Dan-

hey all, just a quick maby dumb question but are there such courses you can go on to learn your car, as today driving down a private lane, my back just let out on some wet leaves on a corner, i wasnt driving like a a** but started to accelerate out the bend at about 30 ish as this is my 1st 4wd or car with power to the rear it took me by surprise, luckily it wasnt on a public road and managed to control it sort of

my dccd was set in auto mode aswell, would just be nice to go and practice in a safe environment with an instructor and be taught how to control it properly for when i take it to the track,

my mate said i could practice on the same road it happened his land but being full of leaves, bits of gravel i dont want to damage the side of my car

any tips will be great

tubbytommy

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stay off the throttle in the wet.
going sideways on a public road is not recomended as without a lot of skill it will result in either a spin or hitting something hard.

Dan-

i would never dream of going sideways on a public road, i stick to every speed limit on the roads, but its when i go to the track being england its rains most the time and getting a trackday where the track isnt damp is rare! only had 1 of the 7 times ive been be dry

thats why i want some lessons for when i go on track as there are going to be others about if you fail to control you spin into somebody, ive seen it happen before at brands hatch

tubbytommy

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speak to trev from babs.
i forget his username on here,he did one at silverstone a while back i think.
a driving course not a trackday.

Dan-

cheers will do has he got the blue 1, was speaking to him at last weeks meet

tubbytommy

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no he has a silver wagon.

Dan-

oh i swear i was speaking to him, last week there was the white spec c, 2 blue stickered up 1, red blob, black hatch sti, black wrx saloon

toby69

I did one many years ago with Andrew Walsh from 1st Lotus driving school and it was very good. I done it at Crail airfield and I think there was 4 of us booked in on the day.

daijones

A very good idea, and loads of options for learning everyday car control:
http://www.donpalmer.co.uk
http://www.roadcraft-driving.com/index.htm
http://www.cadence.co.uk/index.php?o...tpage&Itemid=1
http://www.carskills.com

Haven't taken the plunge myself yet, but looking at going with roadcraft because they're only down the road from me.

Steve Whitehorn

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Read raodcraft


Then do a day with hairy Don

http://www.donpalmer.co.uk/

stevie1982

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Andy Walsh at car limits, North wield airfield

Best mod I've ever done and will book another as there's always room to learn, will dig out the web link

sonic93

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Would be interested my self with the north Weald one msye

scatty

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http://www.carlimits.com/

legacy_gtb

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Some good friends of mine have started this company for exactly the purpose your after!

http://www.drivedoctors.co.uk/

stevie1982

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Sonic93 it was a fantastic day, learned a lot in such a short period of time as it's all done in your own time. Check out the link that scatty popped up, imo you won't be disappointed

yellowvanman

Fully agree, Andy is a top bloke.

sonic93

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Stevie did you do just one day didn't see prices for one day how many of you was there

stevie1982

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Sorry pal there was four of us. He swaps between the cars through out the day. It's shocking what you can pick up on. Taking the high speed corner with just your little finger took some ***** and doing the exact opposite to your natural reaction when it starts going wrong to.

Would recommend going there

sonic93

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Thanks Steve il def give it a go this year .

High speed corner with 1 finger ahhh

stevie1982

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You won't be disappointed mate, worth every penny