RE: Learn how to drift

RE: Learn how to drift

Friday 22nd April 2005

Learn how to drift

Academy teaches the gentle art of drifting


Drifting in an MX5
Drifting in an MX5
Fancy learning how to drift? You can learn the art of drifting in your car or use one of the Drift Academy's specially prepared fleet of Mazda MX-5s.

Come to the Level 1 Drifting Course at Donington Park and the Academy will teach all the techniques used by professional drift drivers, with a competition at the end of the day marked on style and how sideways you can get.

When: Thursday 28 April

Price: £199.00 using your car; £299.00 using Drift Academy car

What is the Drift Academy?

Drift Academy is a new UK-based service which exists because of the growth in interest of this new sport in the UK.

It aims to provide information, resources and help to anyone who wants to get involved in drifting as a participant or spectator.

One of its main objectives is to ensure that drifting is promoted and organised in such a way that the general public and media appreciate not only the entertainment value of top level drifting, but also that learning how to drift properly can make a driver safer and more aware.

Drift Academy works in partnership with venue owners and operators to ensure that all our events are run in complete safety, at suitable venues only and with minimal environmental impact.

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Don

Original Poster:

28,377 posts

285 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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That looks like such a laugh...

Hmmmmn. £299 isn't bad either for a day trashing someone else's tyres!

Plotloss

67,280 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Its well worth doing Don.

Judas, Ace-T, TrackDemon and I all did the first Autocar day and apart from not getting much time in the car it was hilarious if a little tiring.

bad_roo

5,187 posts

238 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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Were they making you do situps in clown suits most of the day?

smele

1,284 posts

285 months

Friday 22nd April 2005
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bad_roo said:
Were they making you do situps in clown suits most of the day?


No, they were just pedalling around in MX-5's.

jfrf

406 posts

255 months

Saturday 23rd April 2005
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have done one of these days

thought in car time was preety good as there wernt too many other people on our particular day (6 odd i think)

Would probably use their cars, as the car and tyres take a fair bit of punishment

definitely recommended both from a fun and learning point of view.
Its amazing how much people progress over the day.

DBVALETING

59 posts

233 months

Tuesday 26th April 2005
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Looks like a must do for the summer !!