Thursday, November 10, 2011

Mazda Sport Academy: speed and security

Mazda Sport Academy has been around for quite some time, about a year, however, acquainted with the methods further, kontravariynoy driver training and techniques to drive fast I had recently. Sport Academy has arranged "open day" in order to let everyone get acquainted with the methods of sporty driving. Was invited by a group of automotive journalists to cover this event. Of course, the people doing the test drive, not novice behind the wheel, but it was something to learn from such well-known and charismatic personalities like Oleg Kesselman and Boris Shulmeyster. "Open Day" was held as a regular practice of drivers. Initial level of sports driving called «Sport», it is for this program and was training. There are also more advanced courses, such as «Sport Active». In the appropriate season, you can get acquainted with the techniques of control on slippery surfaces, for which the Academy leases a special icy road. School for drivers who lack domestic skills, there were quite a long time, which is certainly a welcome phenomenon, both in training and in terms of security. It's no secret that traffic in Russia is far from ideal. Rudeness on the roads, the ice on the roadways, open sewers on the highway does not add nor health nor happiness. To a certain extent to protect themselves in extreme situations, people, and go to these centers. It should be noted that often the driver does not know I was capable of his car. And how do you know, moving in a traffic jam at a walking pace. Leaving on a free site, its capabilities and the machine can be overstated, at best, end expensive body repair. After taking the course «Sport», you begin to understand what kind of laws moving car, and spend as active safety systems, so these schools, I believe the phenomenon certainly useful. Education would be nice to go to all drivers at all. Sure, the accident would be significantly reduced. Everything costs money, including science, but whether you want to save money when it comes to security? Does not aim to create advertising to any particular school of driving, I want to say that in general they all perform their functions, and the Mazda Sport Academy, and the Academy of speed »Subaru, and the School of Driving Skills Quattro» Audi. Everywhere are experienced instructors in the past, athletes who teach not only the right to press on the gas, but also on the brake. Sure, and about the steering will not forget. It is clear that times of crisis, but we are talking about an amount comparable to the amount of replacement and painting of bumper budget foreign cars. I liked the fact that prior to the 4-hour practical classes had the opportunity to listen to the theoretical course: about the proper loading and controlled driving wheels, cornering techniques, the distribution of weight. Lecture Boris Shulmeystera like logic, simplicity and clarity. Where else can you gather this information? Theoretical knowledge firmly on the Mazda 6 cars with 2,5 l engine. The machine has potential, I liked it easy and predictable reactions, while on public roads to test this car has been brought. Very correct behavior, it seems, was the criterion for choosing the six. Projected front-character, understeer, common to almost all front wheel drive models. Most motorists ride it on such machines, so the solution, I think, reasonable. In general, cars are certainly safer. Stabilization system is always on guard and not allow a sudden deploy a car across the road, and disable it completely, as a rule, does not work. Nevertheless, the laws of physics has not been canceled, and even ESP will not help the driver who, for example, greatly overdone at the rate of rotation. Better if this happens on a closed track in Myachkovo and not on public roads. Therefore, the phenomenon of Mazda Sport Academy, will certainly be useful to both beginners and "advanced" drivers.

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