http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnSEUy62uY

Watch us throughout today (Wednesday, 27^th February) on every BBC news edition, where we are teaching Norland Nannies how to deal control their vehicles on our skid pan.    The item is on how to train a celebrity nanny and part of the training is covering driving techniques.

Three young trainee nannies are covering all aspects of driving including how to avoid the paparazzi and keep their young charges safe!    John Yeo one of our senior skid instructors spent the day teaching three girls from the prestigious nanny college based in the beautiful city of Bath how to ‘escape’ in a safe and controlled manner and although it took a few goes the girls are extremely competent when they have finished their training.

We have been training the nannies for many years and they come to us as part of their end of course final training, so we must be doing something right!

If you want to watch them on the BBC iplayer follow this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21598420

Road Safety GB (formerly LARSOA) is a national road safety organisation that represents local government road safety teams across the UK.

Road Safety GB supports RSOs in fulfilling their statutory role - to reduce the number and severity of road accidents through education, training and publicity policies and programmes.

Road Safety GB seeks to influence national debate - government policy and action, and public opinion - and works with other organisations to achieve common goals.

http://www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/2456.html is the recent article we have on the site with regard to skid control this Winter.

We have been members of Bristol Tourism for many years as they are extremely proactive in promoting not only the exceptional City of Bristol, but businesses in the surrounding countryside that only enhance what Bristol has to offer.

Visit Bristol have managed to negotiate a discount for corporate business coming to Bristol with First Great Western Trains from London Paddington and the South East and this would be the perfect time to arrange corporate hospitality, staff incentives or team building in the South West.

Follow the link to find out more information on the deal which has to be booked via the Visit Bristol conference website at:

http://visitbristol.co.uk/conference/about-bristol/travel-to-bristol/first-great-western-conference-fares

We offer team building activities which are the perfect antidote to spending hours in a meeting room and range from full skid control training on our skid pan to combining the speed of go-karting with either skid pan training or 4x4 off road driving.    We can tailor make the event to suit your budget, group size and ultimate aims.   We do have our own meeting rooms and these can be hired when taking part in any driving activity with us.   The Hammerdown Suite can be blacked out and we provide AV equipment free of charge.  

Visit Castle Combe for the perfect corporate event and meeting room facilities.

NATIONAL MOTORSPORT WEEK

30^TH JUNE – 8^TH JULY 2012

National Motorsport Week is a special celebration of all that is brilliant about Motorsport in the United Kingdom and jointly promoted by the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) and the Motor Sports Association (MSA).    There are lots of ways you can get involved in motorsport at lots of centres and tracks around the Country with the finale of the week being the British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone.

We have been members of the MSA for over 20 years and pride ourselves in the service we contribute to the Motorsport industry.    Our driver trainers have lots of experience in guiding anyone that would like to start out in this amazing sport.

If you would like to have a go our availability this week is:-

SATURDAY, 30^TH JUNE:

Adult 200cc Outdoor Karting -             1.30pm

Anyone aged over 15 years can take part in a 3 hour Kart Grand Prix Race for £47 inc VAT – racing against other likeminded individuals that would like a bit of speed over the weekend.

SUNDAY, 1^ST JULY:

Junior 200cc Outdoor Karting -                       9.30am

We have a few limited spaces available for 10-15 year olds (min 4’ 8”) in height to join in our Junior Kart School.  You will get a licence to register how far you progress on your first session, which can be used if you want to return and move onto the next level.  Come and try 3 hours of karting and tuition within the grounds of this prestigious racing circuit.   The cost is just £36 per session.

SATURDAY, 7^TH JULY

Adult 200cc Outdoor Karting -             1.30pm

Lots of space for our 3 hour Kart Grand Prix at £47 + VAT per person.   Try and get your hands on the winners trophy by booking on today!

All of the above must be pre-booked on 01249 783010 or if you have any questions about booking exclusive groups during the weeks or Summer evenings with BBQ options please give the TEAM a call.

For more information on Motorsport Week look at the website:- http://www.nationalmotorsportweek.co.uk/

"National Motorsport Week is a fantastic initiative."
Jenson Button MBE

"Without the fans, there would be no point in going motor racing."
Derek Bell MBE

"NMW is a very good thing. Britain has long since led the world in Motorsport 

and it is important for the industry that we attract newcomers to the sport."

Sir Stirling Moss OBE

The Mayor of Westbury, David Windess, organised his second charity kart race with a share of the money raised  in aid of The Wiltshire Air Ambulance.   This time he managed to get mayors from 3 other towns to take part including Bradford-on-Avon mayor Peter Leach, Frome Mayor Nick White and Glenis Ansell the Mayor of Calne.    There were also teams from local businesses and pubs all trying to be the winning team in a very exciting, albeit  little damp endurance karting event.

