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Booked my ARDS
- Thread starter Ph1 Tom
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Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
My mate may struggle then...
WRX
Nothing to worry about. You go through the DVD with the examiner and they almost give you the answers. It's all about safety so generally go with the safest answer where applicable. Then the driving is just showing that you can drive safely on track and aware of others. You don't even need to drive quickly....about 80% speedwise is fine. If you fail, you really shouldn't be racing.
Its pretty easy as long as you watch/revise the DVD and have some common sense. I passed it when I was 18 and I'm 21 now.
IIRC the only hard bit in the paper test was some scenario style questions like if there was a mechanical fault with your car whilst on track what should you do or something on the lines of that, the answers are multiple choice and its the most obvious answer.
For the driving part the examiner takes you out for 3 laps and shows you what you need to do so listen to him and take note of his racing line and turn-in points.
After its your turn and you do around 5 laps, my instructor kept telling me to go faster and take more speed into the corners as he though i was just plodding around although my ARDS test was at Brands Hatch in the wet with all the assist on the car turned off, so if your like me and get abit twitchy with opposite lock around paddock hill bend you better correct it and don't spin!
All he is looking for is that you are a capable person behind the wheel so be confident and smooth with the controls, take the racing line through corners and always check your mirrors for cars that are wanting to overtake and let them overtake you on the straits and not in the corners.
IIRC the only hard bit in the paper test was some scenario style questions like if there was a mechanical fault with your car whilst on track what should you do or something on the lines of that, the answers are multiple choice and its the most obvious answer.
For the driving part the examiner takes you out for 3 laps and shows you what you need to do so listen to him and take note of his racing line and turn-in points.
After its your turn and you do around 5 laps, my instructor kept telling me to go faster and take more speed into the corners as he though i was just plodding around although my ARDS test was at Brands Hatch in the wet with all the assist on the car turned off, so if your like me and get abit twitchy with opposite lock around paddock hill bend you better correct it and don't spin!
All he is looking for is that you are a capable person behind the wheel so be confident and smooth with the controls, take the racing line through corners and always check your mirrors for cars that are wanting to overtake and let them overtake you on the straits and not in the corners.
Clio 172 & BMW 335D
Don't need the medical before the day.
As comments above they walk you through the Dvd and give you a few of the answers....are you doing at Oulton with MSVT?
The driving is easy he let me drive 3 laps giving me advice on how to go quicker he then said next time we go over the line he won't say anything and drive at 80% of my limit and they do 3 laps again. It's simple just be sensible.
More important what you thinking of racing in Tom?
George@RTR_Parts
ClioSport Trader
I did this at Oulton aswel and was cheaper than getting it done by my own GP, a fair bit cheaper!
Clio 172 & BMW 335D
Probably see you in the CNC I have just sent off my registration for next year, I am joining that and tricolore too as the guys were great at my first race last weekend and may get a few other tracks!
