Driver Skills Days?

[Merrsh1]

Morning All

I'm toying with the idea of starting track days and would like to get some pro tips first...

Can anyone recommend a company/individual who provides driver skills training days?

I've tried Google but it doesn't turn up much and I'd prefer first hand recommendations from someone who has actually done it.

Cheers!

 

[dario]

i would recommend Ray Grimes or Howard Hunt in your area. i'm pretty sure one does stuff at Teesside airport.
They are both highly respected driving coaches.

get a few guys together and have a day t it, or the costs can be a little high. but you do get what you pay for.

http://www.raygrimes.co.uk/performance-driver-coaching.html

http://www.billywhiz.co.uk/instruction-a-driver-coaching.html

 

[Merrsh1]

Cheers, have you ever done a skills day before? If so would you recommend one?

 

[dario]

Cheers, have you ever done a skills day before? If so would you recommend one?

I did a skills day at prodrive.... not sure i would recommend it.

However i have heard tell that some of those car control courses can torture the tyres on the car!

These guys are the sort that will meet you at a track, get you comfortable in your car to drive properly on track. its not a road course.


Dario

 

[den5ap]

I have to recommend Don Palmer who I would massively recommend if it is car control that you want to work on. I have met him through my membership of the High Performance Club. He is regarded as one of the very best in the industry. He normally operates out of Bruntingthorpe. www.donpalmer.co.uk

 

[chris g]

Generally, when you go on a track day, there is a professional driver that will sit with you for 15 or 20 minutes and give you tips, I find that 15 minutes is about as much as my brain wants to take in and try to internalise, so i learn one or two things each time.

I don't know how transferrable to the road that coaching is though - but it makes me look slightly less stupid on the track...

 

[Merrsh1]

Cheers, have you ever done a skills day before? If so would you recommend one?

I did a skills day at prodrive.... not sure i would recommend it.

However i have heard tell that some of those car control courses can torture the tyres on the car!

These guys are the sort that will meet you at a track, get you comfortable in your car to drive properly on track. its not a road course.

Dario

I'll bear that in mind - but that sounds exactly what I'm looking for...

I have to recommend Don Palmer who I would massively recommend if it is car control that you want to work on. I have met him through my membership of the High Performance Club. He is regarded as one of the very best in the industry. He normally operates out of Bruntingthorpe. http://www.donpalmer.co.uk

Looks very good and again the kind of thing I'm looking for but a bit far for me...

Generally, when you go on a track day, there is a professional driver that will sit with you for 15 or 20 minutes and give you tips, I find that 15 minutes is about as much as my brain wants to take in and try to internalise, so i learn one or two things each time.

I don't know how transferrable to the road that coaching is though - but it makes me look slightly less stupid on the track...

I think I'm looking for a more intensive approach, I've never driven on a track before I don't hurt myself or anyone else.

I've approached a local outfit (http://teessideraceschool.co.uk) and have been quoted £500 for the day using their vehicles or £375 using my own. Opinions? Good/Bad?

Cheers for the input so far.

 

[Jbtco]

I did a day with Don Palmer at Bruntinthorpe some years ago in an E46 M3 at Brintingthorpe. Plan on trashing a set of rear tyres as you may well be sideways and / or spining a lot at first. Not sure if he still does those. I found him a slightly strange chap but great car control .

I have also done a Lotus course at Hethel in an Elise, more expensive but they supply the cars, and done BMW fahrer training in M3s at Nurburgring GP circuit and in a Z4MC at Mugelloin 2006 a, they are expensive but very good, again in their cars.

Still a crap driver but had great fun.