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Annual "Ride & Drive"
 Date: Sunday, March 20, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Deerfoot Outlet Mall
Deerfoot Trail at 64 Avenue NE
Experience high-speed and performance driving
without the annoying violation tickets and demerit points!
Drive a challenging circuit, test your vehicle's handling, and receive professional coaching from performance and police driving instructors. Find out what you and your vehicle can do on a closed track!
Are you up to the challenge?
To view the FAQ's CLICK HERE
Schedule of Events
9:00 - 10:00
Meet, greet and eat: coffee, muffins.
Overview of the course, explanation of the skills and drills.
Vehicle checks.
10:00 - 12:00
Slalom chord, cornering/braking/vehicle stability and control, collision avoidance; optional backing skills challenge.
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 15:15
Track circuits: skills and drills in combination
15:15 - 16:00
Free style
Objectives include:
- attitude and safety
- proper seating and seatbelt use, mirror placement , steering techniques, control, comfort
- sight lines / eye placement, understanding spatial relationships
- vehicle familiarity: size, vision, handling, weight transfer
- understeer and oversteer: cause, effect, corrections
- threshold and emergency braking, use of ABS, suspension rebound control, trail braking
Driver safety and vehicle control are paramount! Immediate feedback will be given following drills. We're always ready for Q & A!
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