Quick driving practice
Discussion
Hi all,
Just wondering what the best place is to practice quick driving. I don't necessarily want to do a track day, I just want to learn the basics of driving quickly, practice handbrake turns, lift of oversteer etc.
I'm a pretty competent driver, I know how to heel and toe and all that jazz, but I don't really want to practice any of this on the public roads and be the idiot with his car upside down in a ditch because I watched a YouTube video of how to get the back out on my ST.
Is there anywhere I could practice this in the UK? I know ford have a driving school over in the states where you can do this sort of stuff. I'd be happy to just drive something like a swift sport for 30 minutes just so I can see what it's like and a get a feel of counter steering and so on where there's a run off area so I won't smash my own car to bits if I get it wrong on the road.
I'm not planning on nailing a B Road at 120mph or anything, just interested getting better at driving without killing my car or anyone else on the road.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated, cheers.
Just wondering what the best place is to practice quick driving. I don't necessarily want to do a track day, I just want to learn the basics of driving quickly, practice handbrake turns, lift of oversteer etc.
I'm a pretty competent driver, I know how to heel and toe and all that jazz, but I don't really want to practice any of this on the public roads and be the idiot with his car upside down in a ditch because I watched a YouTube video of how to get the back out on my ST.
Is there anywhere I could practice this in the UK? I know ford have a driving school over in the states where you can do this sort of stuff. I'd be happy to just drive something like a swift sport for 30 minutes just so I can see what it's like and a get a feel of counter steering and so on where there's a run off area so I won't smash my own car to bits if I get it wrong on the road.
I'm not planning on nailing a B Road at 120mph or anything, just interested getting better at driving without killing my car or anyone else on the road.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated, cheers.
Carlimits are great. It's well structured and safe in that you can't hit anyone else as it's one at a time. Looks fully booked for a few months mind.
http://www.carlimits.com/script/viewEvents.php?typ...
http://www.carlimits.com/script/viewEvents.php?typ...
In same boat and booked a day of drift what ya brung at Santa Pod. Its £80 and on every Wednesday. You turn up in your car and essentially practice how to do donuts and figure of 8's. Once you can do those in a controlled way you are allowed on the drift track to do some drifting.
See http://www.dwyb.co.uk/index.php. Only problem is there isnt anyone available to provide lessons / tutoring!
See http://www.dwyb.co.uk/index.php. Only problem is there isnt anyone available to provide lessons / tutoring!
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