Instructor Ride-Along

What is an instructor ride-along?

In an instructor ride-along a professional coach sits in the passenger seat of your car and gives you feedback while you drive. You drive, the instructor analyses: braking points, line choice, visual technique, throttle application. No other format delivers coaching this immediate or this precise. Every mistake is corrected on the spot, every improvement acknowledged straight away.

Why direct coaching works

The instructor experiences exactly what you experience – the same corners, the same timing, the same reactions. That lets him be specific: brake a metre earlier here, eyes to the apex now, stay on the throttle instead of lifting. This real-time correction is impossible to replace. An experienced coach also spots patterns you cannot see yourself: tense posture, poor timing, mistakes that carry through several corners.

How a session runs

Typically you complete a number of laps with the coach on board. He watches first to gauge your level, then gives targeted input. Afterwards you go through the key points together. Some instructors then drive a lap themselves to show you the optimal line – or you ride along and experience how a professional approaches the same circuit.

Instructor ride-alongs at ESC

Instructor ride-alongs are a fixed part of the programme at every ESC trackday. Our coaches – among them Pierre Kaffer, Marc Basseng and other endurance professionals – sit beside you and make you better. In your own sports car or in a fully insured GT3 – experience coaching from the best.