I had a day out on Thursday with a police advanced driving instructor curtesy of Ride-Drive UK Ltd. We did about 240 miles driving in North Wales along mostly A and B roads, with a couple of pleasant stops for refreshments and debriefing. The instruction exceeded my greatest expectations and I was soon squirting the boxster along twisty country roads at three-figure speeds (yes really!), yet in absolute safety under Mike's expert instruction. The emphasis was on 'scanning', information gathering and using that information to plan ahead (then giving it some real welly when appropriate!). I learned a lot about overtaking techniques, smoother gear changes, lines through bends (I've never spent so much time on the 'wrong' side of the road), braking points and steering input. Although the instructor was very strict about observing marked speed limits of 30 and 40 in built up areas etc, once we had that old black stripe on the white circle, it was GO, GO, GO! I'd never have believed it was possible to travel so quickly from point to point and yet in such a relaxed manner once I had relearned the 'correct' driving techniques. I really pushed the boxster to the limit as well with the back end coming out once or twice as the roads were a bit wet and muddy in places - all beautifully controllable thanks to the boxster's superb balance (and PSM!)
Just to put this into perspective, I'm no novice myself having passed my driving test 37 years ago and dabbled in motorsport in my youth (minis) at club level, but this was something else entirely. Most of us just potter along on the motorway or in towns all day and I think we forget how to drive 'properly' (I certainly had). Getting the boxster a month ago has re-awakened my enthusiasm for real driving.
The day began at 9.00 a.m and we were back by about 4.00 p.m. all at a cost of £280. This must be one of the cheapest 'performance accessories' you can buy for the boxster. As Ron Weasley would say: "It was bloody brilliant".[
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Cheers all, Critch
(new Boxster S 3.2 manual, guards red, leather, xenon, sat nav/phone, sports wheel, elect seats, heated seats, can't remember the rest)
For more information on this go to www.ridedrive.co.uk
Just to put this into perspective, I'm no novice myself having passed my driving test 37 years ago and dabbled in motorsport in my youth (minis) at club level, but this was something else entirely. Most of us just potter along on the motorway or in towns all day and I think we forget how to drive 'properly' (I certainly had). Getting the boxster a month ago has re-awakened my enthusiasm for real driving.
The day began at 9.00 a.m and we were back by about 4.00 p.m. all at a cost of £280. This must be one of the cheapest 'performance accessories' you can buy for the boxster. As Ron Weasley would say: "It was bloody brilliant".[
]Cheers all, Critch
(new Boxster S 3.2 manual, guards red, leather, xenon, sat nav/phone, sports wheel, elect seats, heated seats, can't remember the rest)
For more information on this go to www.ridedrive.co.uk
