HPC Young Drivers' Day 2007

[JamesAllport]

The High Performance Club will be running another Young Drivers Day on July 14th, 2007. This is open to those who are aged 26 years or less and hold a full driver’s licence, and are not already HPC members. The aims of the day are to:

• Promote awareness of driving skills at advanced levels
• Encourage the participants to develop their own skills
• Have fun – young drivers and coaches

Our first such event in 2006 was very well received by the participants:
• “Thank you for such an informative and entertaining day….it has really lifted my enthusiasm for driving”
• “It was great finally getting to meet some people who enjoy their driving”
• “The lectures were really thought provoking….and as for the demo runs, what a joy!”
• “A really useful day, hard to improve”

The day will be a mixture of demonstration drives by HPC members, participants’ observed drives, and lectures and workshops, given by a mix of HPC instructors, police advanced instructors and specialist experts. The emphasis will be positive and informative, aiming at giving participants insight into how they can take their driving on to new levels.

Places are restricted to 40, and preference will be given to those who have not attended before. A reserve list will be held of previous participants who may wish to attend if there are spare spaces. Location will be Oxfordshire.

Booking details will be on the public side of the HPC web site www.hpc.org.uk

[899cc]

Sounds good. Do you know any more information, like how long it is, and what it costs (roughly).

I'm not far from Oxford, so I might give it a go

[hardboiled]

Last years event lasted for most of the day. I don't want to speculate on the cost for this year but last year the charge made was basically to cover the cost of tea/coffee/biscuits/lunch and use of the meeting room for the presentations.

[7db]

If any young driver is even thinking about this, I'd urge them to get themselves signed up - no matter if you have to drive half way across the country to get to it. The group of drivers that are signed up are incredible bunch - generous with their time and insights - and the kind of group that you would find hard to get access to all in the same place all at once in any other setting.

Wish I'd known about it when I was young.er.

[jont]

I'd agree that it's a fantastic opportunity and definitely worth traveling to having been to last years. Darren (ADUKs webmaster) went last year too and wrote it up:
http://www.advanced-driving.co.uk/bb/vi ... .php?t=568

From the first post, this year sounds like a similar format.

[ScoobyChris]

Agreed - it's an excellent idea. I've posted it up on Briskoda too, to try and encourage some of the young'uns in their first "powerful" car along to see how they can get the most out of them.....

Chris

[Gareth]

definitely worth traveling to having been to last years.

Can you remember how much it cost?

[jont]

definitely worth traveling to having been to last years.

Can you remember how much it cost?

The day itself was £27 (just checked my old cheque book stub) to cover the venue + food. Petrol - obviously dependent on how far you are travelling. Knowledge learned - priceless

[nuster100]

I am up for that, have signed up.

Hopefully should have my rospa by then

Jay

[martine]

Oh bum...do you reckon a baldiing, bearded SOB like myself would pass for 26? (I've had a hard life you know...)

Alternatively how about an HPC 'old git' drivers day?

[martine]

[quote="StressedDave"]It's not planned - we felt that our efforts would be better spent attracting the younger generation of drivers interested in improving their skills. It was partly driven by a couple of members young relatives failing to fill their bag of experience before the bag of luck ran out./quote]

Oh no, you are absolutely right to concentrate on those that will benefit most - the young driver accident rate is appaliing - I'm just jealous that's all!

[7db]

although my talk should hopefully be a bit less dull and uninteresting

Oh surely they haven't scheduled your session over lunch now...?!

[Porker]

"Oh no, you are absolutely right to concentrate on those that will benefit most - the young driver accident rate is appaliing - I'm just jealous that's all!"

Martin

Why not come and join one of the AD-UK driving days, like the one Stressed_Dave has organised for this Saturday? They are free aside from the cost of fuel and you will get a similar experience from these, with more on-road time if anything.

P.

[martine]

Martin

Why not come and join one of the AD-UK driving days, like the one Stressed_Dave has organised for this Saturday? They are free aside from the cost of fuel and you will get a similar experience from these, with more on-road time if anything.

P.

Kind of you to think of me but I did attend one at Shropshire last year (organised excellently bt chriskay) and am in the process of helping to organise the Bristol one with Jont and Mr. Toad! You'd be most welcome but it's probably a bit far from Essex.

[Porker]

Hmmm - Bristol, eh? Quite a trip, but if there are some good roads, who knows?

Nick