Pics from IAM Skills Day at Croft Circuit

I recently did my first track day, which was through the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Called a Skills Day you get to take your car round either Croft or Silverstone (inner track) with a Class 1 traffic Police examiner.

I had loads of track sessions throughout the afternoon, alternating with another driver, sharing the examiner/instructor.

Paired with a really nervous lady our instructor asked me if she could sit in with my track sessions to show her what can be achieved - must have been doing something right...

I took my GoPro Hero2 and i've just received a disc of photos from a pro photographer in the post which you can see below.



IAM Skills Day~Croft.2012 onboard Audi A3 Black Edition Sportback - YouTube

It was £129, yeah it does look rather pedestrian, but it has made my driving a lot smoother, balanced and quicker on the open public road, which is where it counts (at least for me) LOL. Maybe I should have worded it as my first time on track rather than a track day so to speak - they sell it as a skills day, purely using the track as a safe environment to focus on building responsible skills to use in a public place. Subtle progression.

Not sure if you picked up on audio but one corner I was struggling to get round at 40 odd mph then by the end I was touching 70mph without fuss.

The first dates for next year are out - Stowe is the circuit at Silverstone. Bikes & cars welcome as are none IAM members.

IAM Skills Days