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Caterham Superlight & Instructor

Caterham Superlight available for track day driver tuition. Fully inclusive prices (including the car hire, instructor, track fees and all running costs) start from £850 depending on the venue and event. Telephone or email for details.

Instructor

ARDS Instructor

I am an ARDS (Association of Racing Driver's Schools) Grade A Licenced Instructor; my Instructor Licence is issued through Silverstone Circuit.

The ARDS Instructor Licence is issued by the RAC Motor Sports Association following a stringent assessment and a written and practical examination by the sponsoring racing school. A driver must have a provable history of racing experience before he / she can apply to be assessed for an ARDS Instructor Licence.

Most of the UK's leading racing circuits will not allow unlicenced instructors to operate on their tracks. The Association of Track Day Organisers (ATDO) reccommends that all track day operators use only ARDS Licenced (or otherwise approved) Instructors. See the ATDO Code of Practice. For safety and insurance purposes, always check that your instructor is licenced... ask to see their ARDS Licence.

Instructing CV

I've been instructing since soon after I started racing, beginning at the Jim Russell International Racing Driver's School at Silverstone... here's my instructing experience listed by year...

1978 - Jim Russell International Racing Driver's School, Silverstone
1985 - Trackwork (FF1600 Champion, Andy Ackerly's Company)
1985 - Aintree Racing Driver's School
1994 - Oulton Park, Silverstone, Aintree RDS and Jonathon Palmer Promosport
1995 - Oulton Park, Silverstone, Aintree RDS and Jonathon Palmer Promosport
2003 - Private tuition on track days
2004 - Silverstone Drive, Gold Track, Ultimate Motorsport
2005 - Rockingham, Silverstone, Gold Track, Ultimate Motorsport, Javelin, Emotional Engineering (British GT Team)

2006 - Xero Competition (GT, BTCC and Radical team, driver coaching; Private one-to-one coaching with own clients.

2007 - Mostly private one-to-one coaching with own clients.

If you would like one to one instruction, whether it's for better enjoyment of your track days or as a serious club or professional racer, or if you want to know how to do a Rockford Flick (officially known as a J Turn) please get in touch.

Track Car Hire - The BMW 320i track car pictured above is available for hire with me as an instructor. I can also supply other cars for track use, ranging from Caterhams and Ariel Atoms to even a race prep'd Corvette. Contact me.

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