Instructor Licence

dasc04 · 16 Feb 2004, 11:14 (Ref:875601)

Anyone have any idea how to go about getting an instructors licence from the msa?

mattray · 16 Feb 2004, 11:23 (Ref:875614)

You need to be sponsored by a racing school. Get in touch with Rockingham or Silverstone or Casle Combe or any of the Brands circuits.

MikeM · 16 Feb 2004, 13:33 (Ref:875767)

I believe that if you get involved with a school and have a decent racing record then it's only a matter of assessment to get a licence.

dasc04 · 16 Feb 2004, 13:48 (Ref:875785)

Cool. Thanks for the info guys.

reddy · 17 Feb 2004, 08:53 (Ref:876654)

Whst is the process if your from o/s. I;m tyhinking about travelling to the uk and us later this year and seeing as i instruct in aus, I thougt it would be better than working in a pub

Instructor · 17 Feb 2004, 15:50 (Ref:877096)

I did reply to the first comment off line.
Here is the gist of things...

If you are interested in Instructing you muyst have a Nat A and had some decent race experience.
Then contact a race school.
Drive at Sillystone or Rockingham.
New instructors are always welcome as there is a general natural drop out rate.
Also good instructors are hard to find.
Not all good racers make good instructors.

Rockingham contact is Neil Ginn
Sillystone is Chris Ward

The new Palmer set-up still has to be sorted out, but he has his own list based from the Bedford Palmerdome.

Best regs
Steve

Mackmot · 17 Feb 2004, 16:11 (Ref:877121)

At Palmers you need to talk to Phil Ellis, the Bedford number is 01234 332400

aries-project · 17 Feb 2004, 17:59 (Ref:877260)

I've never worked in a pub,but its got to be more fun than instructing!

Instructor · 19 Feb 2004, 11:38 (Ref:879230)

Takes all sorts as they say...

Richy_Rich · 2 Mar 2004, 09:40 (Ref:891041)

>Not all good racers make good instructors.

What about fairly poor racers? Can they? There may be hope for me yet

Instructor · 2 Mar 2004, 21:09 (Ref:891692)

OOOh yes we have some of them believe me!

zefarelly · 3 Mar 2004, 16:18 (Ref:892478)

are instructors fairly poor?

I'd have thought not as most of them seem to be able to afford racing ?

Andy Roberts · 3 Mar 2004, 21:46 (Ref:892862)

Just give a racing school a call and go along to a couple of experience days with them, take your ARDS Instructors test and thats it

zefarelly: Well I can't afford to race unfortunatly

Instructor · 4 Mar 2004, 11:57 (Ref:893404)

Instructors poor! YUP we are!
I only raced three times last year engine blew in 3rd race... while in lead.. therefore... END OF SEASON
You dont Instruct to earn megabux, but it is often fun, as well as hard work, but it keeps us out of trouble (mostly!) and on the circuit.

Best regs
Steve L

archibold · 4 Mar 2004, 12:53 (Ref:893447)

Nah, there's no formal training or requirements all you have to do is turn up on ten-tenths and give yourself a name like "Instructor" !! Sorry Steve, couldn't resist

On a more serious note I believe it now costs 250 pounds to do your Enstructeur grade C licence. Which is a step in the right direction as before you just used to turn up....

archibold

Instructor · 4 Mar 2004, 13:42 (Ref:893501)

YUP that's what I meant about giving the 'tag' of Instructor more meaning..
The formal training is helping keep the quality of instruction up and makes the ARDS registartion actually mean something.

As to your jibe Paul...
Wait 'till your out in that Beemer!

Best regs
S

archibold · 4 Mar 2004, 15:29 (Ref:893621)

Hi Steve

It's time that they sorted the instructor licences out so that there are criteria for the grade B and C licences e.g. a certain number of years experience. Would give the profession a bit of progression and allow newbie's to the sport to evaluate what level of instruction they are paying what for...I could turn up, pay £250, pass a test and start teaching. I don't even know my own way around a race track let alone how to teach others....

I dont have time to drive the BM at the moment ;( Simon will be giving it a run out on Monday to make sure nothing falls off. Not sure if I will have time to test it before the first race which should make it an "interesting" debut in the series. Still on the waiting list for testing at Silverstone on the 19th...

Archibold

zefarelly · 5 Mar 2004, 10:26 (Ref:894664)

I fancy doing my instructors license, maybe in a few years when I've got some more experience, never know when it might come in handy, and I hate my current job and poor or not theres got to be better things to do than sit in a bloodt office listening to some bald fat tw*t prattling on all day about sales targets!

Instructor · 5 Mar 2004, 19:03 (Ref:895189)

Hmm I suppose so...
7pm now
Just returned from a 07.30 start at foggy cold Sillystone
In a 355 all day with 21 guest drivers.

It is def not office stuff but is def hard work.
It makes it worthwhile when you can make great improvements and leave the drivers buzzing with their new found talents!

Regs
Steve L

garyc · 24 Feb 2009, 12:06 (Ref:2403075)

Out of curiosity, what money do instructors make- say for doing a track day or some provate tuition?

mountainstar · 24 Feb 2009, 17:14 (Ref:2403275)

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyc

Out of curiosity, what money do instructors make- say for doing a track day or some provate tuition?

I hear from some of my instructor friends in the UK some of the pay at schools is around 130 to 150 quid a day. Some get up to 250. I think private tuition falls between 500 and a 1000, but you have to build up experience and have some standing to get to that level.

Here in the USA skippy or bondurant only pay around $175 a day to start. There are some instances of instructors at certain schools getting up to $1000 a day. Also there is specialized instruction that falls between $300 and $600 a day.

terence · 24 Feb 2009, 17:58 (Ref:2403303)

Im surprised that no-one has mentioned the fact that it will cost in the region of £500,then you HAVE to have a First Aid Certificate as well.

Stuart H · 7 Mar 2009, 04:29 (Ref:2410790)

Quote:

Originally Posted by terence bower

then you HAVE to have a First Aid Certificate as well.

Good point Terence.

The STIG · 7 Mar 2009, 21:09 (Ref:2411176)

Blimey Stuart, I read the front page and it said "Instructor Licence : Stuart H" and thought... "Heaven help us all!!"

Sorry!

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