Total Car Control Ltd Opiniones 

I recently bought a performance vehicle and was looking for someone I could trust to teach me how to get the best out of it. When I found Ivan's website, I downloaded his free guide, and to be fair, the information blew me away. It was immediately clear that he is a guy with immense skill and attention to detail, so I booked onto a 2-day course at Millbrook. Day one was spent part in the classroom and the rest on track learning to take corners without braking using road position and introducing concepts such as weight transfer and turn-in points. Day 2 was all about improving vision on the embanked ring and more cornering and braking. The training taught me that driving is an art and that everyone with a high-performance car (if not any car) should take this kind of course for the safety of themselves and the people that travel with them. I'm now looking forward to the next time I get out there with him (he's a thoroughly decent chap with a lot of interesting stories to tell).

Soon after buying my first powerful sports car, it soon became clear that my current driving skills did not match the car’s capability and I felt like the car was driving me and not me driving the car. I had become quite a nervous driver, something I had never been before, with no confidence in the corners or the wet, so something had to be done. I spoke to other companies who offer performance driver training but received what felt to be an impersonal response. Then I came across Total Car Control and spoke directly with Ivan. After the first conversation I knew he was the right man for the job, listening to all my concerns and tailoring the course to suit my needs: I came away feeling very confident and looking forward to the coaching. I went for the 3 day Total Control Masterclass, which turned out to be the right choice.



Start of day one at Millbrook and it just feels like I was doing everything wrong, and I was. All this time Ivan was assessing my faults on which we would then focus on fixing. By the end of the day I was already seeing results and feeling a lot more confident in the car. Day two was just on another level: now I was able to understand every instruction we had worked on the previous day and having now more of an idea of the cars limits we pushed further. I finished the day exhilarated, exhausted and with a wealth of knowledge plus a huge smile!



Day three, on the road, my initial thoughts were well what can we really do here with speed limits, other drivers etc, but how wrong I was. Weaving through the country roads with my newly acquired skills was so good: all the concerns I raised at the beginning had been taken away. I am now totally in love with the car again and can’t wait to take it out each day. If I hadn’t have taken this training with Ivan I could have seen myself selling the M3. I came away with so much more knowledge than I thought I would, which has totally changed the way I drive after 25 years behind the wheel.

There’s lots more stuff I’d like to write but I think you get the picture. This was definitely worth the money; Ivan is definitely the right man for the job and I will be returning in the future.

Over the 2 days in the 911 (Millbrook and roads) - Ivan delivered much more than promised in a modest non condescending manner. Ivan you are a master driver and an amazing instructor. We all had school teachers who knew their stuff but were poor teachers, not so with you.

There is driving fast and then driving even faster following Ivan’s tuition. As to the driving I can only describe it as all aspects of the car merging with the driver to create harmony. I can honestly say that since the course I have never driven faster with such control but most importantly feeling totally relaxed - this may seem alien (blistering speed and relaxed) and this is only something I experienced on the course and which has been reinforced in my daily driving.

The inner smile I get every time I am behind the wheel is unbelievable.

The only regret you will have is not having done it sooner.

Spent a few days with Ivan on a controlled course to get some tuition for track driving before doing the road based dynamic driving course.

I was doing a few very basic things wrong that were affecting my overall ability to drive fast and with confidence on track. After having these basic concepts reinforced, I have found that a lot of things have naturally fallen into place. I went from 59 second laps to low 55 second laps around Brands Hatch which is a huge improvement for not that much seat time, and I know there is more time to take off the table next year.

The dynamic road driving course was also extremely useful to anticipate hazards and do things like overtake safely and with no stress or aggression to other road users, its made me not only faster but also a lot safer while doing so.

Would highly recommend the course - you will enjoy your high performance car much more and with safety at the forefront. Ivan was able to correctly identify my shortcomings (which I wasn't even aware of) and point them out which has allowed me to work on them for continual improvement even after the course.

Epic day out , great coaching Thanks

Ivan has totally reinvigorated my love of driving. I’ve had a lot of fast cars and have done a little racing, but I knew that I wasn’t getting the best out of my RS4 - it does so much for you that I felt like a passenger. Not anymore. Patiently, calmly and with admirable good-humour, Ivan showed me where I was going wrong and how to get the most out of the car - safely. It feels like a great investment and I wish I’d done it ages ago.”

