Module 01 · Controls · clutch · first gears
Basic Track Training
Foundations for Confidence on the Road
Before you ever join traffic, you learn the car as a machine — where every pedal, lever and gauge lives, and how clutch bite feels under your foot.
What you leave with
Clear skill — not just a tick on a sheet.
You leave the track able to start, stop, steer and shift 1–2 without guessing. Road fear shrinks because the controls finally make sense.
Drills we cover · 12
- 1.1
Braking
Progressive foot brake, emergency stop feel, and when to cover the brake before you need it.
- 1.2
Know your vehicle
Mirrors, seat, blind spots and cabin layout — so nothing is a surprise on your first open-road session.
- 1.3
Starting the engine
Safe start sequence: clutch down, gear check, ignition, and confirming the car is ready to move.
- 1.4
Instrument Cluster & pre-driving checks
Warning lights, fuel, temperature and the 60-second walk-around that catches problems early.
- 1.5
Hand Controls
Indicators, wipers, lights and horn — practised until muscle memory frees your eyes for the road.
- 1.6
Posture Correction
Seat height, distance and hand position so long sessions stay comfortable and control stays precise.
- 1.7
Steering
Hand placement, feed and recovery — smooth arcs instead of death-grips and over-corrections.
- 1.8
Foot controls and foot positions
Where left and right feet rest between actions, so you never search for a pedal mid-manoeuvre.
- 1.9
Bitting Point Mastery - Clutch Mechanism
Finding and holding the bite point until the car creeps without stalling or surging.
- 1.10
Basic gear shift - 1 and 2
Clean 1↔2 shifts with clutch timing that matches the engine — not the other way around.
- 1.11
Min speed and min rpm
Keeping the car alive at walking pace without hunting the throttle.
- 1.12
Dead slow
Clutch control for queues, gates and tight yards where speed is almost zero.
