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Local street driving schools have a core curriculum primarily focused on helping students pass their test, not on controlling their vehicle.

A performance driving school, on the other hand, do not take place on public roads. They are typically on a race track, or sometimes a large parking area. This allows the instructor to encourage students to discover, and go beyond, the limits of the vehicle. This is extremely unsafe on a public road.

You learn how to find the limits of your vehicle, and how to get the most from it. You learn that some of the things that people often find somewhat counterintuitive, like smooth and silent are more or less always faster than squealing and screeching.

What do you learn on the track that translates to the streets? Car location. Know where the corners of your car are. Car placement. Be able to put the car where you want it to go. Understanding and dealing with under steer and over steer to go where you want, not where the car takes you. Limits. How to find the limits of your car. How to get to the limits in driving and not exceed the car’s abilities. Smoothness. Shifting, braking, and other transitions to not break traction. Smoothness is one of the most important skills on the track. Car control. Being able to put all the above together in real-time.

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