Advice

[Hackmeat]

Hi,

Im new(ish) to PH - joined ages ago but not posted yet. I'm 21, with a clean license and interested in doing an advanced driving course, and other driving courses such as skid pan training. Is there a recommended path to take to do so and can anyone recommend places/organisations please? I'm in the Cambridge area, although out-of-area travelling isn't a problem.

Thanks,

Will

[ScoobyChris]

Usual route would be to go your local IAM or RoADAR group to get the basics of Roadcraft sorted and then go for paid coaching after that to take it further.

https://sites.google.com/site/camiamgroup/
http://www.cadar.org.uk/

You might also get skid pan days through these too, although I personally prefer doing airfield car control days which feel a bit more realistic in terms of speed, space and time needed to correct a skid.

Chris

[Hackmeat]

Hi,

Thanks for the links and info - ill look into these. Thanks for the airfield car control reference, this is something that ill definitely look into.

Kind regards,

Will

[AnotherGareth]

Hackmeat]I'm 21 [... said:

and interested in doing an advanced driving course, and other driving courses such as skid pan training.

Depending on your enthusiasm level you may be interested in the HPC Young Drivers Day

[Hackmeat]

AnotherGareth said:

Depending on your enthusiasm level you may be interested in the HPC Young Drivers Day

i,

Thank you for this link, I'm definatley interested in this and will look into it!

Thanks,

Will

[ScoobyChris]

In addition to Gareth's suggestion, there's also ADUK (http://www.advanced-driving.co.uk/forum/index.php ) who's members organise driving days where informal coaching is available and offer informal mentoring too. Details of the both can be found by signing up to the forum and looking in the "Members Only: Driver Network" sub-forum. Highly recommended and great fun too

Chris

[Hackmeat]

ScoobyChris said:

In addition to Gareth's suggestion, there's also ADUK (http://www.advanced-driving.co.uk/forum/index.php ) who's members organise driving days where informal coaching is available and offer informal mentoring too. Details of the both can be found by signing up to the forum and looking in the "Members Only: Driver Network" sub-forum. Highly recommended and great fun too

Chris

Hi Chris,

Thanks for this link, ill take a look later!

Thanks for everyones advice!

Kind regards,

Will

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

ScoobyChris said:

...there's also ADUK (http://www.advanced-driving.co.uk/forum/index.php ) who's members organise driving days where informal coaching is available...

Between them, the members of ADUK (including Chris and Gareth) taught me (or led me to discover for myself) almost everything I know about driving.

Highly recommended.

[Synchromesh]

I'll echo what's already been said. Get yourself on an IAM or Rospa course (more or less the same thing - choose whichever is more convenient), come to some ADUK driving days, and come to the HPC YDD in the summer. These are what I've been doing for the last couple of years.

You mention limit handling and although it's certainly won't be to the detriment of your driving, it's of questionable relevance at this stage, and IHMO you'll get better value in terms of what you can learn from the road events.

Regarding limit handling though, I think you'd get more from a track/airfield day than a skid pan session. Like Chris has already said, they'll provide a less synthetic environment.

[Mr Grayson]

Cambridge is a great area for the budding advanced driver. Lots of activity and good quality groups over there.

AD-UK definitely worth joining too. As others have mentioned, it's a great community full of generous and talented people (and me).

[Synchromesh]

Mr Grayson said:

AD-UK definitely worth joining too. As others have mentioned, it's a great community full of generous and talented people (and me).

Oh come on, don't do yourself down, I'm sure you're generous.