noob driver training question
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Hi there,
This is my first post
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I have owned my elise for about 8 weeks now and after some rather hairy moments in the wet I have decided to get some Elise driver training. I have seen some other posts where they mention some 'Walshy driver training days'.
Can anyone give me a link or phone number, so I can book one up
Thanks
This is my first post
_ I have owned my elise for about 8 weeks now and after some rather hairy moments in the wet I have decided to get some Elise driver training. I have seen some other posts where they mention some 'Walshy driver training days'.
Can anyone give me a link or phone number, so I can book one up
Thanks
After seeing all these posts about Walshy's and reading Janitor's fantastic post, I too have just booked a Walshy for the 8th May. 
DVD due too, so I can "Revise" before the date.
Now, do I pray for rain on this day or not?
I guess a completely dry track would not be the best to find the limits for the car, but I also guess that torrential rain could also be undesirable.
Hey, it's May in the UK.....There's no way we'll get a nice sunny day
>> Edited by Hugh72 on Monday 3rd April 11:51
DVD due too, so I can "Revise" before the date.
Now, do I pray for rain on this day or not?
I guess a completely dry track would not be the best to find the limits for the car, but I also guess that torrential rain could also be undesirable.
Hey, it's May in the UK.....There's no way we'll get a nice sunny day
>> Edited by Hugh72 on Monday 3rd April 11:51
noZZa said:
Excellent thanks for your help,
What a great post in that link you gave me, the guy really goes into detail.
I have reserved a place on 27th April, need to phone back to confirm payment as I'm a bit skint this month. Shouldn't be a problem though
wooo I'm all excited now
Noel,
You have booked on the same day as me!
This day is an essential part of Lotus ownership as well as massive fun.
I can't wait
See you there,
Joe
The best day, in my opinion, starts wet and dries out, or is just very cold so it's hard to get heat in the tyres at first. Then you see how the car handles in very slippy conditions.
Then as things dry out you can explore levels of grip on 'Spring-like' tarmac, and when it's totally dry, like in Summer. You kind of get 3 days in one. Was a REAL education. You'll be surprised at how much grip you actually have in the wet if you drive the car with careful inputs, and utterly amazed at how much you have in the dry!
Then as things dry out you can explore levels of grip on 'Spring-like' tarmac, and when it's totally dry, like in Summer. You kind of get 3 days in one. Was a REAL education. You'll be surprised at how much grip you actually have in the wet if you drive the car with careful inputs, and utterly amazed at how much you have in the dry!
Hi,
First post here too! been lurkin for a while and like you Nooza had an elise for around 2 months.
Will be starting on may way down from the Scottish Borders for my "Walshy day" while you are ending yours. Enjoy!!
Hoping that the day will improve my cornering confidence, big girls blouse at the moment.
First post here too! been lurkin for a while and like you Nooza had an elise for around 2 months.
Will be starting on may way down from the Scottish Borders for my "Walshy day" while you are ending yours. Enjoy!!
Hoping that the day will improve my cornering confidence, big girls blouse at the moment.
Joe - Exige S said:
Excellent thanks for your help,
What a great post in that link you gave me, the guy really goes into detail.
I have reserved a place on 27th April, need to phone back to confirm payment as I'm a bit skint this month. Shouldn't be a problem though
wooo I'm all excited now
Noel,
You have booked on the same day as me!
This day is an essential part of Lotus ownership as well as massive fun.
I can't wait
See you there,
Joe
Cool mate see you there
Btw do we drive our own cars or do we drive one of theirs?
Our own cars 
I pick mine up this Sat and will proceed to run it in (1000 miles under 4500rpm) / prep it and myself for the airfield day as follows: Do the BoLOC's Devon trip on Sun, a few hundred miles on various trip around the Bournemouth area Zig Zag Hill etc...., the Kent trip on the 17th, the 1st 1000k service on the 18th, a week of familiarising myself with 8500rpm at my disposal through a few more trips: Zig Zag Hill, Wales and The Autocar B road Baftas route, a visit to the Lotus factory with the BoLOC's guys on the 26th and then wince as North Weald eats it's way through my AO48's on the 27th!
