autocar drift school

[BarryS]

Just booked a day at Silverstone "drift-tuition" in a Caterham 7. Fairly pricey at £225 but may get the driving like a vandal out of my system for a bit and am keen to try a Caterham.

Haven't been on a track since the (free) Vauxhall day at Brands a few years ago now.

 

[flango]

Just booked a day at Silverstone "drift-tuition" in a Caterham 7. Fairly pricey at £225 but may get the driving like a vandal out of my system for a bit and am keen to try a Caterham.

Haven't been on a track since the (free) Vauxhall day at Brands a few years ago now.

You'll love it I used to instruct in drift tuition at Donnington and believe me the Caterham is the best car in the world to learn some sideways action, just make sure you don't go pirouetting off into the kitty litter

 

[Mike Walker]

I organised a Caterham Day for various Clients when I was running my own Company - fantastic driving experience.

 

[James Rothwell]

I thought Caterhams are pretty hard to control going sideways especially when it's dry due to the short wheelbase?

Easiest car I ever had to drift was one of my 2 Capris 2.0 that I had. The second one I had an earlier 2.0S model was the easiest as someone had put a quick steering rack on it. You could go sideways at every roundabout at 15mph and slide gracefully round it in full control. I only ever lost it once but made it into a full 360 turn so it almost look like I meant to do it.... The mid 40 year old bloke behind me in the Primera appaluded and laughed.

 

[marty359]

from marty359 on Motionbox

I tried it last year on a wet handling day,good fun.....but I was useless

 

[Jakg]

Did one a while back (the one run by Caterham at Silverstone... well the car park outside Silverstone but it sounds cool).

Couple of videos form the day here, here & here.

Great fun!

EDIT - Few more details - they start you off slow, then you build up a little as the course gets a little more complex etc, then at the end you get to compete against everyone else (was around 24 people there with me). I won (I'm 18, and at the time owned a Proton and had never driven a RWD road car in a forward gear...) beating people who turned up in Caterhams, Exige's & M3's and got given a prize as well

 

[flango]

I thought Caterhams are pretty hard to control going sideways especially when it's dry due to the short wheelbase?

Easiest car I ever had to drift was one of my 2 Capris 2.0 that I had. The second one I had an earlier 2.0S model was the easiest as someone had put a quick steering rack on it. You could go sideways at every roundabout at 15mph and slide gracefully round it in full control. I only ever lost it once but made it into a full 360 turn so it almost look like I meant to do it.... The mid 40 year old bloke behind me in the Primera appaluded and laughed.

No Caterhams are dead easy, its a one hand job the slide is so predictable.I agree on the capri though had a 3 litre s that used to go sideways around roundabouts quite often

 

[crockers]

When I drove one at Silverstone - it had sticky fronts and rockhard slicks on the rear so donuts were fun around the cones etc.....

Then went to the Rally area - I was labelled "Bob Marley" -- as I was always on the grass.....hmmm