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MCO Winter Driving School
The Motorsport Club of Ottawa offers a superb opportunity to learn the basics of winter driving techniques.
The courses are held at the Captial City Speedway in Stittsville, on a closed course. Our one day course offers lots of seat time driving on ice and snow.
Students learn in their own cars through a combination of in-car instruction and exercises.
MCO is a non-profit club run by volunteers, this is our opportunity to give back to the community.
Sunday January 20th, Saturday January 26th Sunday February 10th, Saturday February 16th
Course Costs: $125 Members of the MCO, ASN, students and seniors. $150 non-members
Register now!
Click here to register for anyschool!!!
Media Coverage of MCO's Driving School:
To see A-Channel News segments filmed last year, click on the links below
Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Slalom Part 3: Skid Control Part 4: Accident Avoidance
For a quick peek at CJOH's news coverage on our school, click on one of the links below to view the RealMedia file
January 2001, CJOH News Clip<br> (56k format) January 2001, CJOH News Clip<br>(Cable/DSL format)
An Opportunity... To learn car control on snowy and icy conditions Gain confidence in winter driving conditions To learn effective skid control and stopping techniques
Topics covered in detail include: Winter Driving Basics Ergonomics Traction Braking (4 wheel lock-up, no wheel lock-up, pumping pedal, ABS, Snow bank braking) Skid Control (front wheel skid, rear wheel skid, skid control, steering during skids) Cornering Techniques Slalom Accident Avoidance
What you'll need: drive your own vehicle appropriate outdoor clothing driver's license and insurance
Course Availability: The school is held based on demand (course requires at least 10 students), and dependant on track conditions provided by Mother Nature. Courses are held in January and February of each winter. Check our Calendar for details on each school date.
Directions: From Ottawa, take the 417 West, Track is 5km from the ScotiaBank Place. Take Highway 7 towards Carleton Place/Toronto. Continue on Highway 7 a few KM until you reach the signs on your right hand side, turn right (north) at Spruce Ridge and immediately left( west) on the access road to the main gate Click here for location!!
Course Outline: The school is a full day school. Students are expected to arrive around 8:00am, as the school starts at 8:30 sharp. The school runs all day, and is usually completed well before 16:00. A one hour lunch break is held at close to 12:00 noon.
A typical schedule of events for the day may look like the following, but is subject to change without notice:
08:30 - 08:45 Introductions 08:45 - 09:15 Theory session 09:15 - 09:30 Instructor familiarization 09:30 - 10:00 Braking demonstration and practice 10:00 - 10:45 Skid control 10:45 - 11:30 Cornering 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 13:15 Practice your vehicle 13:15 - 13:30 Briefing 13:30 - 14:15 Slalom 14:15 - 15:00 Accident avoidance 15:00 - 15:30 Practice 15:30 - 16 :00 Debrief. [/align] [/quote]
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