ZR. EN tried to understand whether this school is counter-emergency driving from a couple of dozen existing analog...
The minimum "entrance fee" to the academy-2,500 rubles in two hours-in information announced by representatives of the Renault Academy representatives at a specially convened press conference, there was nothing sensational. Five levels of education: from the Elementary course (training of newcomers who will still be entitled) to individual sports programmes with exit to the European ring roads of the European part of Russia. Basic training platform, like many other schools (including, for example, BMW's driving school),-Hodynskoye field. It is possible to study both at the wheel of the car and in the cars of the school, which include the Koleos all-wheel crossover, popular Megane and hot hatchback Clio RS, which is considered to be the best in its segment. In the role of instructors, motorcyclists who continue to perform in competitions to this day or have completed their career in a relatively short period of time. Plus the usual set of phrases about high accident rates, low level of mastery of the average Russian bus owner and the need to steadily improve the driving culture ...So far, the Academy offers only "asphalt" programs, but in terms of "off-road" trainings for owners of the crosssovereigh in question ZR. The founders of the Academy saw its unique advantage over competitors, the general director of the school (and one of the instructors), Pavel Nchayev, said: "Our instructors drive Renault cars and know these cars." It is true that a close acquaintance with the racing career of most instructors shows that they were piloting other brands on the limit. For example, crossover, picture gist and ringer Mikhail Tugunov in recent years has been mainly on different Lada models or VW Polo. And even Mikhail Skrypnikov, closely related to the Renault rallist brand, produced his victories and prize seats for Logan and Sandero, which are not yet available in the Academy's car park (although the Processed sports recipes of Logan are supposed to appear in the foreseeable future). Mikhail Skrypnikov twice won the rally championship of Logan Logan, and later won and won prizes (in his class) at the stage of the championship and the Russian Cup of Russia-more remarkable seems to be the "origin" of the Academy itself-it works under the brand Renault, but in fact is a contractor, an independent company, not legally in any way related to the Russian representation of the French car manufacturer. Power Comus is not the first year to organize a test drive and driving training for a wide range of clients-from ordinary car enthusiasts to large corporations. At the same time, being a Russian branch of the French company Power Com, which is doing about the same, but already at a higher European level (in its state there are about twenty instructors, including some relatively successful athletes). Dominic Depons, the founder of the company, has not only allowed Russians to use his brand, but also takes part in the work of the Russian branch. For example, he was the one who supervised the selection of instructors for the Renault Driver Academy, when out of fifteen applicants there were ten. Moreover, not only driver's skills, but also the necessary instructors of "pedagogical" abilities-the ability to work with people-to listen to their wishes, and on the other hand, not to go about their hysterics. At the disposal of the academy-own motor-hoom, which allows to conduct theoretical studies, to drink coffee or simply to hide from the weather on any track and any of the training methodology to be used by the Academy is also imported. But, according to the instructors, there is nothing unusual and fundamentally new compared to the methods used by existing Russian schools. "The difference is more in the organization of the process," Mikhail Skrypnikov said. " For example, we don't have any students 'idle time': if the person is not behind the wheel, sitting in the right seat or behind, watching his classmate's actions, sees his mistakes, listens to the instructor's comments. Traditionally, each occupation is completed by the so-called "free hour", when the initiative belongs to the students-they can ask the instructors questions and ask for further work on some elements ... " For many of the potential clients of the school, it may be important that the personal interaction of the instructors with the students is close. There is a perception that some schools are overly involved in the "remote option"-when all evaluations, advice and recommendations are passed on the radio, and the instructor gets very rarely in the car. To the question about this, Mikhail Skrypnikov said that about half of the time will be occupied by distance communication, and half of time will be in person. The Renault Driving Academy officially begins its work in October, more information about it can be found on the academy's website. In addition to Renault "corporate" driving schools in Russia already have BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Jaguar, and the speed academy of Uspensky is closely related to the [ [ Subaru]] brand, although it has no official status