Courses

CHOOSE YOUR COURSE...

HALF DAY COURSE
This is for the high speed visitor - encompassing a 3-4 hr driving experience, you will receive quality instruction, learning the basics of handling a car on snow and ice whilst experiencing a handful of unique activities guaranteed to bring a smile to your face!

   

ONE DAY COURSE
The full day course is the Rolls Royce of driving experiences, enabling you to learn the fundamentals of winter driving techniques whilst taking you through a range of activities designed to enhance your driving and give you ample time on the exciting auto-cross course to hone your skills.

   

TWO DAY COURSE
The 2 day course is based on taking your skills to the next level – here you advance on the first day of training and undertake a second day of advanced technical activities. This will give you the next step up and enable you to take your skills to an instinctual level.

GOLD PACKAGE - Upgrade your group to the gold package where your experience will include performance cars! Previous experience is essential and an amazing experience guarenteed!

POSSIBLE COURSE COMPONENTS

  • Course Familiarisation - a quick introduction to the composition of the course and the activities planned for the day
  • Car Familiarisation - introduction to the cars and the dynamics of each new vehicle
  • Introduction to SHPG & Facilities - Signing in, security passes issued and overall introduction
  • Acceleration Exercises - Uphill, downhill and on flat - use of traction control
  • Braking Exercises - on flat, uphill and downhill - feel the effect of ABS
  • J Turning - Left and right in different cars, distances and speeds
  • Skid Circle & Shifting exercises - Acceleration, deceleration, breaking, over steer, under steer & heel toe shifting & cornering on the snow circle
  • Lane change exercise - moving vehicles at speed from one lane to the next and the effects of speed & traction on vehicle control
  • Slalom Course - Feel the difference in control at differing speeds and cone distances
  • Autocross Course - combination of the above exercises culminating into a timed lap where you'll need all the skills you practiced in the morning exercises session to master the course
  • Handling Track exercise - seated with one of our experienced instructors you'll be guided around one of our handling tracks, this will be the ultimate test of your skills and the car control you have learnt at your Southern Snow and Ice Driving Experience
  • Ice circle / Ice Flat experience - Provided conditions prevail we will take you on to one of our specially prepared ice flats / skid circles to experience the full on experience if a low mu (very very slippery) surface and the effects this can have on vehicles at different speeds
  • Tyre components and differences - summer vs winter tyres and differing conditions - you'll experience the difference between winter and summer tyres in full snow and ice conditions
  • Extra time for practice - if we have extra time at the end of the day we can cover any areas that you may want to refine or practice before the day is out.
 
 
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