Track Day Coaching
Improve your driving at a track day.
Barton Mawer with his international race driving experience, is available to you for track day coaching. Uniquely for a racing driver, Barton is extremely approachable with a personality that is as welcoming as his smile. Track day coaching suits driving enthusiasts who take their road cars to the racetrack.
Barton’s driving experience includes a number of race wins, podiums and top 10 race finishes in various classes of motorsport and different race tracks around the world. Barton’s coaching ‘students’ have included Bruno Senna, who subsequently raced in Formula 1, and Sam Bird, who went on to finish second in the 2013 GP2 series.
Barton can assist you to improve your track day driving with;
- Personal coaching trackside or from the driver’s seat.
- On a simulator practicing laps and driving techniques.
WHAT DOES TRACK DAY COACHING INCLUDE?
Improve your speed at track days.
BRIEFING
Before the day you'll have a detailed phone discussion with Barton so that he can assess your experience levels, note any specific areas you want to work on and design an action plan for the day.
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
Throughout the day you'll have exclusive access to Barton, including his data and video archive. Barton will go through his action plan for the day with you.
IN-CAR COACHING
During each session you can choose to drive solo, have Barton as a passenger, be a passenger while he drives, or have him drive solo.*
IN-CAR COMMS
During each session you will be able to communicate with Barton via two-way radio or in-car intercom.*
SESSION FEEDBACK
Before & after each track session Barton will review everything with you including video and/or data analysis.*
FOLLOW UP BRIEF
Following your day Barton will email you a summary of the day, including improvement suggestions.
HOW TO CHOOSE A DRIVING COACH?
A coach should have all round skills
DRIVING & DATA
Although modern technology makes it possible to monitor a car's performance at every point around a circuit, the driver has to know how to use that data to save the fractions of a second that make the difference between being a race winner or a midfielder.
RACING EXPERIENCE
Australian racing driver coach Barton Mawer knows how with the necessary experience, knowledge and skills. He has contested some of the world's most competitive motorsport championships and events, including British Formula 3, Porsche Carrera Cup and the Nurburgring 24-hour race.
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Barton Mawer has worked with top Australian and overseas race engineers using sophisticated data acquisition and analysis software. His Father was also a race engineer.
COMMUNICATION
Communication skills. He explains complex technical concepts in plain English. Whether you're an enthusiastic amateur or an aspiring champion, a rookie or a long-time competitor, Barton can help you to get the most out of any car on any racetrack.
PROVEN RECORD
Barton has been involved in high-performance driver coaching almost since he graduated from go-karts to car racing in 1998. His coaching resume includes stints with leading Australian and overseas racing teams, racing schools and 'racetrack experience' companies
TRACK DAY Driver Coaching Pricing
These are the base costs for personal track day driver coaching with Barton Mawer. Packages can be tailored to meet your specific needs or requirements including a shared session with other drivers. Barton has experience driving karts, open wheel race cars, touring cars, GT Sports Cars and more.
Build your own TRACK DAY coaching package
- TRACK DAY + SIMULATOR – 2 DAY SESSION
- TRACK DAY FOR 3 DRIVERS – 1 DAY SESSION
- TRACK DAY FOR 3 DRIVERS + SIMULATION – 2 DAYS
TRACK DAY EXAMPLES
SIMPLY SPORTS CARS LOTUS
This Sydney car dealership contracts Barton to be available for their drivers while doing track days. Barton attends days at Sydney Motorsport Park, Wakefield Raceway and Mount Panorama for the dealership. He has assisted a number of drivers shave seconds off their personal best lap times and is a welcome asset to their team.
DRIVER TRAINING GROUPS
Barton has worked for various driver training groups around the world including;
- Carlin Motorsport, UK.
- Palmersport, UK.
- Drive Bathurst, NSW.
- Fastrack Racing, NSW/VIC/QLD/SA/WA.
- Peter Finlay International Racing Drivers School, NSW.
- PR Technology, NSW.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS*
- Every scenario, vehicle and driver is different, so Barton can customise a coaching program to suit your specific needs.
- All travel and accommodation expenses for coaching outside greater Sydney are payable by the client.
- Passenger rides are subject to venue/race meeting regulations and your car having a suitable passenger seat.
- In-car communication is subject to your helmet having standard microphone and speaker sockets.
- Data analysis is subject to your car having compatible data acquisition technology.
- Video analysis is subject to your car having compatible video recording equipment.
Further information can be provided upon application, just use our Quotations page.