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We wish clients old and new a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The Drive Tech office will be closed for our annual shut down between 21st December 2018 until 22st Jan 2019.
Thank you to everybody who donated towards Teenage Cancer Trust Karting Challenge. The TCT Karting Challenge, took place on Saturday and we had a capacity grid of 48 drivers, with 12 reserves. Information on the event and results are being posted on … Continue reading
Congratulations to GB Olympic Team on their Success! Olympic Athletes from the Great Britain Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association based at the University of Bath visited us during the course of their training for a skidpan training day. They spend a lot … Continue reading
The 2018 Karting Championship kicks off this Sunday, 4th February and is a 1.00pm start time at Drive-Tech Ltd. The costs remain the same for this year at £36 per race entry and we are running the offer again to … Continue reading
Last posting dates to receive our driving gift vouchers in time for Christmas, don’t delay order today!! Wed 20th Dec – 2nd Class and 2nd class signed for Thur 21 Dec – 1st class and 1st class signed for Thur … Continue reading
Would you like to know how to drive in icy weather? Can you control your can if it starts to skid? Be safe this Winter and learn life saving driving skills at Castle Combe Circuit Skid Pan to help you … Continue reading
Getting Off Road With Andy Down One of Our BORDA qualified 4×4 Instructors 1. What’s the philosophy behind Drive-Tech Ltd? To improve people’s driving skills and for them to have fun and go away having learned something new. 2. What’s … Continue reading
We were very pleased to welcome the Bristol engineering company IES Engineering to Drive-Tech Ltd recently for an afternoon of outdoor group go karting in Wiltshire. The team enjoyed a great, competitive Grand Prix afternoon and have vowed to be … Continue reading
Organising a Christmas party that is fun and rewarding is always a challenge. If you’re looking for Christmas party ideas in Wiltshire, then Drive-Tech Ltd near Chippenham have some exciting options to choose from. Rather than the traditional visit to … Continue reading
This coming weekend (15th/16th July 2017) sees Drive-Tech Ltd host the 2017 IST Charity Karting Challenge in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, where we’ll be making use of our new fleet of Biz karts. This is the second such event, with … Continue reading
Luke Cooper wins race 3 of BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Brands Hatch We like to say that we employ only the best and most experienced staff at Drive Tech so we were delighted when Luke Cooper – one of … Continue reading
On Saturday 15th July Drive-Tech Ltd are running a Charity Karting Event in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Saturday 15th July is a big BRSCC race meeting at Castle Combe, the charity karting event is taking place in the evening, … Continue reading
We recently entertained Elemental Health Care of Hungerford at Drive-Tech for a day of skidpan training and tuition. The day was a huge success and all attendees had a great time as well as learning life saving skid contorl … Continue reading
We’ve had more great feedback from TripAdvisor recently including this great review from a recent skid pan customer: “Took the standard skid pan session and found that although I had been driving for over 50 years and experienced many skids … Continue reading
10 Minute Arrive & Drive Karting sessions at Drive-Tech in Castle Combe, Chippenham. Our sessions cost £15 per 10 minute session. You can pay cash on the day or reserve a space by calling the office on 01249 783010 or … Continue reading
Saturday saw round 1 of the 2017 Karting Championship at Drive-Tech in Castle Combe, and it produced a very competitive field of drivers. Lining up on pole position for the final, starring in his debut in the championship, was Matt … Continue reading
We were delighted to welcome student Norland nannies from Norland College for their regular skid pan training course the other day. Students undergo a skid pan training course as part of their degree course. The Norland course teaches them hands-on practical … Continue reading
Experience beginner junior childrens go karts on our outdoor circuit in Wiltshire, conveniently placed for Bristol If your children are a little older and are looking for kids karting on our circuit then our single engine junior childrens go karts age 10+ will … Continue reading
Round 2 of the Castle Combe Junior Karting Championship took place on Sunday and it was the first fully dry event on the new karts! So naturally the lap record was broken and set at a 25.20 by Matthew Starke. … Continue reading
Checkout this great video showing the final of round 1 of the Junior Karting 2017 at Castle Combe. There are some great onboard views that show the fantastic speeds that our new karts are achieving. The full list of our … Continue reading
We are really excited to announce that our super new karts have landed at Drive-Tech Go Karting at Castle Combe Circuit! Based on the BIZ Evo 3 and developed to our unique specification and designed especially for our track, the … Continue reading
Check out this great video showing Round 5 of the 2015 Karting Championship at Drive-Tech Ltd in Castle Combe. It really shows off what a fantastic outdoor karting track we have here. … Continue reading
Sunday held the penultimate round of the 2016 Autumn Junior Castle Combe Karting Championship. It was very tricky conditions with half the track dry and the other half wet. Heading into the round there were still 3 drivers left in … Continue reading
