Where to learn how to race drive?

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"Dan" <no (AT) spam (DOT) com> wrote

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"Carl Gibbs" <cagmeister (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message
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The race school at Thruxton is good. You wont get to drive your car, but
if
you'll be taught all the basic skills and track etiquette. You'll to
drive
a few cars (Rover 214, MGF, F3000, Ferrari 355 IIRC) all designed to
develop
the skills they teach you in the classroom. You'l also get a flying lap
or
2 with the instructor to show you how its really done. Obviously you're
insured with them on their cars so its a good place to get experience
before
going it alone.

HTH

--
Carl

Had a look round their website and all looks pretty good, the F360 package
is the most appealing to me but not cheap (~£300). I'm wondering if this
is
really the most cost effective way to actually learn how to drive
"properly". It seems very similar to those Experience In A Box things you
can buy at Smith, Boots etc. as birthday presents. I'll probably keep
looking to see if there's somewhere I could learn with more actual driving
time with an instructor, but the F360 package would certainly be a lot of
fun... hmm!

F360 - thats the one (can never remember any Ferrari models). We had the
same problem when looking for my dads birthday present, but i'm sure they
did a package without the Ferrari that was about £100 less, coz thats the
one we got. this is going back a few years though! Certainly plenty of
packages to choose from these days though, so i'm sure you'll find something
suitable.

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Going off the point slightly, anyone know how F1 drivers tend to get
started? Not that I have any pretension to be one, just curious really.
Does
Dad have to be a millionaire/own a team or something?

Karting. If you win enough championships, then you might be lucky enough to
be spotted by a team. Of course the more money mummy and daddy has, the
more competitive you can be!

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You calling my car slow? ;-)

Did you spill my oil?

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Carl Robson
(The poster formerly known as Skodapilot)
http://www.bouncing-czechs.com

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It's a Yank Tank. Yo're extremely likely to come off on a corner.

and thus spake the Capri-meister ;-)

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"Dan" <no (AT) spam (DOT) com> wrote

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Now I've finally got a car with a bit of power behind it*, I'd really like
to learn how to drive properly on a track. I'm reluctant to go straight
into
a "Run What You Brung" kindof day straight off in case I do any serious
damage (don't know how likely this is?).

Well, providing you're willing to listen and learn, and you don't get too
gung-ho, you should be okay - but of course, accidents can and do happen.

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Ideally I'd like to be able to do
some track driving with someone in the car to advise/demonstrate, anyone
know places that do this? I'm in Hampshire so Goodwood and Thruxton are
both
nearby courses.

Go to somewhere like www.easytrack.co.uk and check out their "newbie" or
learner dates - well worth a look. You get some tutoring, and you're out on
track with people who are also in the same boat (that may sound bad, but
that's preferable then being with potentially impatient pros).

Mind you, in fairness, most pros I've met are very patient and
understanding!

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What's the situation on insurance for track driving?
Obviously it's not covered on standard policies but can you buy cover for
the day? Any info appreciated,

You can get insurance for the day, I know that much.

You'll be wanting your own helmet, of course.

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*Ok, not _that_ powerful, '92 Pontiac Trans-Am, 5.0TPI, approx 230bhp -
main
problem will probably be the automatic gearbox, bet I'll be laughed off
the
track!

It's not what you have, it's how you drive it /Ford Ka - wahey!/.

I've a few snippets on tracy days on my website, but nothing like as
thorough as EasyTrack.

--
The DervMan
www.dervman.com

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