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 the Facebook Page here:

https://www.facebook.com/TCTKartingChallenge/.

The Karting Challenge was an incredible event and in total over £2,300 has been raised so far, which is a fantastic amount and will help provide life-changing care and support so young people don’t have to face cancer alone.
The JustGiving page will still be collecting donations until Wednesday, so if anybody else would like to donate towards this fantastic cause they can do so here:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tctkartingchallenge

Round 1 of the Castle Combe Junior Autumn Karting Championship takes place on Sunday 5th August, it is a 1.30pm start. You can enter by giving the office a call or by entering through the website. We are doing our special offer of buy 4 sessions and get a 5th one free again, the cost of this is £144.

We also have a 1 to 1 Race Training Session on Sunday 29th July, which is a 1 hour long session with one of our expert racers. We work with each individual driver to improve an aspect of their racing, whether it is to improve overtaking, defending, speed, consistency or something else. The hour includes 5 track sessions. This event is extremely beneficial and is almost full up already, so be sure to send a message if you would like to take part. The cost is £50 for the hour session.

Please get in touch if you have any questions, of if you would like to book into the events.

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 enter 4 rounds and get a 5th free for £144.

We have a new prize for the Champion this year, which is a race weekend in the Tyro Junior Karting Championship. This is a great opportunity for our champion to make a step up into racing on a MSA Circuit as a stepping stone between our karting and full MSA Racing.

This years finals will be filmed for YouTube again. Checkout the video from Round 3 of the Autumn Championship which is now up on YouTube and can be watched on the website here:

http://castlecombekarting.co.uk/junior-championship-videos/

You can check the full list of dates for 2018 on the website too:

https://drivetechltd.co.uk/2018-karting-dates/

If anybody is looking for a bit of extra practice we are running an Arrive and Drive on Saturday 10th February, which costs £15 per 10 minute Session. It is running from 10.00am until 4.00pm.

If you have any queries about the Karting Championship, please don’t hesitate to give us a ring on 01249 783010.

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 control, contain and avoid those skids! It’s not just ice & snow, rain or wet leaves that can cause a skid, driver error can play a huge part.  Don’t delay, give a Skid Control course as a gift to someone you love this Christmas.

Our skid pan gift vouchers are open dated and valid for 18 months. They make fantastic presents for drivers of any age. Order online or call us today on 01249 783010.

Not only are we giving you AMAZING discounts for Black Friday, but we are also sliding our prices back to last decade on Thursday! That’s two whole days of brilliant discounts.

Fancy your go sliding around our Skidpan? Book using the code ‘BLACKFRIDAY’ for a special discount – the lowest our prices have been in years! Remember to use the code or you won’t be eligible for a discount! 

Maybe you think a family member or loved one would love the gift of skid for Christmas? We can offer great personalised vouchers to make their Christmas gift special!

Click here to start shopping

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 back for more very soon. We look forward to seeing you all again!

If you’d like more information about the group go karting we offer, please get in touch or call the office on 01249 783010

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 skills.

We’ve just received some great feedback from the group….

“Everyone had a brilliant time!  We all enjoyed it so much and definitely learnt new skills. Quite a few of us were a little nervous but the instructors were really great, built confidence and were fun to be around.

It really was a great event and we all want to do it again!”

For more information about skidpan training and tuition, contact us through this website or phone 01249 783010.

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.

Josh Poulain was on brilliant form and won all 4 of his heats to line up on pole position for the final. Neo Mcbraida joined him on the front row. Matthew Starke lined up 3rd, with Pedro Oliveira putting in some great drives to line up 4th. Joshua Slatter lined up 5th and Jack Meakin completed the grid.

As the lights turned green it was Neo McBraida that made the better of the starts and he held around the outside of the first corner to take the lead ahead of Josh Poulain. Josh was immediately under pressure from Matthew Starke forcing him to defend, which gave Neo a break out in front. Joshua Slatter dived up the inside of Pedro Oliveira at the top corner and they headed down the hill side by side. However Joshua was very unlucky and spun, dropping to the back of the pack.

Out in front Neo Mcbraida was pulling away, while the battle for 2nd raged on. Josh was doing a great job and making it very difficult for Matthew to pass. Which Pedro was able to take advantage of and dived up the inside of Matthew into the chicane to take 3rd place. Pedro then replicated this maneuver a couple of laps later on Josh Poulain to take 2nd place! Josh lost momentum and Matthew Starke was able to get along side up into the top corner. They headed down the hill side by side and Matthew was able to take the place.

