself on one. I'll have a look if they do an equivalent car
one, thanks.
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