Great fun, no frills, brilliant instructors, no prior experience needed
Perthshire Off Road Driving Centre的点评
点评:Seven of us went for an afternoon on a cold and bright November afternoon to do the 4 part experience. We were all complete novices and 3 had not even passed driving tests. Angus and his assistant Ross were skilled and very considerate instructors. Everyone had a great time, even though some were quite nervous beforehand. We all found it challenging and entertaining although we were quite sedate according to Ross (two of us are in our 60s).
We split into two groups. One group started on the 8 wheel ATV with lever steering and the other did the reverse steering (turn the wheel left to go right!) Land Rover, with everyone taking a turn. Then we swapped over. Both were great fun.
The second part was quad bikes and driving a Land Rover, again two groups, swapping over after the first activity. These were longer sessions than the first two. Ross took us to the quad bike "nursery slope" to learn the basics then a tour throughout the countryside for what seemed like miles and miles. Angus took the Land Rover group and taught us how to handle 40° slopes (up and down). We took turns with the rest of the group in the back. This was a "proper" 1980's Defender with no electronics, low gearing and enough torque to get up a hill in second. We never got out of second but that was the point. As Angus says: it's the most fun you can have at 3mph.
翻译:在一个阳光明媚、略带寒意的十一月午后,我们七个人参加了为期四天的体验活动。我们都是新手,其中三人甚至还没通过驾照考试。安格斯和他的助手罗斯都是技术娴熟、体贴周到的教练。尽管有些人事先有些紧张,但每个人都玩得很开心。我们都觉得这次体验既充满挑战又趣味十足,不过罗斯说我们几个都比较沉稳(我们当中有两个人已经六十多岁了)。
我们分成两组。一组先体验了带操纵杆的八轮全地形车,另一组则体验了反向转向(左转方向盘向右行驶!)的路虎,每个人都轮流体验。然后我们交换。两种体验都非常有趣。
第二部分是四轮摩托车和路虎驾驶,同样分成两组,在第一项活动结束后交换。这两部分比前两项的时间更长。罗斯带我们去四轮摩托车的“练习坡”学习基本操作,然后带领我们游览了乡村,感觉走了好几英里。安格斯带着路虎车队,教我们如何应对40度的斜坡(上坡和下坡)。我们和其他人轮流坐在后座。这是一辆“正宗”的80年代卫士,没有电子设备,低速挡,扭矩足够大,二挡就能爬坡。我们全程都没用到二挡以上,但这正是乐趣所在。正如安格斯所说:这是时速3英里(约4.8公里)时你能体验到的最大乐趣。