TRACKDAY TUITION

hgracer · Post by **hgracer** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:38 pm

Just a quick post to see if anyone would be interested in trackday tuition for a fee obviously, I race at Knockhill and have had my licence for 2 years now going into my third, I also drive a Lotus and im offering tuition for those of you who cant quite get the twisty bits right, im sure I could point you in the right direction, so if anyone is interested then let me know if not then all the best and I will see you on track sometime.

Cheers Henry

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:44 pm

If knockers is happy with it I would be interested. What sort of rates ?

SP

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:19 pm

the problem Sarah had was that she worked for knockhill.

Henry, i presume is not a KH instructor, just a racer who has an ARDS license, so should be able to do this ok.

Henry, what is the situation with insurance when you teach??

r055 · Post by **r055** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:50 pm

Sanjoy wrote:If knockers is happy with it I would be interested. What sort of rates ?

SP

i'd be interested too - depending on the rates, of course!

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:06 pm

Yip. Def interested as well depending on all the costy bits

Edited to add.. Wendy tells me she would be interested as well

Jim

r055 · Post by **r055** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:16 pm

what would be your car of choice Jim?
outing for the fezza?

Post by **simon** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:15 am

renmure wrote:Edited to add.. Wendy tells me she would be interested as well

Surely she's interested in you getting the training?
In which case, the

smiley might not be so necessary <BG>

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:28 am

ro55 wrote:what would be your car of choice Jim?

Exige I think. See if I can keep pointing the right way and stay out of the gravel this time

simon wrote: Surely she's interested in you getting the training?
In which case, the smiley might not be so necessary

Bah!!!

(I did check, she wants to do it but she has done a couple of track day sessions before, one was the Ladies night at KH a couple of years ago)

hgracer · Post by **hgracer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:41 pm

Hi guys never thought it would be a problem with Khill but I will check with them and get back to you on it, im not an instructor at Khill, as Mckeann said I have my race licence and race up there aswell as a few other places.

Price would depend on a few things for one im not sure how you guys and gals run your tracknights ie 15 min sessions then off for a time or just open pit and you can come and go as you please, and weather you would want a full tuition for the duration of the track night or maybe just one or two sessions, I suppose you could also run it so maybe 2 drivers could get tuition on the same night and half the cost, I will have to look into it as I would need to travel from Glasgow and then pay on as a passenger at the event.

Any info you guys could give on things like paying on as a passenger would be helpful. I will try and keep the cost as low as pss for yous but at the same time have got to make it worth while.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks Henry

andreww · Post by **andreww** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:55 pm

nice one Henry I cant believe how much interest you've drummed up in only 24 hours !

I was thinking of offering private tuition after ive finished the instructor training, but I don't know how keen anyone would be since ive only driven and raced FWD i dont even have RWD road driving experience. Not to mention the age difference between me and most people who would be interested, I dont know if there would be an issue with do they trust me/believe I know what I'm doing.

Were you at the instructor theory training thing on the 13th ? Don't think I've met you before so I wouldnt have recognised you.

hgracer · Post by **hgracer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:03 pm

No Andrew I wasnt at it but the instructor thing at Knockhill is defo something im going to get involved in this season, are you still on course for a full season in the XRs?

hgracer · Post by **hgracer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:23 pm

If passengers sign on free then all the better it keeps the prices down.

What format do your trackdays run?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:30 pm

most of the ones the SE folk do are the 2 hour evening sessions. they run midweek from 6pm till 8pm and are open pitlane.

Personally, i would prefer to hire the 2hrs between 2 people so you get a decent amount of time. Other people may prefer 20 min sessions.

What is your driving history. Not that i'm doubting you, but as andrew mentioned about FWD and RWD etc etc it made me wonder

hgracer · Post by **hgracer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:34 pm

I race in the Scottish XR2 championship which is obviously FWD but I have owned various RWD sports cars in my driving days

When is the next track night?

andreww · Post by **andreww** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:28 am

hgracer wrote:No Andrew I wasnt at it but the instructor thing at Knockhill is defo something im going to get involved in this season, are you still on course for a full season in the XRs?

About 80% sure of a full season. I am def starting the year but for going to uni and that money is going to be really really tight at the last 3 meetings of the year. But im sure ill find a way to finish the season