[ultra_supra]

Hi guys,

It's that time of year when the team from John Bowe Driving and I put on a High Performance trackday course at Mallala.

This will be another joint event with Skylines Australia (SAU) as it follows on from the very successful Advanced Driving Course (Aug 25) and High Performance Drive days (Nov 23) that i previously organised.

This is the step up from the (Level 2A) Advanced Driving Course that some of you have previously done with the instructors from John Bowe Driving (August 2009 and June 2010) and is the same format as my previously offered Mallala trackday courses
(November 2009, March 2010) and (November 2010,


Those who have attended the previous High Performance driving courses with JB over the last few years or have track experience are welcome to participate in this event. Those who attended the Advanced Driving Course that I organised with John Bowe Driving on 25 August 2009 are also eligible for this High Performance Driving Course.

Those who are on the JB Driving mailing list may have received an email invitation from Dean for a High Performance Drive Day on Monday October 24 - this is open to the general public and we have instead set aside Tuesday October 25 mainly for import drivers.



If you are new to this forum and haven't done a defensive driving course or some sort of high speed driver training course before, then you probably shouldn't enrol for this type of trackday. Sorry, but this is a safety consideration. John Bowe Driving are offering a separate Level 1 Defensive Driving course on Friday 21 October 2011 ($199) to get you started - please contact me if you want more information on this.


So if you are interested in taking your car out to this trackday, have some track experience (fully sik drifting doesn't count) or are confident at driving hard and won't endanger the rest of us by being a complete noob, then please contact me for further discussion. If you fancy yourself as the next F1 driver, then I'm sure that McLaren will be looking to sign you up to replace Lewis for their 2012 season - you'd better go back to waiting for that phone call.


You are more than welcome to sign up for this if you have previously attended the above Advanced and/or High Performance courses. If you have been to trackdays as a participant or a spectator and want to improve your driving with a professional instructor, then you might like to do this type of driving course.

The discounted cost for SA Supra members will be $365 for the day (it is $465 for the general public in 2011) and you will need an AS/ADR/Snell approved helmet. A fire extinguisher is optional.


No, we can't have spectators on the day as they are not covered by public liability insurance.

And no, we can't have a purely SA Supra trackday because it is impossible to organise (if you think that you can do it, please go ahead).


Summary:
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* 20 places available for SA Supra and SAU members
* cost = $465 $365 for a whole day (0830-1630) of instructor led training

* theory session, track walk through, practice laps, then training
* includes morning tea + catered lunch
* lots of bottled water / softdrinks to rehydrate also provided throughout day

* instructor led (ratio 1:4 instructor:drivers)
* relatively safe unless you're really stupid
* but no insurance cover for damaging your car (you participate at your own risk)
* there will be an ambulance crew there (just in case)
* you will need to bring your own (approved) helmet
* metal valve caps for tire valves are required
* fire extinguisher fitment is optional

* no drifting
* no spectators
* no passengers other than the instructors
* a CAMS licence is NOT required.

* this is a supervised training circuit day with strict and specific rules.
* it is not a race session, nor is it a drift day.
* overtaking on corners or under brakes is not allowed.
* definitely no contact with another car's bodywork!
* everyone has the opportunity to go at their own pace

Places are limited as usual - 20 cars in total for SA Supra and SAU, so please PM me asap for the enrolment form that I will then email to you. If you don't fill out the form and send in your full payment to John Bowe Driving in the next week, then you'll not secure a spot or the discounted club rate.


This event is two weeks from now, so plenty of time to get your car ready and book some time off from work!

[ultra_supra]

Some photos from last year's event (March) to show you that every driver wants to get the most out of their car by doing this type of course:

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3031/img1297i.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5328/img1302s.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3385/img1315p.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8944/img1306b.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9684/img1331t.jpg

If you own a sports car, then some professional driver training will allow you to extract more performance from it!

[ma61turbo]

I'm a no go again this time round. Will you be organising another day around March next year Kim?

[ultra_supra]

ma61turbo, on 11 October 2011 - 02:21 PM, said:

I'm a no go again this time round. Will you be organising another day around March next year Kim?

I probably won't organise a club specific course for March 2012, but it is likely that JB will offer a course for the general public at that time which you will be certainly welcome to attend.

[ma61turbo]

ultra_supra, on 12 October 2011 - 07:29 AM, said:

I probably won't organise a club specific course for March 2012, but it is likely that JB will offer a course for the general public at that time which you will be certainly welcome to attend.

Yep, I get the notifications from JB :)

At the AGM I think it was you were talking about the possibility of a slightly different day with half the number of instructors for the more experienced people, anything come of that?

[ultra_supra]

ma61turbo, on 12 October 2011 - 08:07 AM, said:

Yep, I get the notifications from JB :)

At the AGM I think it was you were talking about the possibility of a slightly different day with half the number of instructors for the more experienced people, anything come of that?

No, we haven't gone ahead with that plan so far as we haven't been able to get a large enough group of experienced drivers together on the same day. Maybe next year when I have more time to organise it?

For the rest of you thread watchers, at $365 this is the best value Mallala trackday that you will get all year, so sign up here!

[ultra_supra]

Last call for the trackday course on next Tuesday (October 25)

There are a few spots left and we'd love to see a few Supras out there at Mallala.

Please let me know by 3pm tomorrow (Friday) so that I can finalise numbers with John Bowe Driving as they're flying in over the weekend.

Thanks - Kim