The Driving Exercise portion of the two-day course is intended to help to transfer the theory of the classroom into habitual and instinctive techniques that are essential if one is to master high performance driving. For a technique to become habitual or instinctive, it must be repeated at least 20 times before it can be committed to the subconscious. Only then will one be able to react quickly enough at high speed to be able to catch a car that has been momentarily pushed past the performance envelope.

Techniques are practiced on an open, barrier-free paddock or oval (also referred to as a skid pad), which is a controlled environment suitable for such experimentation. Dependant on timing and skill levels of participants in any particular school, driving exercises may include:

• Exploring the limits of adhesion;
• Cornering;
• Wide slalom;
• Straight slalom;
• Accident avoidance;
• Emergency lane change;
• Gasand brake application;
• Threshold braking; and
• Heel-and-toe down-shifting.

In most exercises the emphasis is on control and smoothness, from which suitable habit and instinct will develop.