Driver Training

25th September

Our most recent club Driver Awareness training day had one of the largest number of participants.

Although rain was forecast the day turned out to be bone dry. This was rather sad as apart from the obvious need for rain, a bit of mud would have made the day very interesting,

The biggest casualty of the day was the recovery gear. With constant expansion and contraction, the very dry conditions resulted in dust accumulating in large quantities in the snatch strap.
A Toyota tried to demonstrate the breaking of a coupling and subsequent recoil of the strap and D-link. The demonstration showed that it didn't have the power to create any recoil and it was generally agreed a Nissan should be used next time.

The very dusty conditions had a big impact on traction and in particular it showed the benefit of having a LSD - limited slip diff.

The lack of rated tow points on some vehicles, was identified as one aspect owners may need to look into.

Once again, thank you to the trainers who gave up their family-time to run the day.   There dedication was greatly appreciated.

Keith Adams