HPC Young Drivers Day 2016

HPC Young Drivers Day 2016

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AnotherGareth

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214 posts

174 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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The High Performance Course will be running another Young Drivers Day on the Saturday, 30th of July, 2016. This is open to those who are aged 26 years or less and hold a full driver's licence, and who are not graduates of the High Performance Course. The aims of the day are to:
  • Promote awareness of driving skills at advanced levels
  • Encourage the participants to develop their own skills
  • Have fun
More details are available on the High Performance Course website.

DS197

992 posts

106 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Thanks for this. I think i'll be attending, would be nice to get some feedback from advanced drivers.

MrBarry123

6,027 posts

121 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Clive Jones looks like he's about to drop the hottest mixtape of 2016.

Deejbb

55 posts

126 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Thanks for posting this - seems like pretty good value at £32 and can't do any harm so I think I will sign myself up..

chriscoates

787 posts

160 months

Tuesday 16th February 2016
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I've also signed up to this - thanks for posting thumbup

IT1GTR

554 posts

155 months

Tuesday 16th February 2016
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Shame i'm a few years too old for this at 31.

Went to one a few years back and it was great!!

akirk

5,390 posts

114 months

Thursday 25th February 2016
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Look forward to seeing folks there - say hello!

Squidward

54 posts

123 months

Sunday 28th February 2016
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Anyone have any ideas if I'd be allowed to do it - I'm 26 now, but come July I'll be 27.....


I'd be really keen to do the course though!

akirk

5,390 posts

114 months

Monday 29th February 2016
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Squidward said:
Anyone have any ideas if I'd be allowed to do it - I'm 26 now, but come July I'll be 27.....


I'd be really keen to do the course though!
Worth applying - not unknown, so you may get a yes - just fill in the form and put such details on the form...
I suspect that the age limit is to encourage a certain age group - you have to pick a certain age to have a limit, but am sure there is some flexibility - it might depend on how many apply, but give it a go!

watchnut

1,166 posts

129 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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What a great idea....my daughter is going to be 17 very soon, and this is just the sort of thing i want her to do post test....

Is there going to be any more later in the year?

IcedKiwi

91 posts

115 months

Tuesday 1st March 2016
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It's been an annual thing to date, so probably next year

Squidward

54 posts

123 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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Just in case there are any others on the cusp (or slightly over!) the age limit - worth an email to the organisers via their website - I've been permitted to take part smile

akirk

5,390 posts

114 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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watchnut said:
What a great idea....my daughter is going to be 17 very soon, and this is just the sort of thing i want her to do post test....

Is there going to be any more later in the year?
There is only one a year - however, I suspect she will get more out of it with a year or so of driving under her belt rather than being very new to driving (my opinion, not that of the organisers)

Squidward said:
Just in case there are any others on the cusp (or slightly over!) the age limit - worth an email to the organisers via their website - I've been permitted to take part smile
good to hear - see you then... you will have fun! smile

S. Gonzales Esq.

2,557 posts

212 months

Sunday 31st July 2016
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Squidward said:
Just in case there are any others on the cusp (or slightly over!) the age limit - worth an email to the organisers via their website - I've been permitted to take part smile
wavey...and got a drive with me, which may or may not have been what you were hoping for.

Great to see so many PH smilies in the car park yesterday, and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. If anyone would like to say a bit about how their day went it might help encourage even more PHers to attend next year.

Squidward

54 posts

123 months

Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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S. Gonzales Esq. said:
wavey...and got a drive with me, which may or may not have been what you were hoping for.

Great to see so many PH smilies in the car park yesterday, and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. If anyone would like to say a bit about how their day went it might help encourage even more PHers to attend next year.
Tony! Good to see you on here! Thanks again - had a great time on the roads in the morning with you smile



I was just logging on to find this thread to say the day really was fantastic, and thoroughly worth going to. My wife & I both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and are definitely looking into HPC membership now!

Even if not looking at membership, I'd encourage anyone who is keen to improve their driving skills - getting someone else to analyse your driving and offer great advice on reading the road and positioning the car to maintain pace was fascinating and very enlightening smile And to be able to chat cars and driving with people equally as geeky was refreshing too biggrin

chriscoates

787 posts

160 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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I'd also like to echo what others have said and highly recommend this course. It was a big learning experience for me and I was seriously impressed with the quality of the driving of the two instructors I went out with. It's definitely worth doing if you want to learn how to drive at a good pace but safely - we weren't hanging around but I never once felt uncomfortable. Many thanks to all involved thumbup

Chris (black Lupo GTI which nearly got squashed by a coach at the end of the day hehe)


dvenman

220 posts

115 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Chris

Glad to have the feedback smile One thing to stress - none of us (with perhaps the exception of Andy, Clive and Carol) are instructors. We're all folks who've achieved that standard of driving through a desire to improve - you're on that same path, and hopefully we'll see you at Club events sometime in the future.

IcedKiwi

91 posts

115 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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I had a great time at the one last year and as a result I've since booked my place on the full course. If you haven't been already I thoroughly recommend putting a reminder in your calendar to keep an eye for the one next year.

S. Gonzales Esq.

2,557 posts

212 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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IcedKiwi said:
... keep an eye for the one next year.
... and here it is: http://www.high-performance-course.com/index.php?o...

It might need a new thread though because of the date in the title of this one.

rainmakerraw

1,222 posts

126 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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S. Gonzales Esq. said:
... and here it is: http://www.high-performance-course.com/index.php?o...

It might need a new thread though because of the date in the title of this one.
Will being 26+9 be held against me? hehe