Discussion
With my first trackday in the Lotus 2-11 now complete
Looking for some tution to help me fully exploit the potential of the car
The following have been recommended :
www.olliehancock.com
CAT
Car Limits
Any more recommendations
Looking for some tution to help me fully exploit the potential of the car
The following have been recommended :
www.olliehancock.com
CAT
Car Limits
Any more recommendations
andyiley said:
What track day did you go to, as most have instructors there on the day & for £20 you get 20 minutes of top class advice.
It is the best performance upgrade you will get.
I recently had instruction at Bedford, he said he couldn't teach me anything and that I should go racing. I'm certainly not suggesting that time with an instructor is a waste, but it might be for some. For the sake of £20 or £30 you may as well go for it though.It is the best performance upgrade you will get.
e36er said:
I recently had instruction at Bedford, he said he couldn't teach me anything and that I should go racing. I'm certainly not suggesting that time with an instructor is a waste, but it might be for some. For the sake of £20 or £30 you may as well go for it though.
I would be very interested to know who told you that!There's a big difference between a trackday and a racing instructor. A TD's one is there to give you some guidance on lines and mechanical sympathy etc. their brief is to make sure you know the basics and hopefully make it to the end of the day in one piece. If I ever had an instructor tell me I couldn't learn anything, I'd be questioning their ability. I had aTD instructor sit there very quietly, last time I had one as he said I was driving well but I would expect a race instructor to be picking holes in nearly everything.
Drakart said:
I would be very interested to know who told you that!
Sorry, can't remember his name. Possibly something like Flewis Hambilton...Zumbruk said:
One of you is fibbing.
Haha! He did actually say that I drifted too much, even if I did hold it well. In my defence, my rear tyres were absolutely shot. I definitely tend to drive the car on the front end too much though.I feel like a bit of an arse making my initial comment now, I really don't claim to be a driving god!
Madgit said:
There's a big difference between a trackday and a racing instructor. A TD's one is there to give you some guidance on lines and mechanical sympathy etc. their brief is to make sure you know the basics and hopefully make it to the end of the day in one piece. If I ever had an instructor tell me I couldn't learn anything, I'd be questioning their ability. I had aTD instructor sit there very quietly, last time I had one as he said I was driving well but I would expect a race instructor to be picking holes in nearly everything.
I agree entirely - if they're that good, why are they there in the first place? Having said that, I've been taken round Brands by a current WTC driver and really didn't think he was that good at all. His parents do have an awful lot of money though...Another shout for Mike Cooper. Had 2 full days of 1 to 1 tuition a few years back and recently a 20 min session of coaching just the other week. He seems to get across his instructions in a clear and concise way no matter what your level of driving. The cheapest upgrade on your car you can make.
Zumbruk said:
Racing drivers generally make very poor instructors - the ego and aggression that makes you a good racer makes you a rubbish teacher.
Remember too that there are several different grades and it isnt beyond the realms of possibility that the Grade C instructor (National licence with 10 sigs at two venues only) couldnt teach him a great deal.A family member is a top grade ARDS instructor and can teach me all day long, whereas an ARDS C instructor might struggle to.
Adam Foster is worth a shout - http://www.adam-foster.co.uk/tuition/
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