Driver Education Outline Curriculum / Schedule

PRESENTER: Ronan Morgan, Tommy Byrne, Gordon Mellis

COURSE CONTENT ASSUMPTION: Attendees will be in the age group 11-15 with karting experience both locally and international. These junior drivers will be accompanied by their parents / guardians. Some local attendees may not be in the driving championship.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide a detail review of karting rules and regulations, race day procedures driving skills and race technique. The programme will also provide learning / reference resources for ongoing self-learning and education on completion of the course.

NOTE: THIS IS A HIGH-LEVEL PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME, COMPILED WITHOUT DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR KARTING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. FORMAT AND TIMINGS CAN EASILY BE AMENDED.

DETAILED TOPICS FOR EACH SESSION WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE THE FORMAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.

Thursday Schedule	Start	Duration	End

Welcome & Introduction	8:00	0:05	8:05
Intro of Drivers to each other	8:07	0:30	8:37
Starting Karting – An introduction	8:39	0:15	8:54
Informal Driver Assessment = Q +A	8:56	0:15	9:11
Random Draw chasis and engines	9:13	0:15	9:28
Race Day Organisation / Roles & Responsibilities / Officials Hierarchy	9:13	0:15	9:28
Anatomy of a Race Day – Sign On\| Scrutineering \| Drivers Briefing \|Pre-Grid \| Formation Lap \| Race Start \| False Start \| Race \| Parc Ferme.	9:30	0:30	10:00
refresher and importance of Flag Signals	10:02	0:15	10:17
Driving Standards & Infringements	10:19	0:15	10:34
REFRESHMENT BREAK	10:36	0:15	10:51
Penalties	10:53	0:15	11:08
Fitness and Nutrition (Dominique)	11:10	1:30	12:40
LUNCH	12:42	1:00	13:42
Track Walk & Safety Briefing	13:44	0:30	14:14
Practical Overview of a Kart–Walk-Around / Sit In / Hazard Points – Controls	14:16	0:15	14:31
Engine break in track session	14:33	0:10	14:43
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 1 (Grp A)	14:45	0:15	15:00
REFRESHMENT BREAK	15:02	0:15	15:17
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 1 (Grp B)	15:19	0:15	15:34
Review of Key Topics & Learnings	15:36	0:15	15:51
Questions + Answer Session	15:53	0:30	16:23
Verbal & Written (or Online) Fun Quiz	16:25	0:15	16:40
Hand Out of Course Publications and Materials	16:42	0:15	16:57

Friday Schedule

Welcome & Introduction	8:00	0:05	8:05
Review of Yesterday’s Topics & Learnings	8:07	0:15	8:22
Review of Flag Signals (perhaps a quiz)	8:24	0:15	8:39
An Introduction to Sponsorship / Legal Aspects / Social Media Use	8:41	0:45	9:26
Driver Coaching – Track Walk & Classroom	9:28	1:00	10:28
REFRESHMENT BREAK	10:30	0:30	11:00
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 2 (Grp A)	11:02	0:15	11:17
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 2 (Grp B)	11:19	0:15	11:34
LUNCH	11:36	1:00	12:36
Driver Coaching – Classroom	12:38	0:30	13:08
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 3 (A)	13:10	0:15	13:25
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 3 (B)	13:27	0:15	13:42
REFRESHMENT BREAK	13:44	0:45	14:29
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 4 (A)	14:31	0:15	14:46
On Track Coaching / Driving Session 4 (B)	14:48	0:15	15:03
Practice Grid Formation	15:05	0:10	15:15
Practice Push Start	15:17	0:15	15:32
Review of Key Topics & Learnings	15:34	0:15	15:49
Final Questions + Answer Session	15:51	0:30	16:21
Verbal & Written (or Online) Fun Quiz	16:23	0:15	16:38
Hand Out of Course Publications and Materials	16:40	0:10	16:50


Welcome Party and Certificates	18:00	2:00	20:00