Learn to drift with Caterham
Sideways move takes on new meaning
Sideways...
An ideal machine for drifting and generating tyre smoke, you can learn use your Seven as it was meant to be used -- going sideways. The point is to slide the car around Caterham's specially designed drift courses.
An orientation and demonstration from instructors will familiarise you with the cars and you will be taught to steer the car using the throttle. Initially you may find yourself spinning the car as you deliberately provoke power oversteer. You will then learn how to kick the tail out and hold the slide by balancing smooth steering and throttle inputs. There are few feelings more satisfying than controlling a drift -- and the ‘grin factor’ is simply off the scale.
The instructors teach drivers both in groups and individually -- Caterham guarantees that you will have drifted a car before the day is out. With more confidence, you progress to a more challenging track layout designed to allow longer drifts. Ultimately there will be four courses, with the last giving you the opportunity to show off your new drifting abilities at a higher speed and through multiple corners.
Caterham's team then judges the three best drifters of the day and awards prizes, but everyone leaves with a smile and improved driving skills.
The price of £199.00 inc VAT includes snacks and lunch.
nikb said:
How do we book?
Book online at www.caterham.co.uk/trackdays/ or call 01883 333700 (send Jean my best
Ace sportscars said:
Just head towards Southend find the nearest roundabout and leave a deposit of rubber on the tarmac...
If your going to do it that way, probably best to use an empty LWB transit or a Mk3 Granada 2.8 - No grip whatsoever.
mx-tro said:
What is the appeal of Drifting? Surely it would be more interesting to hoon round a track with grip and ultimately greater speed...?
Er No actually..
mx-tro said:
What is the appeal of Drifting? Surely it would be more interesting to hoon round a track with grip and ultimately greater speed...?
That one again eh?
It's a different kind of fun, but it's still fun, and it's harder than it looks to do it on purpose in a repeatable fashion - so there's still a challenge there, just a different one.
Aren't Caterhams a bit light to get a good solid slide going? Not much inertia to argue with the way the tyres are pointing.
Then again I presume Caterham set the cars up for arse-out action rather than slight-understeer-led quick laps...
zevans said:
What is the appeal of Drifting? Surely it would be more interesting to hoon round a track with grip and ultimately greater speed...?
That one again eh?
It's a different kind of fun, but it's still fun, and it's harder than it looks to do it on purpose in a repeatable fashion - so there's still a challenge there, just a different one.
Aren't Caterhams a bit light to get a good solid slide going? Not much inertia to argue with the way the tyres are pointing.
Then again I presume Caterham set the cars up for arse-out action rather than slight-understeer-led quick laps...
Not much weight over the rears to provide grip either though. Plus a high power-to-weight ratio makes it easy to spin the rears anyway.
Shaun_E said:
Caterham provide the cars. They set them up with nice grippy front tyres and rears made from wood
I think they may get it a bit more balanced than that. In that extreme setup its easy to get the back end out and do donuts, but you don't need that much inequality between the front and the back to get a good drifting caterham.
Graham
spunkym said:
Could somebody please clarify - is the Caterham Drift Experience only for owners in their own cars or do they provide the cars? The website is very ambiguous.
I have been on another Caterham day (PH organised) but it was driving around a circuit marked with cones and they provided the cars.
Does anybody know how many places there are in total on one of these days. The booking form only shows how many are actually still available?
Sounds like fun though!!!
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