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That teach you high speed handling of a vehicle? I know cops are trained for that, but I'd think they would have other schools. Just seems like it would be fun to do.
In the 1990s I did a three week course that taught driving at high speeds in challenging conditions. The course was taught at a now closed Army Airfield outside of Anniston, AL. They took the old/closed runway, coated the runway with Teflon, and installed sprinkler systems on the sides of the runway.That teach you high speed handling of a vehicle? I know cops are trained for that, but I'd think they would have other schools. Just seems like it would be fun to do.
Daily? That seems almost hard to believe that a brake pad can be pushed so hard it only lasts a day. I've used track pads for a whole season with probably close to similar abuse.The vehicles used were Crown Vics and Caprices. The brake pads were replaced daily on these vehicles.
Maybe they're trying to give everyone a Fair chanceDaily? That seems almost hard to believe that a brake pad can be pushed so hard it only lasts a day. I've used track pads for a whole season with probably close to similar abuse.
Daily? That seems almost hard to believe that a brake pad can be pushed so hard it only lasts a day. I've used track pads for a whole season with probably close to similar abuse.
Yes daily. Not sure of the available quality of pads for Crown Vics and Caprices at that time. These vehicles ran all day, through multiple students, at huge duress on the vehicles. This was not a race training school, it was as the OP mentioned, a high-speed handling school.Daily? That seems almost hard to believe that a brake pad can be pushed so hard it only lasts a day. I've used track pads for a whole season with probably close to similar abuse.
You would be surprised how little we are trained for it.That teach you high speed handling of a vehicle? I know cops are trained for that, but I'd think they would have other schools. Just seems like it would be fun to do.
Yeah the only evasive driving I do is avoiding wrecks. Like the time one guy pulled into my lane and I had to move into the the left hand turn lane, then pull back into the left lane before smacking into the light signal, basically just going around the guy lol Most people would slammed on the brakes and hit the guy that pulled in front of them at 60mph. Even though he's at fault you still wrecked your car, so who really won?Sure they do. You can also take performance driving courses, for example, at the Sonoma Raceway. There are also specialized driving courses available, such as tactical operator driving , evasive driving, close protection driving, etc.
Yes, there are different kinds of evasive driving.Yeah the only evasive driving I do is avoiding wrecks. Like the time one guy pulled into my lane and I had to move into the the left hand turn lane, then pull back into the left lane before smacking into the light signal, basically just going around the guy lol Most people would slammed on the brakes and hit the guy that pulled in front of them at 60mph. Even though he's at fault you still wrecked your car, so who really won?
I've done a number of driving schools, one that included street driving tactics. The best overall was probably the Skippy School at Sebring in the open wheel formula Dodge cars, then an upgrade to the sequential shift school cars in addition to 3 different street cars. They held you back by telling you to limit RPM to 3500, 4000, 4500 etc, hahahah, by the end of the 1st day, I needed a replacement Formula Dodge...
Man, you are not kidding. I was never the fastest guy on the track, but now, I'm so out of practice, I'm the slowest guy around any corner. I really enjoy performance driving, but outa practice now.High speed handling is a very perishable skill-something that should be retrained quarterly at a minimum if one wants to stay proficient.
The only problem with that is if you're after learning what cars do on the edge of their abilities, the grip with those is so much higher that yes you're learning how to drive the track, but you're not learning quite as much about car control.Yes. Here's a list.
Yeah, if you're going to spend the coin on one of these schools, even if just for fun, I'd skip the GT cars and hi-po street cars and go straight for an open-wheel formula car.
It's an experience that the others can't match. Especially if you've ever been any kind of racing fan. Getting to live out the fantasy of having someone buckle you into the car and pretend to role play Senna, etc…
I've never ridden a motorcycle, but I suspect it's also akin to when riders describe cars as "cages." Not to say that GT cars can't be fun, but a formula car strips it down to the bare minimum. Including the absence of a neutral gear in the gearbox, in the cars I drove.
I've taken a couple of classes from Bondurants when it was at Sear Point International Raceway (SPIR). SPIR is now Sonoma. Also, many car clubs host driving schools at race tracks. I've participated in several at SPIR, Laguna Seca, Virginia International and Summit Point. FUN!Performance Driving Training | Bondurant Racing School
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