Off-road driver training?

[Rolfe]

Got a new Mk 6 on order.  Been looking at various YouTube clips demonstrating various features, and very impressed with some of the track manoeuvering on show.  I've never flung a car around like that, and I'd like to be shown how.

I had motorcycle training from people who were real enthusiasts, but I had my last driving lesson aged 18 the day before I passed my test.  I think the motorcycle training is actually a handicap, because there's stuff you just don't do on a bike if you want to live, which is SOP in a car.

I've got some holiday coming up, and I'd like to know if there is anywhere offering training days on a track to learn some of this stuff.  It occurs to me that it might be good to do it with my Peugeot GTi-6 which is headed for the scrappage scheme, but still performs pretty well - that way if anything goes wrong it's not the end of the world.  So sooner rather than later.

Anyone know where I could find details of anything like that?

Rolfe.

[Horney]

Go to a trackday in the pug and get the intructor to go out with you, job's a gooden.

Nick

[Diamond Hell]

Wot Nick said.

[Rolfe]

Hmmm, just seen a Top Gear test of the Pug (from 1998), and it obviously oversteers something vicious.  (Which Clarkson thought was great, well, good luck to him.)  Having seen that, I think I'll pass on this idea!

Rolfe.

[Paul86S2]

My brother has had 2 Pug trackcars. The 306 S16 and the 306 Gti-6. Both have handled very well, just what you would expect from a FWD car. Understeer was more of a problem than oversteer.

Don't forget that the only driving style that Clarkson knows is oversteer, and he does that because it looks better on the telly.

Take your Pug on a trackday and have fun finding its limits.

Paul

[Rolfe]

My brother has had 2 Pug trackcars. The 306 S16 and the 306 Gti-6. Both have handled very well, just what you would expect from a FWD car. Understeer was more of a problem than oversteer.

Don't forget that the only driving style that Clarkson knows is oversteer, and he does that because it looks better on the telly.

Well, it's true that in over 11 years it's never done that to me.  But then I don't corner like a lunatic.

Take your Pug on a trackday and have fun finding its limits.

Paul

Well, if I knew how to find out where and when and how much and stuff like that....

Rolfe.

[Paul86S2]

try

www.trackdays.co.uk

or

www.bookatrack.com

If you are in Scotland Knockhill do speed Sundays where you can pay for one session. Or do a google search for rally and driving schools in your area. I've got a friend who does rally driving style tuition in their own cars, teach you basic driving / rallying techniques and then some fun stuff like finding the limits and J turns etc. Bit too far for you from Scotland though.

Cheers

Paul

[monzablue16v]

try

www.trackdays.co.uk

or

www.bookatrack.com

If you are in Scotland Knockhill do speed Sundays where you can pay for one session. Or do a google search for rally and driving schools in your area. I've got a friend who does rally driving style tuition in their own cars, teach you basic driving / rallying techniques and then some fun stuff like finding the limits and J turns etc. Bit too far for you from Scotland though.

Cheers

Paul

How far away from Scotland are we talking

[Paul86S2]

Somerset, but these things are run by various differant companies up and down the country. In Wales you can do a similar thing in rally prepared Mk2 Escorts. Do a google search for Rally Schools.

Paul

[Rolfe]

That's really helpful!  (Yes, Somerset's a bit far....  )

Someone else mentioned the work "Knockhill", and I googled it.  Looks excellent, and not far at all.  I think I'll book a performance driving hour in the Peugeot, and see how it goes.  If the idea of doing that to the Mk VI doesn't seem to dreadful, I could always try another day later in the new car.

Rolfe.