HPC Young Drivers' Day 2017
Discussion
The High Performance Course will be running another Young Drivers' Day on the Saturday 29 July 2017. The event is open to full licence holders who are aged 26 years or less, and who are not already graduates of the High Performance Course.
The aims of the day are to:
It's been running for many years so you can also find information in previous threads, or ask a question here and someone will be able to help. To pre-empt one question that always gets asked: If you've just outside the age criteria (i.e. late twenties) it may still be worth applying.
The aims of the day are to:
- Promote awareness of driving skills at advanced levels
- Encourage the participants to develop their own skills
- Have fun
It's been running for many years so you can also find information in previous threads, or ask a question here and someone will be able to help. To pre-empt one question that always gets asked: If you've just outside the age criteria (i.e. late twenties) it may still be worth applying.
I'm 29 when the date is and the organiser just said apply and will be fine.
Just for people who have already been. The website is slightly confusing mentioning its £33 for the day, but on other pages says it's 2 1/2 days all in.
So is it £33 and 2 1/2 days all in? Just i dont live local so will have to stay in a hotel for the duration.
Just for people who have already been. The website is slightly confusing mentioning its £33 for the day, but on other pages says it's 2 1/2 days all in.
So is it £33 and 2 1/2 days all in? Just i dont live local so will have to stay in a hotel for the duration.
The Young Drivers' Day is a single day in Oxfordshire, and the £33 goes towards the cost of room hire and catering. The aim of the day is to encourage younger drivers to explore just how far it's possible to develop on-road driving skills.
If what you see on the day inspires you to work on your driving further, you may end up wanting to complete the full High Performance Course. This typically involves two and a half days of coaching, and unfortunately costs more than £33.
If what you see on the day inspires you to work on your driving further, you may end up wanting to complete the full High Performance Course. This typically involves two and a half days of coaching, and unfortunately costs more than £33.
HPC Website said:
Out on the road, you will have two sessions sitting alongside one of the Course Managers or a graduate of the High Performance Course. First, they will drive you in their car to give a demonstration of the high standard of HPC driving, and encourage a discussion about aspects of driving as they emerge. Afterwards, you will drive in your own car on a similar route, and whilst not offering tuition your co-driver will offer feedback and advice after the drive. The goal is to raise your awareness of driving techniques and hopefully inspire you to take your driving development further.
As mentioned on the website, the Young Drivers Day is just 1 day (~9 to 5?) and has a couple of sessions with more than likely a course graduate volunteering their time to show you what advanced road driving is all about and offering some feedback on your driving. Obviously with there being only two HPC coaches, it's not going to be possible for every one of the ~20-30 "young drivers" to drive with them, but the graduates who you will drive with are all passionate about driving and some are even coaches in their own right (Porsche driving consultants etc.). The idea of the YDD is to "inspire you to take your driving development further" either through other organisations such as the IAM/RoSPA or even the full High Performance Course.Apart from the single YDD page linked to above, the rest of website is talking about is full High Performance Course - the ~2.5 days 1:1 with one of the two professional coaches.
Sure I will 
Told the GF and now she wants in....another for the register but she's slightly older than I am, really robbing the cradle there! She's not had any proper tuition (beyond a passenger ride with Reg Local and myself) and if it could stop her trying to ride the boot of the car she's following I'd be happy!
ETA - we're both now accepted and fully paid up, see all on the day
Told the GF and now she wants in....another for the register but she's slightly older than I am, really robbing the cradle there! She's not had any proper tuition (beyond a passenger ride with Reg Local and myself) and if it could stop her trying to ride the boot of the car she's following I'd be happy!
ETA - we're both now accepted and fully paid up, see all on the day
Edited by kiethton on Thursday 20th July 11:22
kiethton said:
Have to say, we had a brilliant day with a good bunch of guys (and girls).
Thanks to all, let's hope I can scrape enough pennies together to do the course this year else I'll have to see if I can have the age range extended by another year next time!
start saving the pennies, you are ready for the course and will enjoy it...Thanks to all, let's hope I can scrape enough pennies together to do the course this year else I'll have to see if I can have the age range extended by another year next time!
thank you for the drive of the exige - stunning car, the M5 felt so civilised and calm on the way home after that!
another great day, bacon rolls, chocolate brownies and some fab driving - what more could anyone want?!
the course is not cheap as an absolute figure, but when you think of it as 2.5 days of some of the top tuition you can get in driving, then it isn't such bad value... ultimately I guess it is each person's priority, for me, I would perhaps prefer to go without a holiday and do something like this instead... but then perhaps my desire to improve my driving is stronger than it would be for someone else, we are all different
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