A special milestone will be passed at Combe Karting on 20th December when the company waves the chequered flag on its KartPro Stratos karts after 16 years of hard service, before brand new ones arrives in January. On hand to … Continue reading
As you may have seen elsewhere on our website, Drive-Tech Ltd at Castle Combe Racing Circuit are currently awaiting the delivery of a fleet of new racing karts. The new karts are being specially built for us and set up … Continue reading
Three More Great TripAdvisor Reviews for our Skid Pan Experiences The great Trip Advisor reviews keep coming in for the Drive-Tech skid pan experiences! “Educative and Fun at the same time!” Reviewed 5 days ago I think this training course should be an … Continue reading
Two More Great TripAdvisor Reviews for our Skid Pan Experience from 24/11/2016 The great Trip Advisor reviews keep coming in for the Drive-Tech skid pan experience! “Brilliant – An excellent afternoon. Great combination of mad fun and learning useful stuff that could … Continue reading
Check out our latest TripAdvisor review for a Skid Pan experience from 21/11/2016! “Fab day out! The Skid pad was great fun and hopefully I will never need it but I would like to think I have that skill in the … Continue reading
Drive-Tech’s New Go Karts are Now in Final Testing Phase A prototype of our brand new, bespoke, high speed Go-Karts was tested last week for gearing on our outdoor track. It was a huge success and we can’t wait to … Continue reading
Here at Drive-Tech, at Castle Combe Racing Circuit, we love TripAdvisor. We get loads of great feedback from our customers who have enjoyed a great day karting, on our skidpan, or on our 4×4 course. Here’s a lovely piece of … Continue reading
Driving Experiences at Castle Combe Circuit – a Great Christmas Present! With Christmas approaching many will be looking for present ideas. Drive Tech offer a wide range of driving experiences at Castle Combe Circuit for all ages. Off Road 4×4 Driving … Continue reading
Book your Skid Pan Training at Castle Combe Circuit to Prepare Yourself For This Years Forecast Big Freeze! According to leading forecasters the UK is facing the heaviest snowfalls in years this winter as the country’s first icy blast arrives in … Continue reading
A new fleet of karts is on order for our outdoor kart track at Castle Combe, and the countdown has started…. Drive-Tech at Castle Combe are pleased to announce they will soon be taking delivery of a brand new fleet … Continue reading
Great Britain Olympic Team Visits Drive-Tech Skidpan for their Winter Training Olympic Athletes from the Great Britain Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association based at the University of Bath have just visited the Skid Pan here at Castle Combe before they head back out … Continue reading
Check out these skid pan videos of the experiences on offer here at Drive-Tech Ltd. We offer courses for beginners and intermediates and these experiences make fantastic gifts for a special occasion. They are also superb team building events or hen … Continue reading
Unfortunately due to insufficient numbers the parent and junior races scheduled for 24th July has been cancelled. Round 1 of the Autumn Junior Karting Championship will be on the 21st August and the rest of the Autumn championship dates are … Continue reading
We’re now under a month away from one the highlights in our kart racing calendar, the parent and junior karting races!! Our parent and junior races are for existing junior drivers who are already racing in our karting championship. The … Continue reading
Junior Karting at Castle Combe – Final Round Sunday saw the 10th and final round of our Spring 2016 Junior Karting at Castle Combe Championship. We had 29 drivers competing and there was some great racing! Heading into the final … Continue reading
We are sorry to announce that the Avon & Somerset Police Cadets Road Traffic Collision Demonstration planned for the 18 June at the Bath & West Showground has been cancelled and postponed indefinitely, possibly until April / May next year, … Continue reading
Sunday saw the penultimate round of our junior karting competition, the Spring Junior Karting Championship. The sun was shining once again and much like Saturday the track was very quick with plenty of lap times in the 23 seconds. Josiah … Continue reading
We’re thrilled to announce that Drive-Tech Ltd has been selected for the 2016 Certificate of Excellence, reflecting the consistently great reviews we’ve earned on TripAdvisor. “With the Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor honours hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise … Continue reading
Round 2 of the Castle Combe Go Karting Championship Round 2 of the Castle Combe Go Karting Championship took place on Saturday and it contained some absolutely brilliant races. Michael Seabourne returned to the championship in fine form, lining up … Continue reading
Round 7 of the Junior Karting Championship at Castle Combe took place on Sunday 1st May 2016 and we had 3 stand out drivers making the final. Jack Latus lined up on pole position, making it into the final for the … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce that once again we will be joining Avon & Somerset Police who are running a Safer Driving Tips Day that includes the demonstration of a fatal Road Traffic Collision (as per last year at Bath … Continue reading
Round 5 of the Castle Combe Junior Karting Championship took place on Sunday, the track was dry again, but the racing drew a number or surprising results. The first of which was Alex Cameron, who drove brilliantly in all 4 … Continue reading
Round 4 of the 2016 Spring Junior Karting Championship took place on Sunday 20th March. We had 20 Drivers competing and once again it was dry! Jacques Flanders put in a great performance winning all 4 of his heats, which … Continue reading
