**Introduction to Drifting Day! - Saturday March 2nd**

[Dare]

We're starting off an exciting year of events for the NW with a beginner's drift day at Oulton Park.
The gist is you rock up with your car in the morning, get a short briefing and a couple of laps with an instructor in the passenger seat helping you along and providing tips and advice for the corners. Then you have the rest of the day to slide around the 2 short courses, really getting a feel for your vehicle and learning the basics of controlling oversteer in a low grip level environment, THIS does a better job of explaining it and details the schedule.

It's an awesome experience if you haven't done anything like this and will have you grinning when you string together a few corners after some practice. Also the track is kept very wet and relatively friction free so tyre wear is minimal to non-existent. Both myself and Scottie, along with a couple of others on here, attended one of these in October 2011 and are itching to get back out there.

The cost will be what's advertised on the website which is £119 for the full day:
07:30 Signing on
08:30 Briefing
09:00 2 laps with instructor
09:30 Drifting begins
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Drifting restarts
17:00 Drift time ends

Or there is a cheaper option of doing half a day which isn't on the website but I can find out how much that would be if people are interested. Helmet hire is £10 and to carry a passenger is also £10, plus you can have multiple drivers in the same car for £25 extra for each additional driver. As ever there is a £5 member subsidy for those that show up, along with the guarantee of having an amazing time getting your car sideways and slightly dirty

Post up on here if you're interested, also take a look at the thread last time we put on one of these for more details http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.p...h-October-2011

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[Scottie]

This was a really good day out last time, perfect if you have never done it before and very low wear on the car and tyres.

Will give it a go myself again and my other half will be an additional driver as well!

[wardy01]

not sure i can afford. will see how much money i have once im back from new york

[sxstu]

bugger, no money

[steve109]

Heard good things about these sessions, just a shame they're so expensive

[craiglancs]

typical, this comes up after i sell the s13

[BIGT1987]

Do these come up regularly? I really want to have a go because I'm such a noob when it comes to the back end stepping out.

[Dare]

Do these come up regularly? I really want to have a go because I'm such a noob when it comes to the back end stepping out.

As the NW section of the club we'd most likely only attend one of these as a group in the year, but the actual experience day company do put them on monthly I think.

[Rallye]

It'd be my first drift day ( been to oulton and watched ) but im up for it!!

[Dare]

It'd be my first drift day ( been to oulton and watched ) but im up for it!!

Cool! Just have to hope for some decent weather

[Dare]

With this just days away, and a few maybes in this thread can we get a list of the people who will be attending on Saturday?

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Thanks

[cChance]

shame its not in my neck of the woods id be all over this

[Rallye]

What sort of money did it cost people last time, petrol, food etc??

[Dare]

What sort of money did it cost people last time, petrol, food etc??

I don't remember fuel being a big issue, last time I only did a half day and I definitely did the 110 mile round trip and all the track time using less than a full tank. As long as they wet the track as much as last time then the tyre wear will be pretty much non existent.

There's a restaurant at the Park that does the usual burgers, chips etc. for about £5. But you are totally free to bring your own of course.

[Scottie]

I think I only used 1/4 tank if that last time, tyre wear was almost non existant due to wet track (as it's for begineers) and you can take your own food and drink.

If I am free I am coming down to watch...wonder if the Merc has a LSD

[Rallye]

All booked, I'll see you guys there!! I'll be in a red 14a

[Dare]

All booked, I'll see you guys there!! I'll be in a red 14a

All paid up myself, see you Saturday!

[wardy01]

Im off to one of these sessions in april i think. But its costing me £85 for the day.

If i had more money i would of joined you guys. Might pop down to spectate though if thats ok with people

Sent from my gumpert

[Dare]

If i had more money i would of joined you guys. Might pop down to spectate though if thats ok with people

Definitely bud, there's a few people coming just to spectate. Keep in mind though that last time I went just to spectate and ended up out on track

[sxstu]

if i can twist the girlfriends arm i might pop up and say hello! what time does it start and finish?