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Skid Pan Training and Driving Experience
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Here's a new twist on
skid training! This
well-established driving
school centre in
Shropshire uses a unique
skid area featuring a
very special surface that
makes skidding easy.
There are no cradles on
the skid car or fancy
gadgetry that way (with
your expert training) it
means you learn easily
all about when skids
happen and how to control
them from speeds as
gentle as 5mph.This skid
car training experience
is offered for one or two
people and both packages
give you plenty of
training in the hot seat
with the instructor and
for skidding duos when
you're not driving you
can be a passenger in the
car. All sessions are
offered as exclusive
lessons so you will have
the undivided attention
of the Grade Six advanced
driving instructor and
there's no hanging around
waiting for your turn.Of
course experiencing your
first skid can be scary
and often most people's
first skid on roads is
actually down to driver
error so much better to
be doing it at a training
ground under controlled
conditions with an expert
driving instructor
sitting next to you to
show you what to do. And
don't forget the session
is as much about fun out
there on the pan as it is
about learning some vital
motoring skills.Thanks to
that specially prepared
surface you can learn to
control a skid at very
slow speeds to gain
confidence before
building up to higher
speeds to really test
your training at the
wheel of the skid car. So
no need to feel anxious
and believe us by the end
of the session you will
feel rightly quite proud
of yourself that you will
leave knowing just what
to do when you skid -
although we don't advise
doing skids on the way
home in your own car if
you can help it!Although
skid training is
typically seen as a gifts
for men experience they
are equally suitable for
women too as driving is
not just a man's domain
these days (thankfully!)
and you'll be trained in
everything from locked
wheels to tyre blows out
on these experiences at
this family run centre in
Oswestry.
Availability: In Stock
£99.00
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This Essex skid control
centre at North Weald
Airfield near Epping has
been instructing drivers
for well over 20 years.
Under their expert
tuition you will have fun
but most importantly
you'll learn valuable
skills in a car that
could save lives once
you're back out driving
on the public roads. The
two hour course is in the
heart of Essex (but well
away from all the cars on
the roads) and will teach
you all about skidding.
All sessions start with a
short briefing before you
move out onto the pan in
one of the BMW or Ford
skid cars. You will share
the vehicle with two
other drivers each
spending around 40
minutes at the wheel
rotating through a
variety of simulated
skids and sliding
situations. Skid control
cars are standard but
they are sitting in
cradles which
hydraulically lift the
vehicle. The front and
rear wheels on the cradle
then reproduce loss of
traction in different
scenarios meaning you
will be experiencing what
hitting black ice or snow
at anything from 10 to 60
mph feels like! The idea
is that you'll sweep
across the skid area at
all angles and speeds
discovering what makes
you skid how you can
avoid it and which way to
steer when you feel the
car slipping out of
control. As these skid
specialists will tell you
it's all about
recognising the behaviour
of the car and balancing
the steering brakes and
throttle in order to
regain control. This
Essex venue is very well
set up for skid training
with a large pan and lots
of challenges to tackle
too. As your skills and
confidence increase you
will soon be able to push
the car through a course
combining gates curves
and emergency braking
areas whilst maintaining
control. In fact you'll
find that your reflex
action when you start to
skid is often the
complete opposite to what
you should do! Your Essex
skid pan experience ends
with an overall
assessment of your
performance and
presentation of
certificate. Don't forget
as well as having fun
you'll be learning
valuable skills for
everyday motoring
situations.
Availability: In Stock
£109.00
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Skid pan training
Scotland - don't panic!
That's one of the first
things you will learn as
you take on the Knockhill
skid pan. An initial
interactive video and
safety briefing will show
you what to expect then
its off to the pan to get
sliding!This pan is the
only free wheel skid
surface in Scotland open
to the public for
training and has been
purpose built to a good
size at 60mx30m. For
Scottish drivers this pan
at Knockhill is one of
the best environments in
which to learn how to put
cars into different skid
situations - and more
importantly just how to
control them!Here at
Knockhill two different
types of car are used for
your training session on
the skid pan. This is in
order to simulate
different scenarios
namely a front wheel
drive vehicle and a rear
wheel drive car so you
can learn how this
affects the cars and the
way they react
differently. During your
two hours you'll be
tackling situations such
as black ice surface
water and aquaplaning
whilst trying to stay
calm and grasp
control.Our skid pan
training Scotland
experience gives you two
hours of quality skidding
out on the Knockhill pan.
You will also have the
chance to test your
skills in the 'brake and
avoid' lane so you can
see how non-ABS and ABS
vehicles work in an
emergency. All in all a
fun and informal way of
learning practical skills
that will improve your
everyday driving
awareness. The sessions
ends with a debrief and
presentation of
certificates.
Availability: In Stock
£135.00
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Learn how to control
skids at the Castle Combe
pan in Wiltshire
Availability: In Stock
£109 GBP
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Experience front and rear
wheel drive action on
this Skid Pan Day in
Suffolk! This low-grip
skid pan at the driving
facility near Bury St
Edmunds gives you the
opportunity to get
skidding and sliding in
total safety for half a
day's fun as part of a
small group experience.
Throughout the course of
these thrilling days you
will take out two
different vehicles onto
the pan for skids and
slides - a front wheel
drive hatchback and a
larger rear wheel driven
saloon. The difference in
the way these two cars
behave is pretty
impressive and each
requires a certain
technique to be able to
control and recover as
you go slewing off
course. As well as
skidding on the pan on
the day you will also
learn about emergency
braking as part of the
same experience because
you never know when you
might need to stop as
quickly and safely as
possible. What's good
about the whole
experience of being out
on the skid pan for a few
hours of the day is that
you are in a small group
which means there is
plenty of banter and
encouragement with your
fellow skitters. As the
course progresses so too
will your understanding
of how vehicles (and
drivers) tend to
naturally react and how
to reverse that whole
process so you are safe
in a slide. Of course the
main focus on this skid
pan day is enjoying the
thrills but the skills
you will learn whilst
you're flinging the cars
around this slippery
surface in Suffolk will
also put you in very good
stead when driving your
own car on wet snowy or
icy weather days. And
with training from a ex
and serving military and
police driving
instructors you can be
sure of plenty of top
tips from experts who
have trained hundreds of
drivers to advanced
level.
Availability: In Stock
£120.00
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