Conference terri::cars_uk

931.0. "Drive and survive skid pan session" by MARVIN::COCKBURN (Promoting International Unity) Sun Jan 21 1990 22:38

This note is a follow in from topic 416 which talked about Drive and survive
and their Skid pan sessions. 

I have started a new topic so that this note can be more easily found from
a Dir/title="skid pad" and to keep this information seperate from that in
topic 416, whic may be a bit out of date now.

Anyway, here's the facts:

Drive and Survive, which Digital use for their 'Defensive driving' course, 
have a skidcar and can arrange lessons in it for �38 a head. I have approached
the Sports and Social club for a subsidy on this, but they have decided not
to support this venture at the moment. �38 comes from (�400+VAT)/12 as I said
12 people were interested. I don't know if Digital could claim back the VAT
on this or not.

What D&S would do is split us into two groups of 6. The first group to arrive
at 9am and finish at 12:30pm, the second group between 1pm and 4:30pm (bags I
go in the second group !!). Lessons would take place at D&S's HQ at Boreham
Airfield, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex. (Telephone 0245 466749/468869)

The skidcar (a Sierra by the looks of the photo I have) can hold three students
at a time. While the other three students are waiting, they will be given
'manouevrability tests'.

It is intended to complete exercises in the following:

Understeer
Oversteer
High speed car control on poor surfaces
Pulse braking
Evasion methods
Wet road \
Dry road  } Braking & Skid control methods
Ice road /
Aquaplaning experience and control
General briefing re car control

The training takes place with the car in a special cradle arrangement, this
allows training to take place at high speeds, unlike the more conventional
slippery surface skid pans.

I have this information in my cube (REO2-G/H9) too if you'd like a look.

If you are interested, please reply to this basenote stating which days
you would prefer/would not prefer and whether you would like the morning
or afternoon sessions, or if you'll take either. If anyone is able to
offer transport for six people, then this would be appreciated! When
there enough people interested to organise a day that they're happy with,
then I will contact D&S again and see about booking that day. Let's plan 
this to happen in the early March timeframe to give everyone plenty time 
to put it in their diaries and so there's plenty daylight for the afternoon
session.

Craig.

I am...



...Art.

	I would have been, but it's too far away.

Richard.

>                     -< Is noone interested anymore then? >-
>

Yes, please, I'm very interested,even if the S&SC won't help.
Mutter, whine,grumble....

Ian Preece @ UCG
virtually any time is as good or bad as any other, so pick a day and 
let's go.

re .4:

>Yes, please, I'm very interested,even if the S&SC won't help.

Correction, the READING S&SC won't help. S&SC are organised by 
area/facility and are not company wide.

Dave.

    Possibly, subject to date acceptability.
    
    Steve Parker @rgm

    I'm interested, subject to being available on the day.
    
    Karel.

    
    This isn't drive and survive, but...
    
    While we were at Castle Coombe on Saturday getting Dereks racing gear,
    we had a look at their skid pan, it'd only small, but looks good fun.
    They use two Cortinas, and set the tyre pressures, such that one of them
    demonstrates understeer, and the other oversteer. They charge �35 per
    person for a half day session. (Or you can go as a group and book the
    whole thing for approx �400) Is anyone interested? (Mark Saxby,(he says
    to say hello) and Mandy are interested, so we need a few more to make it 
    worth booking the whole thing) I've asked them to send me the details, so 
    if anyone would like a copy or would be interrested in going - let me know!
    
    Elaine   

They've also got a Honda Civic (no, honest!) so you can see what losing control
in a FWD car is like.  Plus some go-karts to race around in to test your
new-found skid-control-skills.  I've been thinking about going there for ages,
should be fun and useful experience!

(I've got a big article on the place at home somewhere; I'll bring it in if
anyone wants more info)

Scott

    I woulkd be interested.
    Tony