Skid Pan Training

[NSX Monkey]

Does anyone know if there is a company offering skid pan training where you can take your own car and hone your skills?

I know Mercedes has a track somewhere near Brooklands I think, but has anyone any other experiences,

Cheers

John

[Munter]

Castle Coombe do sessions in their cars. You wouldn't want to put your own car on their pan though as they use some chemicals to make it slippery which appear to react with the tyres (and other rubber) to form sludge.

Edit: Forgot to say have a look at Rockingham I think they have a low grip surface and a "kicker" plate you can put your car on.

Edited by Munter on Monday 12th April 20:17

[waremark]

A couple of limit handling coaches who train you on airfields in your own car have often been recommended here. Andy Walsh who trades as Car Limits trains at North Weald near Harlow, Essex. See http://www.carlimits.com/. Don Palmer trains at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire. See http://www.donpalmer.co.uk/. They are both expensive - both for their coaching, and in terms of the tyre and other wear on your car - but excellent.

An alternative approach is to try an airfield track day. For example, look here:

http://www.motorsport-events.com/

As a further alternative, a number of road driving coaches include some proving ground experiences in their courses (consider for example Cadence or Ridedrive).

There are quite a few PH members who offer training; they will probably be along to mention their services shortly!

[crisisjez]

Santa Pod also run Drift What Ya Brung days where you can take advantage of instructor sessions.
All at a fraction of the cost of an Airfield day.

[SVS]

waremark said:

As a further alternative, a number of road driving coaches include some proving ground experiences in their courses (consider for example Cadence or Ridedrive).

+1. E.g. check out details of the Advanced Handling and/or Skidding courses: www.ridedrive.co.uk/shop-high-performance.htm

IMO, the big advantage of RideDrive's Advanced Handling training (and equivalent from Cadence) is that you can hone your skills on the airfield, then learn how to put these skills into practice in practical situations on the road. Makes for a brilliant course!

[R1_NUR]

http://www.driverdp.com/

Excellent course but expensive so overall not great VFM. If money no object go for it.

[NSX Monkey]

Thanks for the tips everyone. Will have a think and see which I like the look of

[Rob_the_Sparky]

Munter said:

Castle Coombe do sessions in their cars. You wouldn't want to put your own car on their pan though as they use some chemicals to make it slippery which appear to react with the tyres (and other rubber) to form sludge.

Edit: Forgot to say have a look at Rockingham I think they have a low grip surface and a "kicker" plate you can put your car on.

Edited by Munter on Monday 12th April 20:17

I did a day there a while ago and they allowed us to take our car on the pan for 10 minutes or so at the end of the day. Shame I had a Fwd car at the time!