点评:I booked this rally experience as a retirement present for myself and although I'd done some rallying before back in my 20's I was really looking forward to trying it again in my 60's. I arrived to a very warm welcome and a coffee before sitting down and meeting the rest of the group and the team who were going to run the day. John explained the format of the day and spoke about the techniques used to get the car through the corners in the most efficient way, we then went onto the training circuit and started driving the rear wheel drive Subaru, solo at first then with an instructor which certainly helped improve our technique. After lunch (take your own) we went out with John the proper rally stage and he explained the best techniques for driving a 4 wheel drive Subaru on gravel.
When it was my turn to go out on the gravel stage John talked me through the corners using basic pace notes and lots of encouragement and after a short while I was confident enough to push the car faster, it was just unbelievable how much grip there was and I really did feel in control. It was over in a flash but John said I'd done well having listened to him in the morning briefing so I was pleased with that.
The final trip in the 4 wheel drive was with John driving and my god can he drive that thing to it's limits, I never felt in any danger though and I'd have to say it's the best fun you can have with your clothes on! There was a timed competition at the end on the training circuit it was just a bit of fun but good to see everyone had improved throughout the day, we all received a gift from John at the end and a after a few photo's the day was done.
I'd definitely recommend the Phil Price Rally School and will definitely book it again in the future, thanks to all the team for a fantastic experience and I was pleased to see my old rally gloves hadn't forgotten what to do!
翻译:我预订了这次拉力赛体验作为给自己的退休礼物。虽然二十多岁时我曾参加过一些拉力赛,但如今六十多岁的我依然十分期待能再次体验。抵达后,我受到了热情的接待,还喝了一杯咖啡。随后我和其他学员以及当天负责指导的团队见了面。约翰详细介绍了当天的活动流程,还讲解了如何让赛车以最高效的方式通过各种弯道的技巧。随后我们进入训练场地,开始驾驶后轮驱动的斯巴鲁赛车。一开始是单独驾驶,之后在教练的指导下练习,这确实有助于提升我们的驾驶技术。午餐后(需自备餐食),我们随约翰前往真正的拉力赛赛道,他向我们讲解了在碎石路面上驾驶四轮驱动斯巴鲁的最佳技巧。轮到我登上碎石赛道时,约翰用简单的节奏提示语以及大量的鼓励来指导我如何过弯。没过多久,我便有了足够的信心将车开得更快。赛道的抓地力简直好得令人难以置信,我真的感觉自己完全掌控了车辆。虽然比赛转瞬即逝,但约翰说我很好地听从了早上他的指导,对此我感到很开心。最后一次四驱车体验是由约翰来驾驶的——天哪,他真的把那辆车开到了极限!不过我丝毫没有感到任何危险。不得不说,这是穿着衣服也能享受到的最有趣的体验了!最后在训练赛道上还举行了一场计时比赛,虽然只是为了好玩,但能看到大家一整天以来都有进步真是太好了。结束时,我们都收到了约翰送的礼物;拍了几张照片后,这一天也就圆满结束了。我绝对推荐Phil Price拉力赛学校,今后也一定会再次预订。感谢整个团队带给我如此美妙的体验;看到自己以前的拉力赛手套仍能派上用场,我真是欣喜不已!