Steve and I did a course in my John Cooper Works 4 wheel drive Mini, and it changed my driving life. I love my car and I love driving and Ivan taught me things about my car and driving I use every day and I love. Thank you for such a great time, one day we will come back for more.

Firstly, thank you for putting up with me and my bad driving over the last two days, which takes a lot of courage and patience!
I found both days extremely well planned and appropriately tuned into teaching me the right way to drive quickly yet also in a safe and thoroughly enjoyable manner, at the same time eliminating 43 years of bad driving habits.
Day one’s session at Millbrook specifically helped me refresh and learn new things about the physics of car balance and control (under/oversteer, lift off oversteer, trail braking etc.), then adding into the mix:
• The vital importance of peripheral vision – plan ahead to see what dangers or obstacles you need to factor into your car positioning, look at exit point not the road straight ahead/entry point
• The importance of correct seating and hand positioning
• Finesse (lightness of touch) in car control – timing and smoothness of inputs (steering, throttle, brakes, etc.)
• Feel and understand what the car is communicating back to you
• Where the correct apex to the corner is and how to set the car up for it
All these learnt in theory and then applied in practical demonstrations on various circuits helped bring them to life, akin to a chemistry experiment in a lab. Doing 120 mph on the outer lane of the banked circuit in torrential rain with the roof down, marvellous! I would like to really master skid control and drifting one day!
Day two, out on the road was equally rewarding and enjoyable, again taking everything learned on day one and applying it to real world situations. The route we took was brilliant, a great mix of challenging roads and conditions. I particularly liked the part where we went back and forth several times on the same stretch of road, each time adding incremental speed. This built my confidence and the feel and communication back from the car: you immediately know if each corner was driven really well or not – good ones are so rewarding, being smooth and quick with minimal input required.
In addition, learning subtle things like better gear selection, creating and maintaining a safety bubble and escape route, gapping and controlling the cars around you, optimal road positioning in all conditions (even driving through villages) to command/control the road and inform others of your intent, controlling speed coming to junctions in order to avoid all unnecessary stops were all new to me and will change the way I drive.
Some of the above was counter-intuitive to what I had learned and reinforced in my driving over many years and as such will take time to readjust to. There is no doubt about it: “Practice makes perfect” so I will endeavour to apply all that I learned every time I get behind the wheel. I have taken the very significant first steps to being a better driver, yet now recognise that the way ahead is long and steep. I look forward to returning for another course, and elevating my driving and the enjoyment it brings to the next level. My thanks again, much appreciated and I hope to see you again soon.

Car control is a real skill and Ivan has taught me so much which has made me a safer, more confident driver.

I was given his expertise at both Millbrook (the Alpine course and skid pan are invaluable lessons with the right teacher) and on a road driving day.

My vision and what I notice whilst driving has been transformed. I am certainly more assured, able to press on safely and also have become more courteous to others.

I personally cannot rate Ivan high enough.

I had a 3 day course with Ivan recently (2 days at Millbrook and one day on the road) . I have been driving for 35 years and it soon became clear how little I knew about proper car control and handling . Ivan made me feel totally at ease and his knowledge was invaluable. This course is for anyone regardless of the type of vehicle you drive. I also sent my 18 year old son for a 2 day course with Ivan and the difference that this has made to his driving and maturity on road behaviour is incredible. I can honestly say that this was the best money I have ever spent on ensuring safety for myself and my son . Highly recommended.

As Sir Jackie Stewart’s driver in the UK, I attended the Total Control Masterclass in March. Ivan put me at ease from the very start and explained in detail the course and discussed how it would be adapted to my needs. The three days were challenging yet thoroughly enjoyable. I came away feeling much more confident in my ability to drive Sir Jackie in a comfortable and professional manner.

It also gave me greater confidence and understanding in handling the BMW 740e at speed, plus the techniques and skills to cope with hazardous road conditions and other road users. Since my time with Ivan, Sir Jackie has commented on several occasions that he has noticed a marked improvement in my driving ability. I would recommend Total Car Control to anyone; and know that Sir Jackie’s driver in Switzerland has already been booked in for his 3 days with Ivan.
C. Greenwood

Fabulous Christmas present from my wife, a 2 day course with Ivan.

Like many my first day was at Millbrook, and then on the country roads around Cambridge.

I can still hear Ivan in my head, 'wash from p1 to p2'

Great course, and I would highly recommend it.

Can't remember the date, but it was pre covid.