Jack Meakin was next behind Josh Poulain and he was able to get the cutback at the first corner and take 4th place, with Joshua Slatter catching back up after his earlier spin to take advantage and move up into 5th.

A very exciting race that all happened behind Neo Mcbraida who drove faultlessly to take a very well deserved win. Pedro put in great drives all day to take 2nd place and with it the driver of the day award. With Matthew Starke completing the podium, taking the Fastest Lap of the day and the Lap Record. Jack Meakin took 4th place, Joshua Slatter 5th and Josh Poulain 6th, but took home the biggest points haul of the day.

In the Championship Matthew Starke leads the way, but only 2 points clear of Josh Poulain. Jack Meakin and Harry Sadler sit just 2 points further back in 3rd and 4th with Neo Mcbraida a further point back in 5th.

Joshua Slatter heads the best novice championship for drivers in their first championship with us, by sitting 6th in the overall championship just 10 points off the lead.

Full Championship Standings can be found here:http://www.castlecombekarting.co.uk/junior-championship-standings.html

The next round of the championship is on Sunday 5th March, we hope to see you then.

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 new go karts have 4 stroke, petrol 200cc engines capable of speeds up to 40mph.  Built for quality, durability and handling. We can’t wait to test them this weekend!

Our first arrive and drive day with the new karts is on February 4th and as usual our karting vouchers are available to buy from this site. Or just give us a ring on 01249 783010 to find out more.

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 the hunt for the championship and all 3 of them made the final.

Lining up on pole position for the final was championship leader Matthew Baker. He was joined on the front row by Josh Poulain, who has really excelled in his first championship. Harry Sadler, 2nd in the championship, started 3rd. Josiah Lockett, the reigning champion, returned for a one-off outing lining up 4th despite bad luck in the heats. Jake Bishop, sitting 3rd in the championship, lined up 5th with Jack Meakin completing the grid.

It was Josh Poulain who got the jump off the line and led into the first corner. The first corner was still very damp and it was Harry Sadler who got the best run out of the first corner, overtaking Matthew Baker for 2nd and pulling alongside Josh Poulain for the lead. Harry was able to make the move and take the lead, with Josh Poulain, Matthew Baker and Jake Bishop all getting extremely close together at the chicane. Josh and Jake got caught up on the damp track, with Jake spinning and Josh dropping down to 5th.

This meant Harry Sadler already had a commanding lead out in front, with Matthew Baker back up to 2nd, Josiah Lockett 3rd and Jack Meakin 4th.

Matthew was trying hard to catch his championship rival, but tried a bit too hard having a half spin at the first corner. This allowed Josiah through into 2nd place, but Matthew fought straight back and they went through the chicane side by side. Matthew was able to get a better run out of the chicane and retake 2nd place. Jack Meakin got involved in the action too and pulled off a brilliant move at the top corner, taking 3rd place.

Jack then set his sights on trying to find a way past Matthew for 2nd place. A brilliant battle took place with Jack and Matthew trading places multiple times over the next few laps. Jack was eventually able to make the move and open up a small gap over Matthew.

However all of the battling allowed Harry to open up a big lead and come through to take a great victory. Jack Meakin took a best ever finish of 2nd in the final, with Matthew Baker 3rd. Josiah Lockett was 4th, Josh Poulain 5th and Jake Bishop 6th.

The fastest lap of the day went to Matthew Starke, who just missed out making the final. While the driver of the day award went to Jack Meakin.

The championship is now a two horse race between Matthew Baker and Harry Sadler. Harry sits just 5 points behind Matthew, while Jake Bishop sits 14 points further back in 3rd, now out of the running for the championship. Josh Poulain has jumped up to 4th in the overall championship now, while also opening up a healthy 15 point lead in the Best Novice Championship.

The full championship Standings can be found here:http://www.castlecombekarting.co.uk/junior-championship-sta…

The final round takes place on Sunday 18th December.

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 save your life”. alison_dev65

“A very enjoyable day with instructors Dave and Paul, as well as fun I learnt something. Great and would try again”.  180kazd 

Read more here.

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 get delivery of the new Go-Karts in January.

Watch our website for updates on the progress on delivery dates.

Vouchers can be purchased now for January 2017 here.

