STREETCAR ADVENTURES FEATURE
“ Once we arrived at the event , we were split into three groups and we took it in turns driving , marshalling then taking a break . We did three runs of one course , then they changed it around three more times to make it four in total . There were five first timers from our Club and a few others too and that really helped because it was a new experience for us all .
“ I was nervous for the first one , I think we all were a little bit , but the mindset is to just enjoy it . My first run was a bit like a rollercoaster – you get on it then get off it and think ‘ oh , that was absolutely fine , what was I worried about ?’ – and by the end of the day , I was definitely tired but really happy with myself for getting through it without any major mistakes .
“ The good thing about AutoSOLOs is that you don ’ t really get punished for mistakes because you can go again , and it definitely helped me to learn more about my car . I ’ ve grown my confidence in driving it and I ’ ve also made a few changes to the suspension since then to see how it feels , so it ’ s a good way to learn how to drive a car .
“ One piece of advice that really stuck with me was to not just go straight out and go full on . You get three runs , so use the first to get into the car and learn the course , then the next two you can ramp it up . It might look twisty and tight , but you need to take it smoothly and not flick it around in every corner to get a clean time – although sometimes it ’ s too tempting !
“ I ’ ve done three of these events now , and I ’ ve always had fun on them . When I get there for the first run , I haven ’ t done it in a couple of months so it can be a little bit awkward , but then you do it , and you remember that you ’ re absolutely fine . It ’ s not like you ’ re going 100mph and you ’ re going to roll your car !
“ Entering motorsport through StreetCar has really opened the door to what I could do in the future . I like cars in general , so just getting to drive my car a bit faster is good fun . I do a bit of sim racing as well , and I often find I prefer trying to beat a lap time rather than racing , so that made AutoSOLO a perfect fit , because it ’ s more like a time trial .
“ I ’ d quite like to get into Rallying too , and the skills you use in an AutoSOLO align well with that . I ’ m interested in doing some co-driving and we have a 12-Car navigational introduction Club night coming up in a few weeks , so I ’ m doing that because I think that will be good fun . The challenge is just finding the time to fit it all in !
“ Whatever I go on to , I will definitely continue to do StreetCar events because they ’ re not expensive to enter , in comparison to some Stage Rallies , and you can just drive there in your road car and have a bit of fun . It ’ s so easy . The Club have been really great to me , it is a great community , and I want to support what they do , so why not keep doing it !”
Start your own StreetCar Adventure
Motorsport UK ’ s StreetCar programme was created in 2022 and provides the opportunity for drivers to try out a range of disciplines – from Autotest to Car Trials , Cross-Country and Road Rallying behind the wheel of their standard unmodified road car .
Visit the StreetCar website and register your interest . A local club will then be in touch and your adventure begins !
streetcarmotorsportuk . com / get-started
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