PS: I've taken 2.5 weeks off work (Hol carried over from last year) to savour / fit all of this in.
Oh what fun we shall have.
Joe
I pick mine up this Sat and will proceed to run it in (1000 miles under 4500rpm) / prep it and myself for the airfield day as follows: Do the BoLOC's Devon trip on Sun, a few hundred miles on various trip around the Bournemouth area Zig Zag Hill etc...., the Kent trip on the 17th, the 1st 1000k service on the 18th, a week of familiarising myself with 8500rpm at my disposal through a few more trips: Zig Zag Hill, Wales and The Autocar B road Baftas route, a visit to the Lotus factory with the BoLOC's guys on the 26th and then wince as North Weald eats it's way through my AO48's on the 27th!
PS: I've taken 2.5 weeks off work (Hol carried over from last year) to savour / fit all of this in.
Oh what fun we shall have.
Joe
Joe - Mr Works has a rather sadistic streak to him 
...but having said that, he's right to a point
After the first three spins, I noticed the shoulders of my rather lovely Advans looking decidedly scuffed and indeed thought
That played on my mind for a while - 'Christ, is it really worth that?' and so on, but soon consoled myself with 'Ah well, better to replace a set of tyres than the car or even myself if I learnt what I am from this'
But in the end, it's no big deal. Yeah the shoulders look 'keenly used' but in all honesty, they don't see much use on the road as you use the central width of course, so it's kinda immaterial really
You will probably have taken 1 - 1.5mm max off the depth if you just use them and don't spend all day doing endless doughnuts, so don't let that dampen your enthusiasm one bit
As for people being unaware that they used their own cars goes, I thought everyone knew that! It's all about experiencing and learning the limits of your car and yourself
Just ENJOY!
...but having said that, he's right to a point After the first three spins, I noticed the shoulders of my rather lovely Advans looking decidedly scuffed and indeed thought
That played on my mind for a while - 'Christ, is it really worth that?' and so on, but soon consoled myself with 'Ah well, better to replace a set of tyres than the car or even myself if I learnt what I am from this'
But in the end, it's no big deal. Yeah the shoulders look 'keenly used' but in all honesty, they don't see much use on the road as you use the central width of course, so it's kinda immaterial really
You will probably have taken 1 - 1.5mm max off the depth if you just use them and don't spend all day doing endless doughnuts, so don't let that dampen your enthusiasm one bit
As for people being unaware that they used their own cars goes, I thought everyone knew that! It's all about experiencing and learning the limits of your car and yourself
Just ENJOY!
Lol tyres get smoked on a Walshy day ... if not then you're not trying hard enough
In the 7 months I've had the car, I've probably put 2200 miles on the bridgestones thru normal road use, 2 Walshy days and 3 Airfield activity days ... with another activity day this Friday thru Kent Lotus.
The right rear is seriously distressed with the tread either feathered or bald. The others are well scrubbed but more evenly. After this Friday the right rear is kaput ... so a new one is going on straight afterwards.
Janitor has the same philosophy as me on this ... better to shag the tyres than shag the car
>> Edited by bjc388 on Tuesday 4th April 23:16
In the 7 months I've had the car, I've probably put 2200 miles on the bridgestones thru normal road use, 2 Walshy days and 3 Airfield activity days ... with another activity day this Friday thru Kent Lotus.
The right rear is seriously distressed with the tread either feathered or bald. The others are well scrubbed but more evenly. After this Friday the right rear is kaput ... so a new one is going on straight afterwards.
Janitor has the same philosophy as me on this ... better to shag the tyres than shag the car
>> Edited by bjc388 on Tuesday 4th April 23:16
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