Circuit Academy
Welcome to our Circuit Academy, where guests can take advantage of our fully tailored driver coaching programme to suit your goals. If you’re new to driving on a race circuit, then our motorsport complex will prepare you perfectly: with lots of run-off and no other trackday users, it’s the perfect place to practice. Equally, if you’re looking to master precision driving, race craft and build car control skills to give you the competitive edge then our dedicated Circuit Instructors will help you deliver flawless and consistent laps.
Using race telemetry, we can delve into the technical aspects of your driving style. We can choose between 100 different vehicles in the fleet or even use your own vehicle to suit your driving objective. Choose between and understand the differing handling characterises of FWD / RWD / 4WD drive trains and mid-engine/ rear engine / front engine layouts.
Development Techniques
- Traction & stability programmes, their influence & involvement in safe driving on track
- Braking distances
- Racing line with and without cones
- Effect of a late apex
- Effect of an early apex
- Effect of trail braking
- ABS – understanding limitations of threshold braking and differences of non ABS cars.
- Looking ahead and pre-planning routes.
- Vehicle mechanical sympathy & management for minimum wear & maximum reliability.
- Seating position & ergonomics
- Use of mirrors – being spatially aware
- Muscle memorising a circuit
- Using reference points & landmarks
- Respecting track limits
- Understanding and learning the benefits of heel & toe downshifting
- Driver distractions, concentration and alertness. How emotional state influences track performance and safety under time pressures
- Brake pedal stages & manipulation
- Over grip limit identification, management & recovery
- Managing a powerslide – throttle control
- Managing a powerslide – steering control
- Understeer & oversteer management & recovery
- Lift-off oversteer & roll oversteer
- How dampers respond to pedal inputs
- Wet racing line for circuits
- Optimising grip launching from a standing start
- Drivetrain handling characteristics FWD, 4WD, RWD
- Engine layout handling characteristics Rear, Front, Mid-engine
- Slalom over grip limit exercises
- Tyre scrub versus throttle application
- Grip limit identification & management
- Understanding gradient change and effects on vehicle dynamics at varying speeds.
- Understanding grip change on a mixed surface and texture changes.
- Traffic on circuit
- Pre plan overtakes & corner exit speed on track days
- Consistency – with & without the use of kerbs
- Lap Challenge – optimising track performance with race telemetry – to benchmark the perfect lap!
- Understanding and maximising tyre contact patch.
- Accurate & precise trail braking to optimise vehicle rotation
- Corner dependant steering techniques
- The fastest line: ‘v-ing’ off the corner
- Aero and non-aero downforce.
- Race craft – looking at how to overtake safely in simulated racing scenario’s
Imagine yourself strapping into the seat of a GT3 race car at one of the most iconic circuits in the world.
Work with our professional race team and make fine adjustments to the vehicle platform to suit your driving style.
Experience differing damper settings & evaluate the change to see 10/10th of a second difference with race telemetry alongside our friendly instructors to make sure that no matter what experience you have, from novice drivers to seasoned veterans you’ll experience the most incredible motorsport journey with us.
Full Day Circuit Academy
Please contact us with your requirements for full day costs, we can cater for full day exclusive track hire, we can also cater for specific circuit driver coaching such as Brands Hatch, Silverstone or Oulton Park or even internationally at the likes of Monza or Spa with our fleet of GT3 race cars. Please contact us to find out more.
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