Bath Rugby enjoy another afternoon of Chippenham Go Karting at Drive-Tech Ltd Bath Rugby are repeat visitors to Drive Tech and they recently booked in at short notice for a fabulous afternoon of karting on our outdoor go kart track. On … Continue reading
Report on Round 1 Adult Go Kart Racing Championship It was reigning champion Oliver Bayani who qualified on Pole position for the final of the adult go kart racing championship, with Ben Winter joining him on the front row. Jamie Higgins … Continue reading
Junior Go Kart Racing – Round 1 Spring Report Round 1 of the 2016 Spring Junior Karting Championship took place on Sunday 7th February. 21 Drivers turned up for what was a very wet day. The stand out driver of … Continue reading
Our Junior Karting Championship revs up again with the first round of 2016 on Sunday 7th Feb. Our first Drive Tech Public Karting Grand Prix of 2016 is scheduled for Saturday 27th Feb, cost just £47 per person (pre booking … Continue reading
Heading into the final round of the Championship, the battle for 1st was between two drivers, Jacques Flanders and Matthew Baker. However Matthew Baker had to win every single race and set fastest Lap to take the championship, while Jacques … Continue reading
4×4 Off Road Driving Experience for driver training or pure fun! Do you want the opportunity to understand how a 4 wheel drive system works? Would you like to experience off road driving in 4×4 vehicles, operating in true off … Continue reading
As temperatures start to drop we will once again find frost and ice covering our cars in the morning so here are some winter driving techniques and tips from the driver training team here at Drive Tech. We would recommend … Continue reading
You would have thought that Father Christmas would be used to handling a vehicle in winter conditions! It didn’t look like it when he first arrived in his sleigh at the Drive Tech Skid Pan. Thankfully our skid control experts … Continue reading
Winter Driving Tips – Get a Grip While Driving… There have been some harsh winters in recent years that have made driving conditions on roads extremely challenging. If you lost control of your car would you know what to do? … Continue reading
23 drivers turned out for the 8th round of the Autumn Junior Outdoor Karting Championship. It was the first fully wet round of the championship, starting off raining with rain continuing on and off throughout the day keep the track … Continue reading
Junior Go Karting and an Intensive Skid Course won in our October competitions so we have some Drive Tech competition winners to announce! Website winner receives a Junior Go Karting voucher… Our monthly website competition winner for October was Sukhwinder … Continue reading
There are only two public Grand Prix Karting sessions left this year at Drive Tech. We have one on the 24th October and one on the 21st November, both at 1pm. These sessions are fantastic fun and provide a great … Continue reading
Hi everyone, We think this video of one of the rounds from the 2015 Castle Combe Karting Championship truly illustrates just how fast and exciting our outdoor go karting at Drive Tech actually is! Checkout the on board driver footage to get … Continue reading
Realistic Skid Pan Whether you go for our standard or intensive realistic skid pan driving experience, you’ll experience driving in adverse weather conditions in real cars, with real tyres, in real conditions, with no cradles! Our wet skid pan courses make a … Continue reading
The July & August monthly competition winners were Brad Gibbs, who won a junior kart voucher and Jacquai Crowther who won an adult kart voucher. All subscribers to the competition will automatically be entered each month unless they tell us … Continue reading
Here’s a lovely write up from one of our satisfied customers who brought his family to Drive-Tech for one of our 4×4 driving courses: “Our instructor, Ray, introduced us to the Land Rover Discovery 4×4 and asked my wife Tez … Continue reading
September 13th 2015 is the 10th anniversary of the Emergency Services Show at Hullavington, nr Chippenham, Wiltshire, and Drive-Tech will have a presence on the day. This is a great familly day out with lots of interesting and exciting activities to … Continue reading
We were incredibly honoured when top comparison site Confused.com came to film a video for their website. The focus of the film was how to drive in adverse weather and winter conditions. Check it out here: You can see the … Continue reading
Karting Gift Voucher winner… We’d like to say a huge congratulations to Sally Edwards who has won a junior karting gift voucher after entering our FREE monthly competition on our website. Well done Sally, we look forward to seeing your … Continue reading
We are very happy to announce that Drive Tech will be at the fantastic Evolution Show in Bristol on the 6th June 2015! The event will be showcasing electric cars from manufactures such as BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Peugeot and many … Continue reading
Our Expert Skid Instructor Paul Nash will be representing Drive-Tech at the Police Cadets Driver Awareness Event on the 16th June 2015 at Bath Racecourse. Aim Young drivers (under 25) are in the high risk category for road collisions/deaths. The … Continue reading
The Lucky winners of our FREE online monthly competition for March & April were… March Competition winner – Terry Mann who won a skid course and April Competition winner – Emma Ann Wilton who won a junior Kart session! Congratulations … Continue reading
The 2015 karting season is well underway both our Junior and Adult karting championships have had great entries. Round 1 of the Adult championship videos are now up on you tube and we still have spaces left on round 2 … Continue reading