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Kilsyth, Melbourne
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September 2004
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P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:06
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finally the bloody government have done something right by making it mandatory for P platers to take a drivin course which involves learning how to control a car. it will be run by instrucors and will be eight one hour lessons. i think they should have started this a long time ago. it is definitely way more important to know how to control oversteer than it is to parrallel park. at least when i get my P's i get to go to a track and fang a car around 
peace
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Location:
sydney
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August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:13
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Any other new rules?
What about for L Platers?
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:19
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haven't heard anythin about L platers
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Location:
sydney
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August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:21
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Did you just " hear " about the p plate driver course or is it a fact?
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:24
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nah it is on the front of the paper
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Location:
sydney
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August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:25
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Damn lol you when do you think the law will change about the age you get your pz?
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:32
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yep 2007 and i will get mine exactly then ( my bday is jan 1).
wooo powerslides on a track
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Location:
Newcastle, Hunter Valley
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:33
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is it free or do have to pay for the course?
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:37
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pretty sure it is free cause it said in teh paper it will cost the government about 100 million dollars
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Location:
sydney
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August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 06:37
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Thats good for me, i get my pz in may so im thinking i wont be affected?
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Location:
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 08:18
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| nick2b wrote on Tue, 14 December 2004 17:37 |
Thats good for me, i get my pz in may so im thinking i wont be affected?
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same, i got my red ps bout 2 weeks ago
as long as you only have to do the course when on your reds? otherwise i may just be in
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 08:39
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i doubt it'll be free....subsidised maybe 
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 08:45
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other ideas suggested included compulsory courses on how to check if your tyres are bald or brakes are worn. 
that would be just painful
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Location:
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 10:04
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| STR8 2.8 wrote on Tue, 14 December 2004 19:45 |
other ideas suggested included compulsory courses on how to check if your tyres are bald or brakes are worn.
that would be just painful
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well, i spose sum ppl cant do that...but lets laugh at them anyway!
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Location:
theres a castle on my hil...
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 10:26
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maybe you'll just have to pay a shite load more to get your license at the end?
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Location:
sydney
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August 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 10:49
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id love to do one of these only problem is im kinda low on funds at the momentand whats the bet even after taking these courses theyll still want to bring in this curfew thing 
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On Probation
Location:
Hobart
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 14:28
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well i already have my P's
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 21:58
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I must say from what I have heard it all sounds pretty good!
better training,both in schools and in the lead up to getting your licence
hands on defensive driving courses
power restrictions on vehicles for p platers
no curfew
no passenger restrictions unless you loose your licence and then there will be a periodical time after that,that you will be restricted in carrying passengers.
didnt hear if they will extend the age before you can get ur P's,i dont thik they will as the main focus seems to be not to restrict but to train...
so all in all I like what has been proposed,but this is just hearsay as it is all going to be formally proposed this afternoon.
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Tue, 14 December 2004 21:58
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ask for one for christmas like I did booked in for 22nd of Jan at Esatern Creek raceway for $190 normally $220 but p-platers get a discount yay. The courses at the moment is only a trial and they will compare over a year between two groups of 14000 those who do the 8 week course and those who don't to see who has the most accidents in a year. The course looks pretty sedate though the footage they have of the slalom shows the choc driving at speeds that the speedo doesn't even register, err hows is that going to improve car control
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Location:
camden
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 15 December 2004 04:36
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My dads actually an advanced driver instructor out at oran park. Ian Luff runs em. its cool coz i get in for free when i finally go for 1.
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Location:
theres a castle on my hil...
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 15 December 2004 07:23
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| XiL3D wrote on Wed, 15 December 2004 15:36 |
My dads actually an advanced driver instructor out at oran park. Ian Luff runs em. its cool coz i get in for free when i finally go for 1.
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so does you dad work with ian dyk? i went to school with him
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 15 December 2004 08:29
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| jessetamsett wrote on Wed, 15 December 2004 19:27 |
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no passenger restrictions unless you loose your licence and then there will be a periodical time after that,that you will be restricted in carrying passengers.
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GREAT, its a good rule, but thats screwed up for me, i was usually a safe driver and ALWAYS a safe law obiding driver with one passenger or more....GAY
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Yeah i agree with that rule 100%
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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Location:
Melbourne - NthSubs
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 15 December 2004 09:03
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i think this is a good idea, gives p platers a chance to learn how crap they are and cant drift cos they r shit and they could damage their exas or pulsar ET turbos or commodores 
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Thu, 16 December 2004 00:21
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they won't be able to have a pulsar et turbo lol, no forced induction or v8's bahaah suckers.
