Drift Experience Recommendations
Discussion
Does anybody have a recommendation for a good drift experience in the south east - midlands? I'm a reasonably competent driver (many track days and a couple of seasons racing) but since I have spent most of my time trying to avoid lurid oversteer in the pursuit of laptimes, I'd like to throw all of that out of the window for a few hours and spend some time smoking tyres.
I can't really use any of my own cars on a DWYB day (my options are mid-engined, snappy Porsche or grippy/snappy race car or bargey family saloon) and so I am looking for one of the all-inclusive days.
The Caterham days look good so I wanted to see if anybody had done the Silverstone experience (£135 for a few hours of going sideways) or the official Caterham exeprience at Donnington park (£345 but looks to be an entire day of going sideways).
This is purely for a bit of fun during the off season but it would be useful to improve my over-limit handling skills so I'd ideally like one where you can actually learn something.
Any recommendations?
I can't really use any of my own cars on a DWYB day (my options are mid-engined, snappy Porsche or grippy/snappy race car or bargey family saloon) and so I am looking for one of the all-inclusive days.
The Caterham days look good so I wanted to see if anybody had done the Silverstone experience (£135 for a few hours of going sideways) or the official Caterham exeprience at Donnington park (£345 but looks to be an entire day of going sideways).
This is purely for a bit of fun during the off season but it would be useful to improve my over-limit handling skills so I'd ideally like one where you can actually learn something.
Any recommendations?
There is a company at Bovingdon Airport https://driftlimits.co.uk/ I did an experience day with them, was drifting a little on the track, but they have a dedicated drift track. Seemed good guys.
lost in espace said:
There is a company at Bovingdon Airport https://driftlimits.co.uk/ I did an experience day with them, was drifting a little on the track, but they have a dedicated drift track. Seemed good guys.
This, very good and great value for money. 
I did the Caterham day many years ago - 10 or more.
Not bad but I wasn't convinced that a 7 is the ideal drift car. I've played silly B8ggers on wet roundabouts since I was 17 in a 1300L Vauxhall viva. I came second in the final "competition" at the end, but still was struggling to do anything drifty with the wide bodied and only just getting to grips with the narrow.
Not bad but I wasn't convinced that a 7 is the ideal drift car. I've played silly B8ggers on wet roundabouts since I was 17 in a 1300L Vauxhall viva. I came second in the final "competition" at the end, but still was struggling to do anything drifty with the wide bodied and only just getting to grips with the narrow.
OverSteery said:
I did the Caterham day many years ago - 10 or more.
Not bad but I wasn't convinced that a 7 is the ideal drift car. I've played silly B8ggers on wet roundabouts since I was 17 in a 1300L Vauxhall viva. I came second in the final "competition" at the end, but still was struggling to do anything drifty with the wide bodied and only just getting to grips with the narrow.
Same here. Beaten by a kid barely a 3rd my age. Not bad but I wasn't convinced that a 7 is the ideal drift car. I've played silly B8ggers on wet roundabouts since I was 17 in a 1300L Vauxhall viva. I came second in the final "competition" at the end, but still was struggling to do anything drifty with the wide bodied and only just getting to grips with the narrow.
It was fun doing donuts etc, but not sure I learned anything useful. But then drifting was never my thing, and not a skill I’ve tried to put into practice.
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