TRACK DAYS

[Tam Girl]

I know there are track days to race Tamora's around a circuit, but can anyone tell me if there are track days to 'teach' a driver how to be a better driver of a TVR? I suppose I mean are there track days for driving skills rather than track days for racing?

[alt]

Tam Girl, if you just want to improve your driving skills then I'd go for some on-road tuition rather than a track day. A 3 point turn would be quite dangerous on the track!

Try someone like www.RideDrive.co.uk or even the IAM.

Cheers.... Andrew

[RichB]

More specifically EVO are offering a track day tuition day for £50.00 which sounds like an absolute bargain. It's advertised in this months mag, something like laps with an instructor then follow the leader then free track time. As all those there will be novices this could well be just the thing? Rich...

[Tam Girl]

This is probably an obvious question but on track days, do you have to drive your own car or are there any options to drive a loan car specifically used for such events?

>> Edited by Tam Girl on Monday 6th January 17:00

[RichB]

YOu really should want to drive your own car, there's not much point in having all that open space and almost empty tarmac available only to test it all in something else? Much better to explore the handling of your own car, I did my forst track day last year (at Bedford) and can honestly say that after spin no. 1 I was quite happy to get stuck in. As a result I feel I know the cars handling much better. Rich...

[griff2be]

The TVR Performance Technique days are expensive, but give you as much or as little on-track tuition as you want. You just grab an instructor and go. Also there's virtually nothing to hit at Bedford, and its great fun.

Try getting your dealer to pay for you to go as a sweetner to ensure you buy your next new TVR from them.

Mine paid for mine to compensate for some rather shoddy service. But that's another story entirely...

[John Prior]

Tam Girl. Not sure which aspect of TVR driving you specifically want to improve. The course that taught me the most about how to drive quickly but safely was Don Palmer's wet-handling course. Don now runs a slightly different course, that I haven't tried, but which is probably just as useful. Details can be found at

www.drivingdevelopment.co.uk/Academy%20Website/Creative%20car%20control/Creative%20Car%20Control.htm

Good luck!