Driving Day - near Brecon, Wales - Sat 30 August 2014

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

I'll be organising another of the joint PH / ADUK Driving Days, this time based near Brecon on Saturday the 30th of August. It's got access to some great roads, and even on a Summer Saturday the quiet routes we use shouldn't be too busy.

We'll be based at a café that will be open for breakfast, and we can return to for lunch. Participants will be grouped into twos or threes and then take turns to each drive their own car over a choice of routes, ranging from 40 to 80 minutes for each driver. After everyone in the group has driven, they retire to base for discussion and refreshment.

There's no requirement or expectation to drive other vehicles, or let other people drive yours. It also doesn't matter what your car is - the point is the driving, not the vehicle. Previous experience of Advanced Driving isn't required either, just a willingness to think about what you're doing in the car and talk about it. As organiser, I'll be attempting to match up groups of drivers with varying experience so that everybody gets to learn something, and we all have an enjoyable time.

My previous attempts to mobilise the Advanced Driving forum to actually get out and drive have met with somewhat mixed success. I'm surprised at this, as I've been attending these kind of events for over 8 years now and really can't overstate how much they've changed how I drive, and think about driving. i truly believe that anyone who's serious about improving their driving has to get out and drive with other people. Come on PH!

I can't guarantee the weather, but the roads will hopefully look like this:

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Expressions of interest here please, with confirmations required about a week before the event.

Name
S. Gonzales Esq.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

There have been similar days organised in the North West - I'll make some enquiries about whether they're likely to be repeated and get back to you.

Brecon's worth a bit of a drive though...

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

LordGrover said:

Looks familiar...

Aha - same road, but you had the more typical weather. That stretch always seems to have fewer sheep too, which is helpful.

To expand on my earlier comment, my colleague in the North informs me that he hopes to run something near Chester later in the year. I'll update as soon as I have details.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

We'd be glad to have you along. It's likely to be a 9:30 start, with breakfast available from 8:30.

Name
S. Gonzales Esq.
LordGrover
paul1087
fesuvious

Edited by S. Gonzales Esq. on Wednesday 9th July 13:39

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

All will be revealed in due course, as soon as I've actually booked the place. It'll be near (or in) Brecon though.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Will do

Name
S. Gonzales Esq.
LordGrover
paul1087
fesuvious
madmover

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

e21Mark said:

May well be up for this.

Good - I don't need confirmations until mid-August.

keithsmith777 said:

If I've still got my Indy I'm well up for this (weather permitting )

Attitude is more important than vehicle, so if the weather's bad you can bring anything with 4 wheels.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Time to ask for confirmations - if you'd like to come along (whether you've previously expressed interest or not), please send me a PM with your contact details.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Another really good day of driving on some fantastic, quiet roads - 17 of us there this time, but again nobody from PH.

Had my first go in a Honda NSX though, which was nice.