raped by a mini

[RedRobin]

Is that the guy who does the driving skills RR was on about awhiles back?

....Yes, one of them. Such courses remap your brain!

Don Palmer is top notch for track training. I'd recommend Big John at Drivetrain for fast road - He trains 'blue lighters'.

[stealthwolf]

Big John at Drivetrain for fast road - He trains 'blue lighters'.

Doubt I'd ever take the GTI onto a proper track (until it has some mods). But would love to able to handle the car properly at high speeds, as well as learning the limits of my car. IS that the one you'd recommend.

[RedRobin]

Big John at Drivetrain for fast road - He trains 'blue lighters'.

Doubt I'd ever take the GTI onto a proper track (until it has some mods). But would love to able to handle the car properly at high speeds, as well as learning the limits of my car. IS that the one you'd recommend.

....Without any hesitation I'd recommend doing firstly CarLimits to explore the limits of your car off public road in open space. 2 or 4-car day is best (in your own car - Mine was 11 mpg and a set of tyres!)

Then as a follow up, Drivetrain for roadcraft.

Also get a copy of the latest edition "The Police Driver's Handbook Roadcraft" if you can. You'll already know some of it but it's still good and extremely well illustrated.

Linky : - CarLimits Info

Linky : - DriveTrain Info

I guess you need to budget just under £400 for both but you get to keep the brain remap when you change car!

HTH

P.S. - I'm gonna write and post a Review on these courses asap (job # 432!!)

[WhiteGTI]

^^ This will be an excellent topic. Most people get carried away with adding performance/handling modifications whereas the main influence on how fast a car goes or how well it handles is the actual inputs and skills of the driver.

[Sunglasses Ron]

stealth that car on both top gear and fifth gear was quicker than a mini cooper around the track

only just and it was a normal cooper and not the charger or turbo version

Stealth it was likely to me running about 170+bhp so not that bad, you do need a remap LOL , I had a yellow one trying to chase me a whole ago and I succesfully pulled quote a bit on him especially after he hit his rev limiter

Was that around Notts Shaun? If so I bet it's the same one that came sniffing round me a while back.. 

[candy turbo]

 yellow ones are the fastest   

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Nice plate! Shame about the car!  [just joking]

[stevie_p]

back to the topic of getting raped by a mini, well i had a similar experiance on A19 yesterday. i found myself behind a white BMW 57 plate M3, i thought a bit of playful banter may be on the cards, until i looked in my rear view and there was an Audi R8 right up me arse!!! i sheepishly pulled in and let the big boys play!!

[T88OMM]

back to the topic of getting raped by a mini, well i had a similar experiance on A19 yesterday. i found myself behind a white BMW 57 plate M3, i thought a bit of playful banter may be on the cards, until i looked in my rear view and there was an Audi R8 right up me arse!!! i sheepishly pulled in and let the big boys play!!

 

Do you have a remapped Edition 30?? If so I would have been playing with the big boys, NO DOUBT! 

I came together with both of these cars in my old ED30, the M3 went nowhere I stayed on his back bumper and the R8 only pulled on me slightly 

[stevie_p]

nah just a regular ald mk5 gti had the e46 for couple months and that was quick, but not as fun as my gti