Just writing to say thanks for Wednesday, flipping loved it. Practising it on the road, don't worry Colin, I've taken your place and am now shouting "fast feet, fast feet" to myself! Great day, thanks for your confidence in me telling me to go faster and faster on the Handling Circuit, made me feel great. Top training, loved it."- Matt Bentley
I would like to thank you for helping me select the best course for me, it was absolutely perfect - It was enjoyable, intense and challenging through the entire day. Please pass on my thanks to Colin who kept me calm throughout. He is a great instructor and picks up on everything you do. I think I can still hear him now when driving - how long does that last?!"- David Cotton
I have been very nervous in/of the car and struggling to get to grips with characteristics. I am amazed how much more confidence I had driving home from this day compared to the drive down. I had a really enjoyable day where Colin pushes you to explore your limits with a nice balance of theory and practice. It is definitely one of the most enjoyable days I have had in the car!"- Andrew Drinkall
I've really had my eyes opened to what I should and shouldn't be doing out there, and I know it will stick with me forever. Highly recommended, worth every penny imo."- Steven Fraser
Excellent course. Thank you very much. Keep it going."- Martin Newberry
What a day yesterday!! Def up there with one of the best things I've done in my life so far."- Simon Scolding
Colin's instruction, explanations to questions, patience and the facilities are first class. Backed up by Jo who does not let the side down."- Peter Flowers
I've still got a lot to learn but feel that the course with Colin has set me up perfectly for the future track days without me just ending up driving in circles all day and not learning anything."- Neil Stewart
Your website doesn't do the experience justice!!"- Ed Horner
The day was truly amazing! I learnt more in one day than I have in 20 years of driving."- Andrew Healy
Spot on. Friendly team, superb venue. A+!!!."- Andy Betts
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A structured day with a carefully crafted itinerary designed to cover the key aspects of performance driving, effectively bridging the gap between both road and circuit techniques. Day one of a five day programme, your journey of discovery starts here. You will visit and enjoy the 5 key circuits on the Millbrook Proving Ground. A dedicated circuit for each learning experience, there really is no better place in the country to begin your driver development programme.
Braking
Effective braking techniques reduce your lap time and structure the turn in phase of a corner. You will explore and develop specific braking elements in finite detail, on a circuit designed for the task. No TRAFFIC, NO LATE BRAKERS, NO ONE SITTING ON YOUR BUMPER. Just you, the car and your instructor and as many runs as you need to perfect your technique.
High Speed Driving
Understeer & Oversteer
Circuit Cornering TechniquesFast and challenging, designed to test even the most experienced drivers. Basic and advanced cornering techniques are explored and practiced in safety. Our objective? To ensure you finish the day with a systematic approach to cornering, transferring our skills to you, enabling you to manage and maintain optimum apex speed when driving a corner on circuit. You will dissect each corner and look at the minutia of driving differing radius corners and the effects of correct braking and observational techniques on circuit speed and safety. You don’t just learn how to drive the Millbrook Handling Circuit, you are given the tools to
Alpine RouteWe are nearing the end of the session, this is the consolidation phase of the day. Piecing each circuit building block together to achieve safe fast consistent laps on one of the most demanding circuits you will ever drive. Blind crests, adverse cambers, differing road surfaces and every variation of radius you can imagine. Then finally back to the Handling Circuit to finish the day with a consistency challenge. Your instructor will expect 5 timed laps all within half a second of each other!! Tick all of the boxes and you are ready for your next challenge, day 2 - Grip Limit. Duration: 1 day Driving Time: 5.5 hours No. of Trainees: 1 or 2 - at your request Location: Millbrook Price: 1:1 basis £899 using your car £1059 using a CAT vehicle Price: 2:1 basis £485 pp using your car £595 pp using a CAT vehicle Lunch and refreshments included Please contact Jo Hoad on 01234 757633 to discuss your requirements and book your Performance Driver Course - day 1 of your Academy Programme. Academy Programme day 2 - Grip Limit |
The corner starts a long way before you turn the steering wheel! You will experience and perfect:
2 miles of banked tarmac, 5 lanes - a perfect circle. Tiff Needell holds the official record at 197 MPH, a Porsche test driver the unofficial record at 206 MPH. So yes, you can train in safety well within the envelope of grip at speeds in excess of 120MPH. You will focus on the core elements of driving at speed, the subtle changes in technique required for you to remain safe and in control. Let's not ignore the car, compliance steer, bump steer and role steer to name just a few, all affect the behaviour of your vehicles dynamic platform when driven at its limit of adhesion. You will FEEL and isolate these dynamic characteristics, in safety. The result, true comfort and dynamic harmony with your vehicle at speed.
An open expanse of slippery concrete or tarmac, ”line trace” the painted radius at grip limit to explore understeer and oversteer. Discover the relationship between throttle and steering inputs when at steady state grip limit. As you make a steering input there is a friction loss between the tyre and the road. In this scenario the throttle pedal levels the car through a turn and steers it at grip limit. Explore your limits and the vehicles, drive at the limit of adhesion in safety on a dedicated exclusive use circuit.
work any circuit effectively.
