Go Motorsport: ARDS Preview
So this, as they say, is it. Quite how I ended up holding the MSA’s Go Racing pack in my hands is beyond me but now I have it there is no backing out!
How did I get to this point you ask? Well firstly in a moment of (some would say stupidity) weakness I bought a Go Racing pack from the MSA website, the pack consists of a whole host of forms and information, the Go Racing DVD, the 2010 MSA Year Book and a Demon Tweeks catalogue. The main form covers your basic details and a self assessed medical as well as space for a doctors medical report (which must be completed if you are a first time licence holder), the other bits of paper cover preparation for the ARDS test, how to safety drive on a circuit, where the ARDS (Association of Racing Driver Schools) courses are as well as various bits of information on the licence itself.
Go Racing DVD
This is a DVD that I will watch on the day of the ARDS course itself but its good to watch it a few times before the course to familiarise yourself with everything that is going to happen. Now I saw the older VHS version of this some years ago and I’m glad to say it’s updated in both information and in production, but it’s definitely not all inclusive, so don’t expect to know everything there is to know about Motorsport from a 20 minute DVD. It’s quite basic in parts which can be helpful because some of the paper information can be quite heavy, but if you do decided to have a go yourself, make sure you read the Year Book too, which has all the MSA rules in it, it’s got all the information needed about all forms of Motorsport so its definitely worth a quick flick, even if its just to broaden your knowledge of the Motorsport industry.
So what happens next? Well it’s now been booked. 21st April. Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire. Between now and then I need to get a medical and I’m going to spend a considerable amount of time watching on-board laps to get a feel for the circuit and where it goes, Thruxton is quite a high speed circuit with minimal braking zones so atleast just for peace of mind it’ll be good to get used to where I’m going.
So D-Day, Wednesday 21st April.
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