Skid control experience in Žilina

What does the ski school offer?

Skid School is a practical gift for every driver. Whether you have your own car or a company vehicle, you can get into unexpected situations with any of them. Skid School is focused precisely on them. It will help you handle everyday situations on the road, improve your reactions and use your foresight and intuition more. Skid School will reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the vehicle and help you realize your own, so you can support each other and escape from road and off-road troubles.

How does the ski school work?

Compact course - for less experienced drivers

The Compact training will help you better understand your vehicle, its behavior in various situations, improve your driving, and gain important confidence behind the wheel. You will try out various surfaces - dry, wet, ice, and mixed surfaces. You will also practice the ability to react quickly and then perform a correctly executed evasive maneuver to an obstacle on the road. The instructor will explain in detail the capabilities and functions of the ABS system, thanks to which the car itself can 'hold' us in weaker critical situations and help us manage them.

The course Skid School consists of theoretical and practical parts that follow and complement each other. Theory lasts 1 hour, practice 2 hours.

Gangster course - for experienced drivers with a suitable car

Training focused on non-standard "gangster" maneuvers is intended for drivers who have completed Compact and/or Intensive training, more experienced drivers with more than 50,000 km, or for drivers who enjoy driving and want to know more.

Trained exercises:

• gangster spin (on a slippery surface – slow pace),
• gangster turn (on wet asphalt – faster pace),
• 360° rotation (for cars with mechanical handbrake),
• skidding through a curve using the handbrake (front-wheel drive cars)
• cornering with a slide on the gas – drift (rear-wheel drive and 4x4 cars)

Car needed:

Skid School Gangster is suitable for most types of passenger cars, with the exception of tall off-road vehicles with a higher centre of gravity and large axle travel. Most SUVs are suitable for training. The course is not suitable for cars with an electronic handbrake! To pass, you must have a car with a mechanical handbrake. It is not possible to rent a car for this type of course.

The Skid School Gangster course consists of theoretical and practical parts that follow and complement each other. Theory lasts 1 hour, practice 2 hours.

Intensive course - for experienced and regular drivers

The Skid School course consists of theoretical and practical parts that follow and complement each other. Theory lasts 2 hours, practice 4-5 hours (starts at 09:00 - ends at 17:00).

Skid School will teach you to know your vehicle so you can control it properly. From seat adjustment, steering wheel grip, anticipating crisis situations, to various tips and advice to make driving easier.

The practical part is focused on improving driving technique on slippery surfaces simulating an icy road surface. Braking, acceleration, correct cornering, avoiding obstacles, preventing and managing skidding. Skid School will give you a proven guide for real situations. You can also complete practical training in a vehicle, which we can rent to you if you are interested. However, we recommend taking the skid school in your own vehicles.

The experience includes: rental of the premises, rental of the conference hall, technical and organizational arrangements for the course, main instructor, assistant instructor, theoretical training, practical exercises at the driving range in your own car.

Important information about the driving school:

	Sezóna/Počasie	The safe driving course can be completed year-round. The activity is not performed in extremely adverse weather conditions.
	Podmienky	Minimum driver age - 17 years, valid driver's license, own vehicle. After a binding reservation of the date, the date can be changed at the latest 7 days in advance. Otherwise, changing the date is not possible. Group drumming sessions take place at regular intervals. The experience can be completed on pre-announced dates. For the COMPACT and INTENSIVE courses, there is an option to rent BMW cars with manual or automatic transmission. Renting a car for the course is subject to a fee.