Skid pan

[blackburnbmw]

Is there anywhere North-West 'ish where my wife can drive her own car on a skid pan or similar,with a view to learning a bit more about opposite lock etc? Looking for somewhere safe (i.e. without loads of armco etc) with an instructor. Any sensible suggestions would be appreciated.

[snapper8v]

There's the rally stage at Oulton Park which is hired out throughout the year for "drifting". Not exactly a skid pan, but they do water it so as to get the effect that you're after. Give them a call.

[EvoBarry]

There is a proper skid training course held at Elvington occasionally, its not quite NW but only a couple hours up the M62

[FlatPack]

Really depends a lot on what she's looking for and if she's done anything like it before or not.

If she wants to mainly learn things that apply to normal road driving, such as how to brake in an emergency and coping with oversteer and understeer on the road then http://www.carcontrol.co.uk/skidMain.php is well worth a look. Essentially it's how not to bin the car if you end up in any of those situations following a mistake, rather than how to invoke power oversteer and drift round roundabouts Not in her own car, but I found it a really useful aid to be able to put all this kind of stuff into practice in a controlled situation. Tony is a very good instructor too.

If she is already familiar with all that and it's more a 'got a new car, want to chuck it around and see what happens' then the drift days at Oulton Park are about the only relevant experience I've got (other than take it to a track day and see!). Good fun, instructors on hand to give you pointers and while its a super low grip surface and everything happens a bit more slowly than normal it does give you a feel for how your own car behaves.

[sal 965]

There's a drift day at Oulton this Saturday if you want to watch. I'm going to check it out with the better half as we are staying locally on the Friday night.

[Windymiller]

Oulton also do a skid-car thing. They had it out at the last BMW track day. Think it was a Mondeo on one of those rigs where they can lift the wheels off the ground or something.

[darronwall]

javelin are doing a trackday at elvington on jan 3rd,ther really is nothing to hit if you get out of shape,it would make a great first tday also its just £99 some good instruction too

[blackburnbmw]

Thanks all. As expected, some useful and informed replies. Both Oulton snd Elvington have prospects.

Regards, Richard.

[mrs zebra]

Has anyone tried:

http://www.lambogenie.co.uk/skid-control.html

I've bought my partner a voucher for his birthday. Apparently Norlog have used them in the past.

Mrs Zebra.

[Monty_M100]

mrs zebra said:

Has anyone tried:

http://www.lambogenie.co.uk/skid-control.html

I've bought my partner a voucher for his birthday. Apparently Norlog have used them in the past.

Mrs Zebra.

Yep, i`ve done a Skid day with LamboGenie and had a great day

[mrs zebra]

Thanks Monty, that's good to know.

[N31LOK]

Monty_M100 said:

mrs zebra said:

Has anyone tried:

http://www.lambogenie.co.uk/skid-control.html

I've bought my partner a voucher for his birthday. Apparently Norlog have used them in the past.

Mrs Zebra.

Yep, i`ve done a Skid day with LamboGenie and had a great day

Did this at Old Liverpool Airport ( terminal building now Crowne Plaza Hotel )
Excellent day out!