Griffith 500 driver training / hire ??

[BIG GRF]

I was wondering if there are any companies out there that do Griffith 500 driver training days where you can hire their car and not have to take your own?? I seen the one which gives you 4-6 laps for circa £100 but sounds like one for the novices.

I've got a Griff 500 myself but prefer not to take mine due to the likely wear & tear and subsequent cost!

[catretriever]

Oh come on, just get it out there and drive.....that's what it was built for

It might cost you a bit in tyres and chipped paint...but you won't regret it

[BIG GRF]

I am indeed beginning to think that I may well have to take my own Griff!

BTW your Griff is an unusual colour, very nice!

[catretriever]

Thanks I don't know what the official colour is...I just know it as titanium grey. I like your colour combo too....a bit more exclusive than boring old blue

I don't think you'll regret taking your own car. I've been lucky enough to go on quite a few driving experience days and while they are great fun I've found driving my own car around a circuit gives the biggest buzz by far as well as the oppurtunity to really get tuned in to the Griff's idiosyncrasies. As you're in London I would recommend Brands Hatch Indy circuit as it is not too fast and has some great corners to get stuck into, or if you want some long fast straights then Bedford Autodrome is not too far away.

Alternatively, for some road-based training alot of people would recommend a RideDrive course (never tried this myself)

Have Fun!

Matt.

[Mark_SV]

BIG GRF said:

I've got a Griff 500 myself but prefer not to take mine due to the likely wear & tear and subsequent cost!

Wear and tear are highly dependent on your driving style! Firm acceleration and making full use of the rev range have never done anything dreadful, in my experience, for a one-off day's training. You might wear your tyres though.

For mechanically sympathetic training, try calling Cadence Diver Development: 01949 844 449 (more details on the link from www.hpc.org.uk/guests/guestjoin.html ).

What are you looking to get out of the training?

Cheers,

Mark

[BIG GRF]

Hello Mark and sorry for the long gap in between posts.

I've only had the Griffith for just over 2 months so I'm still very much on that learning curve. Although I am planning to take it on the track at some point I thought it may be a wise and safer alternative to hire a Griff 500 for the day - to learn what the car can and can't do without the worry of things going wrong and potential big bills.

Although I'm sure anyone reading this is saying 'just take your own car, it'll be fine'!

Cheers, Jason

[Porschetastic]

A good compromise might be to take your Griff to Bedford as your first track event. This is what I did with my Tuscan and was impressed by the mass of grass run off areas. Bedford as been specifically designed for owners to use their own cars, so you would have to be very, very unlucky to hit something if you ge it a bit wrong.