While Ford is known for producing stylish, high-performance cars and trucks, not everyone knows that the company also operates schools that will teach you how to drive like a race car driver. Let’s talk about some of these schools and what they offer drivers.
Ford Performance Racing School
The Ford Performance Racing School, located in Grantsville, Utah, is open to drivers of all abilities and skill levels. Participants have the option of attending a one-day or two-day session. At the one-day class, drivers learn about control, cornering, downshift braking, and other skills from professional instructors with championship experience. The class concludes with each student taking a solo drive on a world-class racetrack in a performance-modified 2015 Mustang GT. Two-day class participants will have the opportunity to enhance skills learned on the first day of class and take a solo drive in a fully race-prepared Boss 302FRS.
Raptor Assault Program
The Raptor Assault Program gives F-150 Raptor owners an exclusive opportunity to learn about the features that make the truck such a high-performance vehicle. Participants receive training from Ford Performance Racing School instructors in controlled off-road environments.
Instruction includes how to best utilize the F-150 Raptor’s six driving modes and off-road tire testing. The class takes place in the high-desert terrain of Tooele Valley, Utah. It’s the perfect environment for practicing rock crawling, hill climbing, and hill descent. The one-day class is free for 2018 or 2019 Raptor owners. Participants have the option of upgrading to a second day that includes a solo ride in the 2015 Mustang GT.
Team O’Neil Rally School
The Team O’Neill Rally School offers a variety of classes at its 583-acre facility located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The five-day rally course is perfect for any driver who is interested in learning about race car driving, rally car driving, off-road racing, stunt driving, or drifting. Participants have the opportunity to drive time-trial laps of different competition circuits in a variety of turbocharged cars. The course also includes optional rally navigation integration, advanced obstacle avoidance scenarios, and unloading suspension over rough terrain.
Another course offered by Team O’Neil is the drifting class, available as a one-day or two-day session. Participants will learn the basics of car control, how to initiate the drift, drift angle, how to hold and carry the drift, linking/transitions, lines and clipping points, and vehicle setup. Drivers will also learn how to put their skills to use at drift events.
Team O’Neil’s winter driving course allows drivers to operate their own vehicles in the school’s safe and open skidpad and slalom areas through a variety of exercises. This gives participants the opportunity to learn how their vehicle operates in snow and ice, as well as how to perform accident avoidance maneuvers. The class concludes with a chance to practice your skills on the open road.
These are just some of the amazing Ford driving programs that allow drivers to enhance their skills. Consider signing up for one for an unforgettable experience.
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