Walshy Day...

[Corranga]

I'm booked on the 14th and 15th on June I'm a slow learner lol

What sort of level as you? I would like to do some days this year too, having only done a single Walshy day about 5/6 years back (so very much a beginner) and have to be at that end of the country at the end of that week, so could take the Lotus..

The 14th says instructor Mark Robins - does he do the same kinda thing as Andy?

Chris

[mwmackenzie]

Mark is good! He did some of the experience stuff in Edinburgh at the start, good craic! I'm a novice i'd say, I've done a hand full of track days etc but I could definitely use some training so planning on these 2 days this June followed by one or 2 track tuition days later in the year... My thinking is get the basics drummed in first and then hone on track later

[graeme]

You'll have good fun with Mark.

[Corranga]

Ok, I'm booked for the 14th and 15th on June as well

My last time down there was 13th April 2010 and I've spoken about it every year since so long awaited! :O

My friend is also provisionally booked for the 14th in his Mk3 Mx-5.

Chris

[rawsco]

So, many thanks to Andy for a great wee day, we were delayed for 45 minutes in the morning while they swept the track but Andy worked through his lunch fuelled only by an apple and some water to give us as much time as he could and to make up for the lost time in the morning.

Much credit to the boy's patience and ability to spot the things I was doing wrong as fast as i was doing them wrong. Its amazing how abrupt it is when you hit your skill limit, I was relatively spin free until he had me deliberately try letting the car go to to almost full opposite lock using proper rotational steering technique, i just couldn't follow the wheel with my hands fast enough without slowing it causing a spin. I only managed to catch it maybe 2 or 3 times out of god knows how many tries.

Stand out things for me:
* Look where you want to be going, I should know this from Skiing, Snowboarding and Cycling/MTB yet continued to look ahead...
* Understeer is the enemy not oversteer, when he was on the little handling circuit the front was locked down at all times.

Robin, Andy was going to pass a DVD to todays victims to SE pony express up to Scotchland. He gave us DVDs as a good will for losing the time in the morning but only had three. hopefully he remembered

EDIT: Wee video, a lumpy turn to... hey that wasn't too bad... to massive spin...

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