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 Experiences at Castle Combe Circuit

Why drive on the road when you can have so much fun off it? For anyone looking for some ‘extreme’ fun, nothing can compare to the thrill of an Off-Road driving experience. An off road 4×4 driving experience at Castle Combe allows you to tackle tough terrain on board a hardy Land Rover. Off roading is the perfect way to enjoy good clean muddy fun with sharp turns, traverses and deep ruts to get the adrenaline pumping. Negotiate water crossings and steep gradients as you learn a number of essential 4×4 driving techniques.  Our highly experienced instructors will show you exactly what a Land Rover Discovery is capable of. If you have never driven a 4×4 before don’t be put off, although they look intimidating they are some of the safest cars around and great fun to drive.

Go Karting Driving Experiences at Castle Combe Circuit for Adults and Juniors

Outdoor karting is about as real as it gets.  Adjust your driving skills to suit the weather on our 350 meter long MSA approved track. We have fast challenging corners and with go karts averaging speeds of up to 30mph you’ll find this is a serious step up from indoor karting.  We have brand new fleet of karts on order with each kart is being custom built to our own specification. These new karts are going to fly around Drive-Tech’s outdoor kart track.  Keep an eye on our website for news on their imminent arrival.

Skid Pan Driving Experiences at Castle Combe Circuit

We will help you develop the skills needed to correct and control a sliding car, a situation that you may encounter on the public roads. This is a realistic and effective process of learning Skid Control techniques and the ideal safe environment to test your handling skills.

Our Skid Pan training course is great fun and educational a must for all drivers!. You will be driving standard rear wheel drive and front wheel drive cars. Our expert instructors will show you how to react to adverse conditions and put you back in control.

For more information about our driving experiences please contact us on  01249 783223

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 of karts! Manufactured by BIZ karts and based on their NG1 model, each kart is being custom built to our own specification.  Using technologically advanced components and materials to suit the commercial karting, these new karts are going to fly around Drive-Tech’s outdoor kart track at Castle Combe!  High quality kart production, durability with great handling characteristics are just some of the features of the new fleet.

We will continue to keep you updated as the delivery date for these awesome new karts gets closer.

To book a session on our outdoor kart track at Castle Combe Circuit, please call 01249 783010 or order online here.

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 and stag do activities.

Call us on 01249 783010 to find out more…

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 parent and junior event takes place on Sunday 24^th July starting at 1.30pm at Drive-Tech, Castle Combe Racing Circuit near Chippenham.

On the day, juniors will pair up with their parent/guardian (anyone aged 16+) and score points for their team. Juniors still race against juniors and the parent/guardians race against each other. The scores are then combined and the top 3 teams are awarded trophies on the day. This is an ideal chance for the parents to show their children how it is done!!

Contact the Drive-Tech office on 01249 783010 or email info@drivetechltd.co.uk to book your place.

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, hopefully still at the Bath & West Showground. This is due to South Western Ambulance Service and several of the cadet units being heavily committed elsewhere.

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 and ratings from travellers”, said Heather Leisman, Vice President of Industry Marketing, TripAdvisor. “This recognition helps travellers identify and book properties that regularly deliver great service. TripAdvisor is proud to play this integral role in helping travellers feel more confident in their booking decisions.”

The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travellers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.

If you’re planning a visit to Drive-Tech Ltd or have been recently, please check out our Trip Advisor page here:

Drive-Tech on Trip Advisor

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 first time after a really impressive run in the heats. Matthew Baker lined up alongside him on the front row. William Jeary another stand out on the day lined up 3rd on the grid, with the winner of rounds 5 & 6 Harry Sadler alongside him. Alex Cameron continues to impress making another final this year, with Matthew Maitland in only his 2nd round making it into the final as well!

Jack Latus got a great start and converted pole position into the lead, but Matthew Baker was right on his tail, doing everything he could to get past. Jack held the the lead for a couple of laps, but Matthew was quite a bit quicker and managed to find a way past.

Harry Sadler was next to try and make a move and quickly found a way past as well, but Matthew Baker had opened up enough of a gap in the short time.

There was then a 3 way battle for 3rd place with Jack Latus now defending from Alex Cameron who had worked his way into 4th. William Jeary was right behind, with Matthew Maitland falling a way a bit at the back.

Cameron was able to fight his way past and take 3rd place, while William Jeary made a mistake and hit the wall, dropping back to last.

At the flag it was Matthew Baker who took the win, ahead of Harry Sadler with Alex Cameron a very strong 3rd place. Jack Latus took 4th, Matthew Maitland 5th and William Jeary 6th.

The Fastest Lap went to Matthew Baker. The driver of the day award was a tough decision, Jack Latus has previously won it this year, so it was too close to call between William Jeary and Matthew Maitland. All three drove brilliantly but it was decided to be a joint winner between William Jeary and Matthew Maitland.

