Wakefield Driver Training Day, 15/9/02

[red900ss]

The Honda Car Club of NSW are running a Driver Training Day at Wakefield Park on the 15th September, 2002. From all accounts this is a very well run day and well worth doing.

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HONDA CAR CLUB DRIVER TRAINING DAY

Wakefield Park

Sunday, 15th September 2002

Yes! It's on again, our ever-popular Driver Training Day. For those of you

who have enjoyed them before, it's time to rejoice, and for those of you

who are new, here's the lowdown:

You begin the day with scrutineering, to make sure that your car is safe,

then you get a ride around the track with an instructor. Our instructors

are experienced club members who have raced for many years in production

cars, Club Cars, and Supersprints. Then we jump into the car with you, and

help you fix your lines and polish your style.

We do not make you perform brake exercises, or anything like that; the

focus of the day is to allow you to enjoy your car at speed in a safe, open

environment, and we are there to help you improve your driving, to have

fun on a racetrack and generally to do the right thing.

The afternoon is for you to hit the track and practice, and generally have

a bit of a play. Wakefield Park is one of Australia's newest and it is the

safest racetrack, a modern circuit with more than generous run-off areas,

and an intelligent layout. In the past, our members have used these days

mainly as social events, where you can meet and greet fellow enthusiasts,

talk cars, and open up your car in the manner in which it was designed

for.

Swap cars if you like, and there will be a lot of experienced Honda Car

Club members who can help you with mods and advice. We are not expecting

you to

become Michael Schumacher, or break the lap record, just to have fun and

socialise.

So if you enjoy cars, come along. Wakefield Park is like a playground if

you enjoy driving, with lots of corners, fast and slow, and a very generous

straight. By all means bring your mates, and you don't have to be a Club

member to enter. You will need a helmet. If you can't get hold of one,

there will be some available at the track for hire, but do advise us on

the form below as we have to book them ahead. You won't need a

extinguishers

or anything, just long pants and sleeves (and non-flammable clothing,

please).

Cost will be $90 for members, and $115 for non-members. A discount of $10

will be given if you pay your $50 deposit before 15 August 2002. You will

need a Wakefield license (valid for 12 months and available on the day -

approx. $30) or a CAMS C3 or higher license.

Wakefield Park is along Braidwood Road, Goulburn.

If you need a map, ring Richard Colley on 0410 664 140,

and we will fax you a map. The day starts at 8.30am for scrutineering

(circuit will be open from 10.00am - fog permitting).

To lock your spot in, please fill in the form below, and send a $50 deposit

to:

Richard Colley,

28/21 Johnson St,

Chatswood 2067.

(Cheques payable to: Honda Car Club of NSW Inc.)

[email protected]

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Go to the link for the form and return it to Richard Colley.

If you have any questions post them here and I will find out the answers or email Richard directly.

[two40]

i'm keen.

when does the day finish?

[red900ss]

4.30 - 5.00pm I would think.:confused:

[two40]

sweet. i'm buying a helmet next weekend for the wakefield open day so i got that covered and after i spin out a few times i'll need some tutoring so this should be good.

roughly how long will we have with an 'instructor'?

and roughly how long on the track overall?

[NISMO]

Hey Guys,

Been to two of these before, and great days. They usually have a hand full of professional drivers who are more than happy to jump in show you around a track. Believe me you do not know what your car is capable of until a pro gets behind the wheel ( at least around a track, anyway)

RED - last time the Honda club was there (earlier this year), there was a bit of confusion about passangers, and in the end they were allowd. Can you find out if they're letting passengers, in this time round as well.

Thanks

[Duncan]

I'll be at this one for sure.

[red900ss]

ONARUN and NISMO, in answer to your questions Richard Colley has replied:

> * Roughly how long will we have with an 'instructor'?

The basic structure of the day is the morning is time only for newbies. No

others allowed on the track. Then the rest of the day is an open track day.

During the morning, the typical session is; instructor drives your car with

you as a passenger - usually 3-5 laps just to show you the basic line around

the track etc. Then you'll pit and swap over - and head straight back out.

You'll then do roughly another 5 laps with the instructor offering advice.

We keep the laps small to rotate amongst people as quickly as possible. If

you still want further instruction, you will probably be able to grab

another instructor and go back out in the morning for a repeat of this.

Now, the instructors will be available the whole day. After this morning

session, feel free to ask one of the instructors to go back out with you ...

I'm sure they'll be happy to do so.

> * and roughly how long on the track overall?

This is harder to give you a good feel for. As the day wears on, fewer

people are lining up, and so there is plenty of opportunity to get lots of

track time. After the morning session, we will usually allow people to do

around 5 laps per run. By the end of the day, this is normally up to around

8-10 laps.

We try to keep the field small (40+ people) to give everyone plenty of track

time.

It depends also on how keen people are ... if they line up and are ready to

go out, then they'll tend to get more track time than someone who spends

most of their time in the pits.

The track will close somewhere between 4 and 4:30pm. I forget which. We'll

try and keep the track open as long as possible, but Wakefield will tell us

to close down around this time.

Also, barring snow, the day will run - good or bad weather. I've been to a

few of these days so far, and we've never had a rainy day. So hopefully it

doesn't start this time, but we've no control over this (of course).

> * Will passengers be allowed?

Unfortunately, passengers will *not* be allowed. Well, except for the

instructor and driver during instruction. Wakefield won't allow it -

probably for insurance reasons. Sorry about that.

Any more questions, just post 'em up

[two40]

Thanks for that Dino. Sounds good

[two40]

count me out. my car is for sale

[XrSiSt]

Originally posted by ONARUN

count me out. my car is for sale

reason?

[two40]

financial. unless i find a better job, she's out

[red900ss]

Come on people. Richard Colley just informed me that no-one has contacted him about this event. If you are interested in attending please get in touch with him.

I will probably go down for a look-see for a couple of hours but can't enter due to other commitments.

At the very least we should make it a cruise.

[Duncan]

Well, I'm no-one! I'm booked, paid and will be there.

Who's crusing down?

[sidewaymambo]

Originally posted by ONARUN

financial. unless i find a better job, she's out

Hope your dream comes true!!

[PranK]

WOOOO HOOOO!!!

ITS ON A SUNDAY!!

YOU BEAUTY!!

count NOZILR in.... oh, and i will be escorting her.

i will email richard now.

[fatz]

honda days r very good.

hardly any dickhead factor. eg couldnt drive there own finger up there arse(go to a a unique day if you dont know what i mean)

pete

[Roy]

Whens the latest to confirm attendance. I have to see how my car goes at Eastern Creek on Thursday before i commit.

My intention is to do everyting possible to make it, just that im trying out new mods on the car this week and not sure how theyll go

[Duncan]

So, who's still coming along - anyone cruising down? We'll be leaving Sydney approx 6.30.

[Roy]

I suspected something would go wrong with my car today @ Eastern. Anyway if i can get the ignition barrel fixed (bad luck?) ill be there.

[Duncan]

Funny, tracks must be hard on ignition barrels and keys, someone broke their key off in the barrel last time out...

Mine's back after a day on the hoist - new front pads and discs and a few bags of rocks later, she'll be right. (not sure about the car though):confused:

See you down there.