Attwood driving training day

[Darren Sharp]

First of all a BIG thanks to Lisa, Clyde and all the other guys that put effort into putting this day together, it was a great fun day.

Sooooo here are the first pics of Andrew in action....

[Darren Sharp]

Three wheels are faster than four

[Darren Sharp]

All cones must die!

[lisa_spyder]

LOL Darren!!! Andrew was having a BIG go...as were quite a few today !

What a great day! Well, I thought it was anyway.... .

Phil - wish you had been able to stay for the afternoon - you missed the real fun! I also wish I knew which bloody button to choose on the new camera for video as I would have loved to have shown you guys how much you all improved from one run to the next in the arvo...

Jeff Thomas and James Caldrow from PCV did a marvellous job, as did all our driver trainers; Mike, Mark, Alex, Ryan and Ken Price (PCV). The only low was that Ken's MGF broke on the skidpan and went home on a flat tray...

I think (?) I have some good pics...hopefully I'll load some tonight to add to the bunch that should be going up (hint, hint all you guys!)

Thanks a bunch guys (and gals)...you made it fun! I promise I'll type up the times sheet from the afternoon and post results and also email to Clyde for posterity.

Cheers,
Lisa

[MrUpwey]

No rush with the timesheet Lisa - it's not really that important!! Although I thnk I might have been the quickest car with 14" wheels - is that a class??

[e72phil]

here's a few more pics taken at scrutineering. Also Darren Sharps car made its first club outing appearance. great colour scheme !

[MrUpwey]

A glorious Melbourne morning (Cameron).

All ready........and away we go.....

[MrUpwey]

Grouped for the skid-pan.

Sway bars next on the shopping list Andrew V?

Andrew P looking nice up the hill towards the finish.

[lisa_spyder]

So...first up we all get cosy in the classroom with a hot coffee...and then the theory session begins with scrutineering requirements, driving etiquette, flags, threshold braking, late/early apex diagrams etc etc...with a coffee break and a trip outside for scrutineering; lots of good tips from our presenters Jeff, Ken and Mark.

The comes the first 'exercise' in threshold braking... a run slightly uphill, the course dampened (by bucket!) at the strategic place; two garages made from witches hats with a hat at the end of each...Jeff directing at the last possible moment which garage each driver had to enter. The task - stop in the correct garage; do not dislodge witches hats for they signify the child/children who have run out in front of you! Do not touch the kid(s)!!! Yeah....well....see the pics in my next post!

[MrUpwey]

Clyde in someone elses's RS.

It survived the day (just) now it's got to survive the ocean voyage!!

[lisa_spyder]

Keep your kids outa our way!!!

Hmmmm...... :shock:

[lisa_spyder]

Thanks also to Alex and Ryan who set up the next braking test...this one was downhill and the aim of the exercise was to avoid a collision with a slower/stopped car in front...and pull up in the garage. The pics Darren posted of Andrew were of this exercise...here's one of Cindy

[CamBiscuit]

Lovely photos gang, what a great looking bunch of cars.....

Darren, I think you take the prize (IMHO), looks great!

It looks like a few folk were pushing pretty hard at finding their cars limits! :shock:

[griffiths_r]

T'was truly a great day... and I wasn't even driving!

I have a roughly edited movie about 50mb... so if anyone has some webspace to host it... I could skype it to you...

Cheers

Rich

[lisa_spyder]

AND...thanks also to our volunteers for the day; Rich and Phil ...

Now Brett had a fairly spectacular lose on the "dodge the car" brake test...no harm done and limits noted :wink: !

But did he redeem himself in the handbrake test - YES!!! Brett the handbrakie king :lol: ! Ken explained the finer points of handbrake turns with Mark and the drivers were let loose to give it a go.

Here's Brett midway through executing a good one.