Round 8 of the Junior Karting Championship

Round 8 of the Championship takes place on Sunday 15th May and don’t forget we have a 1 to 1 training day on Sunday 22nd May as well!

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 of his heats to take 4 wins and with it line up on pole position for the final. Harry Sadler made it 5 finals from 5 to line up 2nd on the grid, with reigning champion Jacques Flanders 3rd. Matthew Baker lined up 4th, Neo Mcbraida 5th and Cameron Polledri 6th. The big surprise being Championship leader Josiah Lockett not making the final.

As the lights turned green Alex Cameron aced the start and kept the lead into the first corner, quickly pursued by everyone else with every driver maintaining position. Alex kept everyone at bay for 2 laps, with the entire field bumper to bumper covered by the smallest of margins, but as they entered the 3rd lap Harry Sadler positioned his kart brilliantly to get the cutback on Alex Cameron to take the lead.

Alex Cameron continued to defend 2nd place and Harry Sadler was able to open up a gap. Jacques Flanders was next to find a way through past Alex and took 2nd place, before Matthew Baker was also able to find a way through to take the final podium spot.

Out in front though Harry Sadler was able to set fastest lap and come across the line for a comfortable win. Jacques Flanders took 2nd, with Matthew Baker 3rd. Alex Cameron held on for 4th, with Neo Mcbraida 5th and Cameron Polledri 6th.

The driver of the day award went to Alex Cameron who was a very deserving winner of the award, just missing out on the podium.

Josiah Lockett still maintains the lead in the Championship, but now only has 2 points over Harry Sadler! With Matthew Baker and Jacques Flanders both 15 points further behind but with a round in hand.

Round 6 of the championship takes place on Sunday 24th April. We hope to see you then!

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 arriving at Drive-Tech, the 30 strong group of Bath players enjoyed a coffee whilst getting kitted out and listening the safety briefing. As the team have been to us before we knew what to expect. We’d have to get out the extra-large overalls and large helmets! Unfortunately, all of our karts have a fixed width seat and we have to admit that we enjoyed watching some of the very large forwards squeeze their substantial bottoms and backs into the karts!

The players had opted for an endurance race so established teams to compete in. The idea of the endurance race is simple; complete as many laps as possible in the allotted time of 2 hours. Of course, there are time penalties for dangerous driving and other karting offences which would see the offender sitting in the pits for a time period. Being highly competitive professional sportsmen, this is certainly not something they would have enjoyed.

We can safely say that everyone really enjoyed the afternoon’s sport and we certainly enjoyed witnessing the competitiveness and banter between amongst the Bath team.

Thank you Bath Rugby for coming to our Chippenham Go Karting facility once again. We look forward to welcoming you all back soon.

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 the day, without a doubt, was Josiah Lockett who lined up on pole position for the final after winning all 4 of his heats. He was joined on the front row by Cameron Polledri. Alex Mamuda lined up 3rd, with Harry Sadler lining up 4th. The final row of the grid was taken up by Jake Bishop and Robin Hayman.

Josiah Lockett got a great start, converting pole in the lead. Cameron Polledri held 2nd, with Alex Mamuda fending off the chasing pack. Robin Hayman and Harry Sadler were the chasers and they locked bumpers, which delayed them both giving Mamuda a bit of breathing space.

Lockett was able to open up a gap to Polledri who was able to open a gap to the battle for 3rd. Harry Sadler was able to catch Mamuda back up and move his way up into 3rd place and set his sights on trying to catch Polledri for 2nd.

Hayman was able to fight his way past Mamuda as well and took 4th place, but Sadler had opened up enough of a gap ahead. As the race was coming to a close, Sadler was closing on Polledri, but never got close enough to make a move.

So when the Chequered flag fell, it was Josiah Lockett taking the win. Cameron Polledri took 2nd, with Harry Sadler 3rd. Robin Hayman was 4th, Alex Mamuda 5th and Jake Bishop 6th.

The Fastest Lap of the day went to Josiah Lockett, who was able to take the clean sweep, winning all 5 of his races and setting the fastest lap to take a maximum points haul. An achievement worthy of the Driver of the Day Award.

Round 2 of the Championship takes place on Sunday 21st February, we hope to see you then!

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 only had to improve on his previous lowest score by 1 point. This was not the only battle to be decided, Alex Acton was holding 2nd in the Championship, with Josiah Lockett not too far behind in 4th place. While the Best Novice Championship was also hotly contested with Alex Mamuda and Michael Saunders separated by just 1 point!

