Under 17 Car Club

[MarkwG]

andy_s said:

What a cracking scheme, spot on; no venues in sunny Jockland though....

Sadly not as yet - furthest north would probably be Long Marston in Warwickshire. However, we have people travel down, including one dedicated instructor who I think drives down from Cumbria...! Always on the lookout for new venues though, so who knows

[MarkwG]

Kinky said:

Sadly, it looks like we'll not be able to renew this year. Too many clashes with football

Sorry, jumped a page & missed this - I suffer similarly with the football curse, so we'll be working between the two. Looking forward to juniors first go at Throckmorton on Sunday, though, maybe it'll sway him away from the madding crowd...

[MarkwG]

It's been a long time since I started this one!

Number 1 son now 18, & this year achieved his driving licence with very little effort & Grade 1 at U17CC. Well worth it, & now number 2 is on his way, grade 4 on the same day. Number 1 is searching for a) a part time job so b) he can run a car so he can marshal for the club next year, & get his IAM grading sorted too.

[Dalto123]

Wish I had known about this club when I was of the right age, I'm very jealous!

I think it's a brilliant idea to get younger people out driving and used to various cars (and vehicles) of all sizes before getting their provisional and full licence. It sets them up to be a safer and most confident future road user, plus looks like great fun too!

I learnt to drive at about 14, but that was by doing Autotesting (inbetween the handbrake / J turns)