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Location:
Melbourne - NthSubs
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Thu, 16 December 2004 00:42
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twinkys have more power anyway
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Thu, 16 December 2004 00:45
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| Corona RT142 wrote on Thu, 16 December 2004 11:21 |
they won't be able to have a pulsar et turbo lol, no forced induction or v8's bahaah suckers.
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yeh i can see the na tunig shops getting a bit of extra business now!! i wonder if they will put restrictions on na rotors  I hope not,I miss the sound of the monsta ported rotors of the early 90s
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 01:49
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just bumping this up because i just got my p plates ( this morning) and i didnt go and take a drivin course and i passed .
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 02:13
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thats because this was all bullshit, i did a driving course over chrissie for fun, err was just emrgency braking and stuff like that 190 bucks for p-platers, fun day though. P-platers can't do the level 2 course which is controlling understeer and over steer just thought i might add that to the knobs that think they would get to go ape on the track.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 07:30
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Where did you do it? I feel like going out and doing it
Also is this new P plate stuff for Victoria only or NSW and other states?
I'm on my greens but it would've been fun to do one of the advanced driving courses when I got my reds.
You guys should be happy!
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 08:52
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LOL i got them at castel hill( the hardest place ) lol well thats what my friends say im so fukinng pist of i parked in a 10am 2 a 3.00pm zoon i got a fine for bein 15 minutes late because i had school fuckk my frist day and already a $155 i wish i could get rid of this.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 09:18
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| nick2b wrote on Wed, 25 May 2005 18:52 |
LOL i got them at castel hill( the hardest place ) lol well thats what my friends say im so fukinng pist of i parked in a 10am 2 a 3.00pm zoon i got a fine for bein 15 minutes late because i had school fuckk my frist day and already a $155 i wish i could get rid of this.
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gah!
spell-check is your friend.
i cant even understand what you are saying
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 11:40
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| thu187 wrote on Wed, 25 May 2005 17:30 |
Where did you do it? I feel like going out and doing it
Also is this new P plate stuff for Victoria only or NSW and other states?
I'm on my greens but it would've been fun to do one of the advanced driving courses when I got my reds.
You guys should be happy!
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eastern creek days are run by the ARDC driver training peeps, level one course run mid week and weekends cost 190 bucks for p-platers and 220 for non p platers. General emergency braking wet and dry, driver ed, swerve around object brake mid corner etc etc. All food and drinks provided on the day high staff to student ratio great instructor some of them are pretty big smart arses but is all good and you have a good laugh as well as learning a lot.
Can't do the level 2 course until you have a full license but once i do i am going back, and at the end of the year if i get a car with abs i am gonna do the level one course again.
Much cheaper than any other school cos they don't work by their name lik eian luff etc but the instructor are all really qualified so it fun. Plus at lunch time on the weekend you have the bikes going around the outside of the track so you can have a squiz if you like.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 12:21
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quick question on the topic - are there any other courses apart from this one and the ian luff one? I'm shopping around to do all available levels of one type of course, brush up on my skills and learn my car's new handling capabilities off public roads.
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Location:
Gold Coast
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 12:50
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It pity the fools on their P's
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: P plate driver course
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Wed, 25 May 2005 22:48
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| draven wrote on Wed, 25 May 2005 22:21 |
quick question on the topic - are there any other courses apart from this one and the ian luff one? I'm shopping around to do all available levels of one type of course, brush up on my skills and learn my car's new handling capabilities off public roads.
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peter finlay's also run one at oran park but same price range as ian luff ie 300 bucks, holden runs em, so does prosche but thats in brisbane my uncle has done a BMW one with Geoff Brabham but that was an advanced one, personally i reckon the one at eastern creek was great and the fact that they are not in it for the money leads to a better day ie they are not trying to push ppl through, at a certain thing you'll at least have two to three runs, have a chat then do it again etc, ppl having trouble they'll jump in your car and either watch or show you how to do it (didn't happen to me once).
I think they cut out a lot of the costs by not having there own vehicles, demos are done in who's ever car they choose rather funny, for some reason they shied away from the rona.
Nothing funnier than seeing them ringing the neck of a ford ka and then locking it up in the wet.
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but they sure do come in handy some times
