CarKraft Experience
Sunday, 12 November 2023

Starting Off

This is a 1 hour classroom based session led by an Advance Driving Instructor (ADI)/driving trainer, the main areas covered in this part of the session are:

• Road Safety, drink driving, mobile phones, distractions
• Looking for an instructor, cost, qualifications, recommendations
• Insurance - getting quotes, getting their own, getting mum or dad to insure the vehicle with the child as a named driver (Fronting)

Driving Lesson

Within the circuit on the internal road network or on the Porsche test track the participants have their first driving lesson in a real environment with professional instruction.

There are two participants in each car.

This part of the sessions is programmed to run for 1 hour.

Introduction

After the welcome and briefing, all of the participants will take part in a Safer Driving, Roles and Responsibilities workshop led by two very experienced front line Police Officers from Collision Investigation and Roads Policing.

The workshop covers:

• Speed
• Drink/Drug Driving
• Mobile Phones
• Seatbelts and in car safety

These topics are the four main factors involved in people being seriously injured or killed in Road Traffic Collisions.

Kick Plate/Ice Hill

The Kick Plate is a movable metal plate set flush with the road surface and triggered remotely as the car travels over it thereby generating the effect of a loss of wheel traction.

The Ice Hill generates the feel of sheet ice with controlled water jets. The area allows participants to explore car control under extreme road conditions. Furthermore, the participant will learn to understand how the car handles and how ABS (anti-lock brakes) work.

There are two participants in each car (where possible we try to put people of a similar age together).

Observed Drive

This is not an assessment or driving lesson, it a chance to drive a predetermined route, comprising both motorway and rural roads whilst under the observation of a highly trained Police Advanced Driver. The officer will suggest advanced techniques for the participants to integrate into their drving, building skills of anticipation and awareness making safer, more confident drivers.

Each of the elements are programmed to run for 1 hour. Participants will not be using their own car.