[ThomasG]

I'll plug myself in to this thread..

First of all: congratulations.

There's no fun without clutch (I say so even if I drive automatic)

Anyway..

Whilst I passed my test on manual (therefore being able to drive both), for quite a while now i was thinking of improving my skills.

Especially managing skids.

No, I'm not to become some mad drifter, I'm way too old for that (weeelll.. maybe sometimes, off road, I would). What I'm thinking is the time I had just few days ago, on A2 between Warsaw and Poznan. It was snowing. Heavily. With mere 50mph (speed limit 87mph) I did feel car drifting slightly to the sides. And yet other cars were wheezing by..

Frankly (and don't act surprised, these things happen), this was my first time driving in such conditions.
Maybe panicked isn't the right word, but stressed and tense I definitely was.

So I'm thinking of some course.

I just read trough IAM Roadsmart website, while it does sound interesting, and I may go for it for different reasons, it doesn't seem to have that training where they fit shop trolley wheels to the rear axle and set you off onto training ground.

Does anyone know where to find that?

Thanks in advance.