Driver Training?

[fr0st]

I was talking it over with the folks and it looks like I'm getting a driving coarse for my 19th birthday

My normal driving is excellent but, coming from driving a FWD corolla, if the back starts sliding out I'm screwed. I havn't needed to test my wet road heavy braking skills yet so I'd like to do that aswell. If they teach me to drift it'll be a bonus... but I'm not expecting them to

Has anyone done any that really enjoyed and learnt alot from?

[ossie_21]

Driver training? Who needs that??

Personally I think its good you want to do it & seems like you are looking forward to it, I haven't done a course like you will do but I have done 2 skidpan days & thoroughly enjoyed them, they both have concepts you can learn from. The rear end slides out & you lose it, so what? It's in a safe environment, too bad the government don't realise these sorts of things will prevent a hell of a lot more accidents than those magical speed cameras that physically stop you from crashing at speed.

Sorry to turn it into a rant, I just want the revenue raised from the cameras to be used for these sorts of events for learner & probabtion drivers.

Don't worry about the drift because this is for street driving, you will learn a lot about your car if it's what you use, or even the cars with the rollers on them that give you the over/understeer, it will be a good experience to do it.

[Flash89]

i have done a driving coarse. it was great fun, it was at AHG near the air port.

First is they gave me a lecture then we took our cars to the coarse. they had 3 different things, there was a track and 2 skid pads. one was for breaking and the other was driving through cones. also learned how to parrell park the easy way as they said.

i had fun and would like to do it again, in the dry cause last time it was pissing down rain. its a good experience and you learn a lot.

[Lezzare]

i have done a driving coarse. it was great fun, it was at AHG near the air port.

First is they gave me a lecture then we took our cars to the coarse. they had 3 different things, there was a track and 2 skid pads. one was for breaking and the other was driving through cones. also learned how to parrell park the easy way as they said.

i had fun and would like to do it again, in the dry cause last time it was pissing down rain. its a good experience and you learn a lot.

I'm interested. How much did it cost?

[Pulp]

Bring it up as an event sugestion. Some times they have driver training days organised through SAUWA.

[Flash89]

missed out on one like 3 weeks ago i think.

i work for dominos so it was company paid but i think it was around 200-300

[Sneeza]

Dave the driver training he is talking about isnt the same as what we do. Ours is performance driving. I think he is doing the more traditional safety driver training with the classroom time.

But we will be arranging a peformance driving day again soon (after go karting) - keep an eye out in the members section for details.

[fr0st]

Dave the driver training he is talking about isnt the same as what we do. Ours is performance driving. I think he is doing the more traditional safety driver training with the classroom time.

But we will be arranging a peformance driving day again soon (after go karting) - keep an eye out in the members section for details.

Well I've already read up on most of the techniques... I really just somewhere to practice.

but if your organising a performance day later on, do I need to do the beginner defensive coarse as a prerequisite first?

It's probably better I do it anyway from a safety point of view before I give (legal) racing a go

[Sneeza]

Definitly do your course regardless! It will be worth it and far more educational.

The only prereq for the driver days I arrange is you have a valid drivers license. And Just show up with your road registered car.

[Pulp]

Dave the driver training he is talking about isnt the same as what we do. Ours is performance driving. I think he is doing the more traditional safety driver training with the classroom time.

But we will be arranging a peformance driving day again soon (after go karting) - keep an eye out in the members section for details.

Ahhhh! and Cool!!

[Emancipator]

The D-TEC cars and tuition is $185 IIRC

If you go to a skid pan day, where you get some instruction too, its $55 (1/2 day), but you use your own car. Been to 2 skid pan days and havea blast both times.

Brent.

[Mr. Keets]

...too bad the government don't realise these sorts of things will prevent a hell of a lot more accidents than those magical speed cameras that physically stop you from crashing at speed.

....I just want the revenue raised from the cameras to be used for these sorts of events for learner & probabtion drivers.

Man, I couldnt agree more. All that multinova money goes into consolidated revenue with precious little going into practical inititatives like advanced driver training.

...a peformance driving day again soon (after go karting) - keep an eye out in the members section for details.

Looking forward to that Liz, I'm finally going to be spending some time at home

Sorry to jack the thread and rant off topic.

Edited June 8, 2006 by Mr. Keets