I went up to Oulton park today... to sit my ARDS test.. part of the process for applying for my NAT B Race Licence...
I passed the written paper with only 1 error... a question that had two answers in a similar vain... I choose the wrong one but ha, passed..
Next moved onto the Driving side of the ARDS course.. 20 mins on track with an instructor making an assessment / rating my track driving.. I drove a MSV Clio Cup.. not bad.. very lazy engine.. no need to rev.. so not as much fun as a Honda if i'm honest.
MSV run their ARDS courses on their public trackdays.. and it just happened that today their was a large number of BMW M3's out playing.. so had to have my wits about me....
So after 20 mins driving.. went back into the pits for the de-brief.
He explained what he was looking for etc.. and then he started to fill out his score sheet... for some reason... all he could put down was 'A' Grades
After another chat and further advice...he took my assessment form to the Chief Instructor.. who then signed my NAT B Application form... and added the comments:
Outstanding Drive
Next step for me.. is to hopefully get my race project DC5 going into full swing within a few weeks...
Receive my licence from the MSA... then, I'll go out and buy some racing cloths etc..
Then, try to make a choice as to what Race Series to enter next year... looking at options like Nippon Challenge or Endurance racing...
Then start to undertake testing on my race DC5.
Mike
I passed the written paper with only 1 error... a question that had two answers in a similar vain... I choose the wrong one but ha, passed..
Next moved onto the Driving side of the ARDS course.. 20 mins on track with an instructor making an assessment / rating my track driving.. I drove a MSV Clio Cup.. not bad.. very lazy engine.. no need to rev.. so not as much fun as a Honda if i'm honest.
MSV run their ARDS courses on their public trackdays.. and it just happened that today their was a large number of BMW M3's out playing.. so had to have my wits about me....
So after 20 mins driving.. went back into the pits for the de-brief.
He explained what he was looking for etc.. and then he started to fill out his score sheet... for some reason... all he could put down was 'A' Grades
After another chat and further advice...he took my assessment form to the Chief Instructor.. who then signed my NAT B Application form... and added the comments:
Outstanding Drive
Next step for me.. is to hopefully get my race project DC5 going into full swing within a few weeks...
Receive my licence from the MSA... then, I'll go out and buy some racing cloths etc..
Then, try to make a choice as to what Race Series to enter next year... looking at options like Nippon Challenge or Endurance racing...
Then start to undertake testing on my race DC5.
Mike