HPC Young Drivers Day 2012
HPC Young Drivers Day 2012
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FRMATT

526 posts

188 months

Monday 2nd July 2012
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All booked in smile

Dalto123

3,203 posts

189 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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Only a couple of days now! Anyone staying local to this?

Synchromesh

2,428 posts

192 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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Dalto123 said:
Only a couple of days now! Anyone staying local to this?
Coming up from Bristol again. 'Tis a bit of slog (a tad over 2 hours each way according to Google) but well worth it.

Oh, and I'll be wearing a bright green Pistonheads T-shirt if anyone wants to say hello.

Dalto123

3,203 posts

189 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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Synchromesh said:
Coming up from Bristol again. 'Tis a bit of slog (a tad over 2 hours each way according to Google) but well worth it.

Oh, and I'll be wearing a bright green Pistonheads T-shirt if anyone wants to say hello.
Im staying at the B&B run by the pub, so if I see you expect a knackered looking person in a black suit and pink stripey shirt!

If I do see you I'll be sure to pop over and say hi!

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Synchromesh

2,428 posts

192 months

Friday 13th July 2012
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Dalto123 said:
...a knackered looking person in a black suit and pink stripey shirt!
Sounds very formal bowtie

ez64

248 posts

188 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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Will be going in the E38

Synchromesh

2,428 posts

192 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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Ahhh. Hate getting up this early. Should be worth it though.

Aizle

12,429 posts

201 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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Own up, who ordered the weather?

Synchromesh

2,428 posts

192 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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ez64 said:
Will be going in the E38
Didn't see an E38 in the car park, were you there?

Who owns the S60R btw?

Dalto123

3,203 posts

189 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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Great day, really enjoyed it and getting to meet Synchromesh too. Not sure what everyone else went in, but chuffed to have gone in my first BMW M car (E46 M3) and first Lotus (Elan) and learn some new skills (made the country lanes on my way home a lot more fun! biggrin)

Synchromesh

2,428 posts

192 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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Dalto123 said:
Great day, really enjoyed it and getting to meet Synchromesh too. Not sure what everyone else went in, but chuffed to have gone in my first BMW M car (E46 M3) and first Lotus (Elan) and learn some new skills (made the country lanes on my way home a lot more fun! biggrin)
Good to see you too Dalto. Sounds like you were with Jon in the afternoon - how was that?

Inspired to take advanced driving further? As I said earlier, IAM or Rospa (Roadar) would be good starting points. See if there are any groups local to you and get in touch with them.

Dalto123

3,203 posts

189 months

Saturday 14th July 2012
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Synchromesh said:
Good to see you too Dalto. Sounds like you were with Jon in the afternoon - how was that?

Inspired to take advanced driving further? As I said earlier, IAM or Rospa (Roadar) would be good starting points. See if there are any groups local to you and get in touch with them.
Most certainly is, will be recommended to petrolhead friends too biggrin

I'll be investigating more about all of this tomorrow as I'm cream crackered tonight hehe

ez64

248 posts

188 months

Sunday 15th July 2012
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Synchromesh said:
Didn't see an E38 in the car park, were you there?

Who owns the S60R btw?
Was parked in the rear car park most of the day, I saw another grey e38 round there as well. Had a great day!

StressedDave

844 posts

288 months

Sunday 15th July 2012
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The S60R was on the event - I went out in it during the afternoon session.

Synchromesh

2,428 posts

192 months

Sunday 15th July 2012
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ez64 said:
Was parked in the rear car park most of the day, I saw another grey e38 round there as well. Had a great day!
Hope that doesn't say too much about my observation skills wink

StressedDave said:
The S60R was on the event - I went out in it during the afternoon session.
Yes, was interested in chatting to it's owner, being an S60 driver myself, but never found out who it was...

Kimmy

73 posts

228 months

Sunday 15th July 2012
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Hello chaps.

I was the guy with the S60R. Thoroughly enjoyed myself. Liked your teaching style StressedDave, was great fun. I did notice the T5 S60 in the car park.

Kimmy

Bumble SV

248 posts

232 months

Wednesday 18th July 2012
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Dalto123

Everything in this thread suggests that we drove together on Saturday morning!

It is amazing how much fun you can have in a 54bhp Micra on the public roads when focused on the driving - agreed? As we discussed, it was potentially the most suitable car for the purposes.

Great to meet you. Keep up the energy and enthusiasm for improving your driving to become the best you can be.

Dalto123

3,203 posts

189 months

Wednesday 18th July 2012
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Bumble SV said:
Dalto123

Everything in this thread suggests that we drove together on Saturday morning!

It is amazing how much fun you can have in a 54bhp Micra on the public roads when focused on the driving - agreed? As we discussed, it was potentially the most suitable car for the purposes.

Great to meet you. Keep up the energy and enthusiasm for improving your driving to become the best you can be.
biggrin great to have met you too, it's true though, the little Micra is a good starting point! Don't worry, the enthusiasm will never go! Going to get myself onto some of these advanced driving forums too, and see what I can do about a rospa/ advanced driving course whilst saving up for HPC driving. I've got dad thinking about it too, he's very interested smile

Aizle

12,429 posts

201 months

Wednesday 18th July 2012
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I did my IAM when I was 18, I would personally reccomend doing that first.

I think I'm going to book a morning with Andy. I did my morning drive with Clive and got some positive feedback regarding my likeliness of completing in the 2 days.

Just need to save some pennies and go for it.

Nice to meet those of you that I did, whoever that may have been!

S. Gonzales Esq.

2,559 posts

238 months

Wednesday 18th July 2012
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Do any of you attendees fancy putting together a couple of paragraphs about the day?

I'd be interested to know about the format of the day, what you got out of it, and if you found anything surprising or unexpected about it.