Cllr Windess said in the Wiltshire Times "It was a very enjoyable event, althoughit was very wet and cold.  We managed to raise about £320 in total, which will be split between the charities evenly".

"The team from Rygor Commercials, Salisbury Branch were the winners and the team from the Crown Inn did very well"  "It was one of my last events as mayor and we managed to raise £2,300 for my two charities over the year, which has been good".

If you have a charity that you would like to raise money for and would like to organise a go karting event, please email the Drive-Tech Marketing Manager, Lyn Eden at to discuss in more detail.    If you would just like to come along and try karting yourself call the office on 01249 783010 and the team will give you more information.

We were delighted that James Gray MP accepted our invitation to attend the Drive-Tech Driving Centre last week during Tourism Week.   One of our  experienced instructors, John Yeo, was on hand to show Mr Gray around the centre to see ‘behind the scenes’ as to how we instruct both the public and lots of companies wanting to experience our many driving activities.

John started the tour in our skid briefing room so that Mr Gray could see how the skid pan is set up to teach anyone with a full driving licence how to control our vehicles on our specially prepared surface to mimic icy and slippery road conditions.   He also explained all about Health and safety issues in running such a course in a safe and controlled environment.

James Gray was then given a tour of the 4x4 course in one of the centre’s Land Rover Discoveries, which has been quoted by the Off Road Magazine ‘as being one of the best compact courses within the UK’. James then took to the wheel himself to experience 4x4 off-road vehicles and by tackling the many obstacles and driving through the exhilarating watersplash.

James expressed that the "Skid Control Course looked like good fun and a valuable experience  to learn and that having experienced a skid recently he would like to come back and do the course himself".  James also expressed that the 4x4  "was outside his normal comfort zone and was a totally new driving experience for him"

The idea for the invite was initiated by Visit England and the fantastic team at Destination Bristol - they inform us of lots of brilliant ways to promote our business within the tourism markets.    We have been working with them for over 25 years and even though we are not in the middle of Bristol they do as much for us as anyone in the great City of Bristol. 

For more details of  Skid Control, Karting and 4x4 Off Road Driving experiences please call our Team of experts on 01249 783010. 

All photographs taken by Diane Vose for Gazette & Herald

@wiltsgazette    www.gazetteandherald.co.uk

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS SHOW

Drive-Tech attended the very busy and popular Swindon Business Show last week.    We were helped by Anita Jaynes and the very friendly people at Swindon Business News who put all our lovely winter driving leaflets in their goody bags and let us display our fancy banner in the reception area. http://www.businessshowswindon.co.uk/

We were also the prize on their busy little stand and Debbie Smith, Director of Helix Public Relations was the lucky winner – Congratulations Debbie, we really hope you enjoy your skid session with us.

The show was extremely well attended and we also got to have a quick look at the Steam Museum at the same time!   It was a great networking event and we met lots of lovely people from all the local hotels in the area including the Campanile Hotel Group based on the Delta Business Park, Tortworth Court Four Pillars Hotel in Tortworth and the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.    It was also nice to catch up with Planet Pursuits the event organisers.

Hopefully we can catch up with everyone again, but this time in Bristol at the Brunel’s Old Station on the 20^th March at the next Show. http://www.rabbitevents.co/ 

ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE WAR HORSE FILM LOCATION AND MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT!

We have joined forces with the beautiful Castle Inn hotel in the amazing little village of Castle Combe to offer their guests discounted 4x4 courses http://www.castle-inn.info/special-offers/4x4-experience.   There are lots of offers on their website including a War Horse weekend special at £340 + VAT for a couple sharing.   The offer for the 4x4 which is £103.50 per person as opposed to the normal £115 can be done any day of the week (we do need a minimum of 2 people to run a course) and it takes 3 hours if we have the full compliment of 3 drivers.  You don't need to supply the drivers as we put people together.

The 4x4 course is perfect for couples that want to learn the skill of off-road driving and is immense fun!  We have BORDA (British Off Road Driving Association) instructors who will show you the course and then you get lots of hands on driving fun to learn all about 4x4 skills including a watersplash, scary ascents and descents.   To book the offer you must be staying at the Castle Inn hotel and booked through them - if you were after a valentine's offer we have one on our karting which can be booked direct on 01249 783010, see http://www.drivetechltd.co.uk/component/content/article/46/91-valentine-special.html for more details or call us to discuss.

The Visit Britain website blog has the trailer for War Horse and also pictures of all the filming locations - you cannot go wrong with visiting the village of Castle Combe and less 5 minutes from us!  http://www.visitbritainsuperblog.com/2012/01/in-pictures-war-horse-locations/