I’m confirmed and paid up for the Team O’Neil Rally School 2-Day Advanced Winter Driving Clinic the weekend of February 19th. For the low, low price of just $600 (normally $1,650) I’ll get to toss Chris Brenton’s WRX STi around on the snow-covered rally circuit with a professional instructor sitting shotgun. I won’t be driving the rally car since a back seat is required for passengers.
This will be my third year at Team O’Neil, and the course has saved my ass on more than one occasion. Tim O’Neil’s mantra of Lift, Turn, Accelerate repeats itself over and over again in my head whenever I’m racing or driving in inclement weather.
Video footage is available of both the Novice Winter Driving Clinic and the 2-Day Advanced Winter Driving Clinic.
Oooh, I need me some classes like that. I have, so far, managed to stay on the road and to avoid getting stuck anywhere, but I mostly attribute that to luck.