TRAX Technical Driver Awareness Weekend

Details: Saturday May 3rd-4th TRAX Technical Driver Awareness Weekend

Where: At the Liney’s property but there are no facilities so BYO everything – the address is 1415 Queens Pinch Rd Queens Pinch 2850.  Note I will be bringing some portable loos and privacy screens!

We will meet at Ilford Rest Area, Castlereagh Highway Ilford around 10.45am have morning tea there before heading off to the property via Aarons Pass, Bocoble, Green Gully.

It’s an easy drive partly on gravel roads. The property is about 25km south of Mudgee township. We will not be passing through the township of Mudgee.

Please bring own food, full tank of fuel etc. 4WD driving around property- would rate the tracks more likely B grade rather than C grade.

For those of you that have “softer” or not modified vehicles – do not worry you will not be put through the ringer…. This is technical training combination of theory and with some practical… more demonstrations and then hands on practice if and as you want to with your own vehicle…

Day 1

• 2 PM to 6 pm

1. Convoy Procedure.
2. Vehicle Physics.
3. Tyres and axle types.
4. Line selection techniques.
5. Driver spotting.
6. Vehicle and environmental damage prevention.
7. Diff locks how to and not.
8. Winching and snatch recovery techniques.

• 6 pm to 7:30 pm Dinner
• 7:30 pm to 9:30 Videos under the Stars
  • Training – misfortunes to discuss from Youtube.

Day 2

• 7:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast
• 8:30 am to 12:30 pm – practicals as people need to build on Saturdays learnings.
  • The focus of Sunday will be to practice line techniques – the good, bad and ugly – to demonstrate that often a line that works for one vehicle will not necessarily be the best for another vehicle. So, you need to understand that especially if you are the spotter!
  • We will explore how to assess the appropriate amount of momentum and power for different obstacles. I am sure there are plenty around the property.
  • Please note that the intent of Sunday on the obstacles is NOT to play with diff locks etc… that you can do anywhere on your own. We want you to be more confident AND capable without them by the end of the day.
  • Bring cameras and take videos. I would like to collate footage and use to put into a TRAX driver awareness manual that will build over time.
• 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm – Lunch
• 1:30 to 3:00 pm – Debrief or some more practicals if required.
• 3 pm approx. – return to camp to close out/ pack up camp to head home.