I got given a days lesson on a skin-pan years ago.
This day of driving on fake ice and learning how to hand-brake turn and all that sort of thing would, you'd imagine, make me quite good at driving in the snow.

As it is, I've got far more confidence than real ability and I'd put money on me crashing if I was driving in these current conditions.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:04, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I do actually quite desperately want to do a powerslide on the ice
but I think that would be a really fucking stupid idea and I might die.
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:09, Reply)

If you get the chance to have a days training on a skin-pan. Do it.
It was a huge amount of fun.

Powerslides, hand-break turns and learning some crazy move where you reverse at speed and then spin the car 180 before flooring it in the other direction was great.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:11, Reply)

J turn =)

( Kroney, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:14, Reply)

That's the one!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:19, Reply)

Awesome
I thought about asking for one of those driving experiences for my birthday, and then I forgot. I might see if I can get my family to club together for it next year, although it's not a 'milestone' birthday so I can't see them going for it, really.. :(
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:15, Reply)

Promise to show them your boobies

(Bazongaloid, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:19, Reply)

I keep telling you
my boobs are really not that exciting, and if I show them to my family I am more likely to get sectioned for my birthday than an aston martin driving experience.
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:22, Reply)

How about threatening to show them Al's boobs?

(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:25, Reply)

That would probably be considerably more effective
and terrifying.
(berk, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:28, Reply)

Just mail them a link
to one of those 'live views of earth from space' sites, they'll see them soon enough.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:52, Reply)

I did it at Castle Combe years back
Looking on their website now, it looks all sensible and responsible. I don't recall ever having a briefing about cars that are likely to over-steer or a detailed breaking briefing.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:23, Reply)

You need to find a large car park at night.
The missus went to the local Aldis one last year to do just this thing.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 20 Dec 2010, 15:37, Reply)