Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
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Didn't do mine at Rockingham, but it was excellent. Mine was approved too. I think they've been giving them out for a bit, so long as there have been spaces. Pleased to see that they are doing all approved now.
It's more than well worth doing. The people that do it with you are generally helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. They will try to structure the time to your requirements if you have any. It is amazing what these vehicles can do, even on road tyres! Incidentally, you can chose which car to do it in, although it makes sense to do it in a Disco if that's what you've got.
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 13th Apr 2015 3:10 pm |
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Skully
Member Since: 12 May 2014
Location: England
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Which site would be recommended for the best experience? We've got a weekend coming up with no kids so thought we might go and do the experience with an overnight and make a weekend of it.
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| 13th Apr 2015 7:17 pm |
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Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
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By all accounts (although I've only personally been to one) the experience itself is uniformly good. So with that in mind, were I you, I'd look at what else you want to do that weekend and where you would like to be.
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| 13th Apr 2015 9:26 pm |
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Singh
Member Since: 15 Dec 2014
Location: Leicester
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The other thing I would consider if I was booking again is to pick a time of year that is typically wetter/colder, as it makes it a bit more interesting if the surfaces are a bit slippery.
I picked based on a local location to me, but otherwise, I would have done what others said and pick around somewhere I might to spend some time around the experience itself. You do get a free choice of vehicles, I opted for the Disco as it made more sense since I own one.
The instructors were all very friendly and helpful, and had a lot of knowledge about all the cars - ask them about anything you want from the off road systems to heating controls, they are happy to cover anything.
It was also interesting to learn that the RRS has a greater wading depth than the Disco, due to the air intake system. It was related to the side intake on the Disco, where as the RRS has a front intake that closes when wading, and it breathes from the air under the bonnet - which we were told lasts 5 minutes. I am not sure of where the exact under bonnet intake is in this situation.
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| 14th Apr 2015 9:35 am |
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markate
Member Since: 17 Sep 2011
Location: England
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On the RR and RRSport the air intake is between the top of the headlight and the bonnet. The air enters a channel in the bonnet, runs about half way along the bonnet and then drops into the front wing before going to the engine. Wading depth for a RR is 900mm and for a RRSport is 850mm while a Discovery is 700mm.
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| 14th Apr 2015 6:09 pm |
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