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DRIVER TRAINING<br />
AND MOTORSPORTS<br />
TRIP TO AU<strong>ST</strong>RIA<br />
By Grazielle Camilleri Alghren<br />
Two weeks ago, we travelled with #MALTATV in collaboration with<br />
Motors MT and the Malta Motorsports Federation to AU<strong>ST</strong>RIA for<br />
a special experience involving cars and driving skills. We attended<br />
various modules at Test & Training International.<br />
As some of you may know, I<br />
am an avid car enthusiast. I<br />
enjoy not only the aesthetic<br />
part of beautiful machines<br />
but what lights my fire is the feeling<br />
I get when I drive a beautiful beast,<br />
that warm sensation I experience<br />
when I attend car events and I meet so<br />
many people, enthusiasts, who are so<br />
passionate about cars or motorsports.<br />
Before I gave birth to my daughter Luna,<br />
I used to enjoy travelling overseas to<br />
Sicily to drive on the motorways and to<br />
challenge myself with some motorsports<br />
action including racing on race tracks.<br />
We always had to seek overseas<br />
alternatives because Malta does not<br />
offer the facility and this has been the<br />
wish of so many car lovers who invest so<br />
much time, energy, passion and money<br />
in this sport.<br />
The main intention of this particular<br />
trip was twofold:<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
I wanted to attend a safety training<br />
after my driving license, because<br />
after having a few close calls lately on<br />
the roads, I wanted to learn how to<br />
tackle the car in difficult situations,<br />
including road dangers and to learn<br />
more about the functions of the<br />
car. This was not available in Malta<br />
so I found one available in Austria<br />
at Test & Training International.<br />
With help from the President of the<br />
Malta Motorsport Federation Mr<br />
Tonio Cini, we booked ourselves a<br />
training course.<br />
Following various conversations<br />
on social media feeds about the<br />
subject of a possible race track being<br />
developed in Malta, with many<br />
so-called experts shutting down<br />
the idea, I wanted to investigate in<br />
person, how possible it is to have<br />
3.<br />
a facility that provides both the<br />
services of professional education<br />
and training as well as motorsports<br />
or racing track. Before I comment<br />
on something of this importance, as<br />
a person I usually try my best to get<br />
facts first, for instance, you need to<br />
get a feel of the size required, the<br />
budgets and to learn how such a<br />
facility works before passing any<br />
personal comments whether Malta<br />
can have one or not.<br />
So, asking myself the question “Can<br />
This Type of Facility Be Introduced in<br />
Malta?” I went to this place with an<br />
open mind and an open heart, and I<br />
filmed the experience to share with<br />
you all too via my online channel<br />
Malta TV, So, You will have to watch<br />
it to see what my conclusion was!<br />
TRAINING COURSE I ATTENDED<br />
I booked myself the PHASE 2 ROAD SAFETY<br />
TRAINING by Test & Training International<br />
It was held at this dedicated facility<br />
in Melk, which offers training tracks<br />
that allow for behavioral training with<br />
specially trained instructors. There are<br />
many other facilities like this in Austria<br />
but we were recommended this one<br />
by the training teams and by the Malta<br />
Motorsport Federation.<br />
Oliver from Motors MT was also<br />
investigating this facility with me so we<br />
were able to take notes and discuss the<br />
experiences.<br />
Yes there is also a go-kart facility which is<br />
also used for bike training. Day and night<br />
this facility never stops!<br />
The Drivers Experience teaches you<br />
how to manage a car in dangerous<br />
situations and emergency situations<br />
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