After all of the heats Jacques Flanders was unable to improve on his lowest score, which meant that it was all down to Matthew Baker who was still in contention having won all 4 of his heats and lined up on the front row of the grid for the final. But it was Josiah Lockett who qualified on pole position for the final, he had also won all 4 of his heats and was still chasing after 2nd in the Championship. Robin Hayman lined up 3rd on the grid, holding the all important Fastest Lap at this point. Martha Hopes made the final for the first time this year, to cement her victory in the Ladies Championship, lining up 4th on the grid. With the two best Novice drivers lining up 5th and 6th on the grid. Michael Saunders could still win the best novice championship, however he would need to win the final and set the fastest lap, much like Matthew Baker.

Josiah Lockett got a great start to lead into the first corner, but Matthew Baker was able to get himself into the lead and amazingly from 5th on the grid Alex Mamuda got himself into 2nd place, with Josiah falling to 3rd. The leading trio were able to break away from the rest of the field, with Mamuda challenging for the lead. As they exited the last corner Matthew Baker made a small mistake and Mamuda was able to make the move into the lead! It didn’t last long though and Matthew Baker charged his way back through into the lead. However the lap times in the final were a long way off Robin Hayman’s fastest lap set earlier in the day, but Baker was still pushing hard.

As he came up to the top corner, his brakes failed causing him to take evasive action to avoid the barrier and dropped right down the order into 5th Place. This allowed Josiah Lockett through into the lead of the race, however Alex Mamuda was still pushing extremely hard with Michael Saunders moving up into 3rd place.

Mamuda was unable to find a way back past Lockett though and Lockett took the victory. Mamuda and Saunders both impressed taking their first podiums in a final, while Robin Hayman took 4th maintaining his fastest lap from earlier in the day. Matthew Baker after horrendous bad luck finished 5th, with Martha Hopes, also very unlucky, finishing 6th. However she did set the fastest lap of the final. The Driver of the Day award went to Matthew Baker, who drove brilliantly all day.

It was the closest championship we have had for years and Jacques Flanders took the championship with 132 points. Josiah Lockett was able to jump up to 2nd after a brilliant final round to finish just 2 points behind Jacques on 130. Matthew Baker ended up just 1 point further back on 129 in 3rd place. Alex Acton took 4th with 120 points, with Ed Haffenden and Neo Mcbraida finishing 5th and 6th respectively.

Alex Mamuda was the best novice with 89 Points, just 3 ahead of Michael Saunders. While Martha Hopes took the Ladies Championship with 73 Points.

Round 1 of the 2016 Spring Championship will take place on Sunday 7th February. Hope to see you then!

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?  The cause of a skid is almost always the fault of the driver and not the weather!!  Some people think ice is the only risk, but extreme weather including snow blizzards, heavy rain and even fog can also affect how safe we are on the roads.

Top driving tips for driving safely

• Allow a sensible distance when following other cars
• Slow down in built up areas
• Anticipate the actions of other road users-particularly pedestrians
• Before a corner ensure your vehicle is in the correct position
• Travel in the correct gear
• Drive at the right speed and appropriately for the conditions

Every skid is different and the best way to deal with a skid is not to get into it in the first place! Learn how to control a car in adverse conditions from our team of skid control experts. We combine the serious elements of the course with some fun, enabling you to control a vehicle, while reducing or eliminating the main cause of a skid, and showing you how to correctly regain control.

Our skid control courses are a must for all drivers. Book a course today by calling 01249 783010..

Coming next time “Winter survival kit to carry in your car”…

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 Uppal who won a Junior Go Karting Session! Well done Sukhwinder, we look forward to seeing you soon.

Monthly Feedback Winner

Also, anyone who leaves us feedback after attending one of our driving experiences is entered into a prize draw. Our October Feedback Winner is Sam Lamburne who won an Intensive Skid Course.

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 a feel for just how quickly these karts can travel!

The footage is one of many recent videos that we’ve produced, more of which are available to watch on our YouTube channel at this address https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4yKVKjrUyWB7wNSqBBwi9Q.

Call us on 01249 783010 or checkout the karting options on this website for more information about outdoor go karting.

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 otherwise.

There are still plenty of chances left to win this year!

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 on the karting track very soon!

To enter the competition, go to this page:

Enter the Drive Tech monthly competition

Good luck!

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 to them both from the Drive-Tech Team.