There is a distinct difference between ‘track instruction’ and ‘coaching’. If you’ve experienced instruction that goes “Do this, do that” and “No, not there, brake there…” you were probably able to obey the ‘instruction’ but were left with little understanding of the reasoning behind what you were being asked to do. Neill Watson has several decades of experience in the motorsport and high performance car industry. The same analytical style required to write in depth motoring features prove to be useful for clients wishing to acquire driving skills.

Whilst ‘instruction’ in it’s basic form has value, particularly when the occasion is a corporate driving event with drivers having little interest in acquiring skills, ‘driver coaching’ is of far greater value to enthusiastic drivers wishing to acquire knowledge. By gaining a thorough understanding of the principles behind the task, the knowledge and the thinking that produced the results can be taken away and used again and again. This is driver coaching. More details can be found on the dedicated driver coaching website at Track Technique, or contact Neill for an informal chat on (0044_7812 766760.

From the passenger seat - Ferrari 458 Italia, Prodrive proving ground, Warwickshire, UK