Quick driving practice

Quick driving practice

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3M4N_J

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Sunday 12th February 2017
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Hi all,

Just wondering what the best place is to practice quick driving. I don't necessarily want to do a track day, I just want to learn the basics of driving quickly, practice handbrake turns, lift of oversteer etc.

I'm a pretty competent driver, I know how to heel and toe and all that jazz, but I don't really want to practice any of this on the public roads and be the idiot with his car upside down in a ditch because I watched a YouTube video of how to get the back out on my ST.

Is there anywhere I could practice this in the UK? I know ford have a driving school over in the states where you can do this sort of stuff. I'd be happy to just drive something like a swift sport for 30 minutes just so I can see what it's like and a get a feel of counter steering and so on where there's a run off area so I won't smash my own car to bits if I get it wrong on the road.

I'm not planning on nailing a B Road at 120mph or anything, just interested getting better at driving without killing my car or anyone else on the road.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated, cheers.