Mazdaspeed3 HPDE Thunderhill Park 1/30/10 - Unpleasant Instructor
The poster of this video admits he did make a mistake at Turn 1 by going towards the apex on the opening lap. He says: I respect his decision to no longer ride along in the car, but some 'coaching' on how to improve instead criticism and just wanting to leave would have been nice. No helpful feedback at all, just negativity. My replacement instructor was much more helpful!
I also want to clarify that this incident was the exception, not the rule to an otherwise wonderful event. The event was well organized and extremely helpful in furthering my driving abilities. I got nearly 2 hours of seat time at this event and I learned how safely enjoy high performance driving with professional instruction. The rest of my instructors were extremely helpful and pleasant and I couldn't thank them enough for the help they provided in the other runs. Looking forward to my next HPDE with them!
Lastly, David from HOD contacted both the instructor and myself and ensured everything has been handled. He has even posted a reply to this video within the comments. I can't thank David and the rest of the HOD team enough for the great day. Outside of this isolated incident they were extremely professional and I wholeheartedly recommend HOD to anyone interested in HPDEs.Car - 2008 Mazdaspeed3Mazdaspeed CAIDunlop Z1 Star SpecsRX8 WheelsStock everything else!Track -Thunderhill Park @ 1/30/10Hooked on Driving Event.
