Santa pod drift experience day

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quinncooper198

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Hi,

I'm just after first hand reviews from people who have done the day experience drifting at Santa Pod. I'll be booking it soon but wanted to know how you found the day to be, did you get plenty of seat time?

Like most people, I want to do an experience day before buying a car + insurance, just to find out I may not enjoy it.

Looking forward to actually getting round to booking it now, if anyone can give me any ideas what the days like, and any hints/tips would be great!

Cheers people!
 
My experience with them was crap, Had 40-50 minutes seat time on a full day (bought for me as a present). There are quite often too many people for the amount of cars and drivers they have, they re fueled the car umteen times rather than fill the tank & add changing tyres and sharing seat time with another 4 drivers and the sharing the track with another car taking it in turns. I was promised a call back the day after I did my course as I complained how crap it was and that was several months ago. This is just my experience, I have read good reports on here for them. My advise is to buy a car, take it pod and skid it, there will be guys there that will give you pointers & help. May be Nick will read this and call me at long last?
 
You can't please everybody all of the time.

Shame you had a poor time there but you are in the minority.

Don't be put off by this negativity, book it and enjoy.
 
Rhino 1 said:
My advise is to buy a car, take it pod and skid it, there will be guys there that will give you pointers & help. May be Nick will read this and call me at long last?
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Worst advice ever. What if people don't want to spent £2000 on a shit s14, spend time getting the diff welded, sourcing more wheels and tyres to find that this game isn't for them?

You obviously enjoyed your experience day so much you went out and bought a car, if that's actually you in your signature picture.
 
You're such a troll haha
They could also spend £200 on a shit beemer and if they don't like it scrap it

Like John said, you can't please everyone. An experience is a taster, get it booked, enjoy it and then make the decision to pursue it or drop it :D
 
Dirrt said:
You're such a troll haha
They could also spend £200 on a shit beemer and if they don't like it scrap it
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I was using the Rhino guy as an example. And costs still mount up far more for a shit beemer.

A £200 beemer is a £200 beemer for a reason. So if it actually makes it to the drift day, you still have to spent out all of the diff welding/extra wheel sourcing shit.

Either way, an experience day hands down beats anyone elses idea of buying your own and taking it to a drift day as a new person. You'll save HUNDREDS by using an experience day, because that's exactly what it is, an experience.
 
I went with a friend who had a driftday with driftracing?

It was about 30 mins in total over half a day, and tbh it was long enough and awesome enough for him to be in the market for a drift car.

It was well run tbh.

Was in a skanky RB25 Black skyline if anyone knows the company..

Id reccomend it!
 
LiGhTnInG said:
Worst advice ever. What if people don't want to spent £2000 on a shit s14, spend time getting the diff welded, sourcing more wheels and tyres to find that this game isn't for them?

You obviously enjoyed your experience day so much you went out and bought a car, if that's actually you in your signature picture.
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I had the car before the experience and went on the experience to get some extra tuition and get my self out on the big track and out of the play pens. I told them when I booked the day this is what I want to do and was told it was fine and to remind them on the day which I did, instead I had 40 or so minutes in the play pens and no top track as the day was a fail for all involved. I have never posted on DW about my experience as I am not a winger and not much of a forum poster as most low count posters like myself get trolled and ass raped. I would never have mentioned this if I had been called and offered an alternative or part refund etc as £300 is a lot for the length of seat time.
Dirt has a valid point especially if you get your self to a event like Buxton or Birmingham wheels where its very reasonably priced.
 
i done one of those drift experience days with driftracing, and i'd recommend it.

i've got an s13 at home, but it's not just a case of "welding the diff and taking it to pod", that costs a lot of money all in getting the car there in the first place.

you don't have to spend out loads of petrol or a trailer to get your car to pod, or have to worry about tyres. and as others have mentioned, it's an "experience day", and is definitely worth doing, before you spend shit loads of money getting your car up to pod only to find you're not that keen.
 
Rhino 1 said:
I had the car before the experience and went on the experience to get some extra tuition and get my self out on the big track and out of the play pens. I told them when I booked the day this is what I want to do and was told it was fine and to remind them on the day which I did, instead I had 40 or so minutes in the play pens and no top track as the day was a fail for all involved. I have never posted on DW about my experience as I am not a winger and not much of a forum poster as most low count posters like myself get trolled and ass raped. I would never have mentioned this if I had been called and offered an alternative or part refund etc as £300 is a lot for the length of seat time.
Dirt has a valid point especially if you get your self to a event like Buxton or Birmingham wheels where its very reasonably priced.
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Sounds like you were missinformed rather than got a bad end service. Poor, but from what Ive seen is its aimed at full on beginners.
 
am skint all the time but decided to rent a car for the day for my bday, was epic i was shit but loved every min, i then went on to buy a chep 325 it was cheaper then the car i rented but i dont regret renting one and would do the same if i had the chance again.

its nice not to worry about tyres and fuel ect and just spend the day getting an idea of whats involved in drifting, i meet loads of nice people on the day and iam still mates with them now even though ive not drifted for about a year.

get it done
 
mc_bob said:
Sounds like you were missinformed rather than got a bad end service. Poor, but from what Ive seen is its aimed at full on beginners.
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I had been twice before and only been in the play pens and wanted to take it to the next step (they were aware of this), they had a bad day that day with lack of cars/drivers etc but all of the people in the group I was in complained as we were left standing around for ages. As I have previously stated a bit of decent customer service would have removed the bitter taste left from that day.
 
Sorry for spamming the original thread. Drifting is great fun and If you can get a decent amount of seat time on your experience you will love it. :thumbs:
 
The aimed at beginners comment isn't true. If you book a full day you have the opportunity to learn and progress alot including using the big track and kidneys if you are capable.
 
So to sum the experience up...

60mins ish seat time.
Meet new people, good laugh.
learn the basics, but if your good/quick learner you can move onto intermediate techniques and bigger tracks.

I appreciate your comments Dhino1...I've had bad experiences at other car driving experience days!

I can not buy a car drive on the off I may enjoy it - £600 for a drivable Sierra/beamer + £700 insurance so I can drive it = cash I dont have.

Is the £300 worth what you get.... guess I'll have to find out for myself.

Anyone got any comments/first hand experience at POD please post them as I'm interested in hearing them!

Also if anyone has tips on how to get the best out of the day would be great!
 
First hand experience for me would be seeing a smile on 100% of people who have booked a day with us after they have finished their experience. I can't think of a single person who i have taught who hasn't said thanks that was great or something along those lines.
 
The experience day is amazing value for money if you consider you are driving a high powered japanese car in a secure environment with free fuel, free tyres, and one-to-one tuition.

People underestimate what it would cost to run this sort of thing, and need to appreciate it needs to continue going, there are only approx 5 or so drift experience companies in the UK, and they all need to be supported to continue to bring the new blood into this sport.
 
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