My wife and I booked Ivan for a day. We both had a great time and could not believe what our car was capable of after fantastic tuition from Ivan.

Money we'll spent. We buy the cars and think we can drive. A very intense experience which taught me so much about how to quickly and safely drive a car. Ivan is a true pro and a good teacher able to tailor things to your start point and pace of learning. Thoroughly recommended.

I've done a few track days before taking a course with Ivan, and didn't have a great idea on what in particular I need to work on to improve my driving and speed. The 2 day performance driving course with Ivan gave me everything i wanted, and more. now I have it pretty much figured out what goes into a perfect lap. and where my skill level is at in all the aspects of it. This understanding itself is great, but I've learned new skills and improved my driving right there at Millbrook. And Ivan's caching is very good.
I think it's pretty essential course for most performance car drivers to keep your car on the road, and be safe, relaxed and confident behind the wheel.

Total Car Control
DYNAMIC HANDLING MASTERCLASS DRIVING COURSE Review July 2018 not 2022 suggested by the date below.
First of all, let me say a huge thank you for your efforts during my day with you at Millbrook. This was one of the best days I have had driving my Maserati and left me with a myriad of lessons to work on that will gel to make me a better, smoother and more accomplished driver. I recognised before seeing you that I had a lot to learn before I could confidently say that I could ‘drive’ my car, and I was not surprised to see that I was correct in that judgement. What did surprise me though was, even after reading your excellent e-book, how far away from polished I actually was.

One area that I felt I might be ok was my observation. I like to think that I do look well ahead to plan my route through bends and tighter turns, but this of course gets all the more frantic when the speed builds, and it was a great lesson to me that even reasonably good observation needs to be much better to safely negotiate challenging roads. This was a lesson I didn’t expect to learn but one which has had a big effect on me since the course.

On the handling circuit in the morning, you more or less let me go at it with a view to measuring the level I was at. This was where I think I learnt a very substantial lesson about the car. I was undoubtedly relatively slow at first and was definitely taking the wrong lines into and out of the bends. After you did a short demonstration for me, just a couple of laps if I recall, I realised just how much more the car was capable of than I had given it credit for. Once overcoming this vital bit of learning, I felt my confidence increase significantly, knowing that if/when I made a mistake that the car was well within its capabilities, so a correction from me would be easily ‘accepted’. This allowed me to push on a little more than I had been before, confident that I could remain safe even when entering previously unchartered territory. Your short demonstration really set me up for the rest of the day and I’m delighted that you suggested it; I learnt a great deal from that.

The most impressive and surprising aspect of the day came on the Mile Straight. I wasn’t really too bothered about getting the car up to maximum speed on the High Speed Circuit: we know it can go fast and its not something that can be done anywhere else, so I was much more interested in the Mile Straight. Here you took me through emergency braking and manoeuvring under maximum brake pressure. Firstly, at 50mph we stopped the car within about 5 car lengths! This was a real eye opener too, as I had not applied maximum brake pressure in the car in the previous two years of owning it. In future this is something I will always do when I get a new car; it was another valuable lesson. Moving on we did the 100mph maximum brake and stopped in a similarly surprisingly short distance (albeit double the speed = quadruple the stopping distance). Again, really great lessons to pick up.

The Hill Route is a highly technical route with a great deal to think about, much of which at the beginning of the day would have been impossible, but after lunch when we worked with it I felt that I could definitely feel improvements based on what we had already covered. This was the most challenging part of the day for me, mainly because it was most like real driving and was the area in which I wanted to see genuine progress.

Before the day I hadn’t realised at all just how technical driving could be, but to be efficient on the road, smooth, fast and safe, takes a considerable amount of knowledge and solid concentration. Putting into practice therefore, all that I had learnt throughout the day was the most satisfying aspect of the course. I was far from perfect, but I was much more proficient than I had been just a few hours earlier.

Your teaching technique clearly works really well, for I learnt a great deal during the day about both my car and my own competence to drive it. I always enjoyed driving quickly but now see much more of a challenge in it. It’s no longer about just getting from A to B quickly, it’s now all about driving with sound technique to utilise the car’s capability, the road available and my learnt skills in handling the car through weight transfer, braking and effective steering. To arrive at B having achieved a technically correct drive is hugely rewarding, plus safer and with the option of arriving at B faster than before.
Thank you for a great day’s learning and experiencing the more technical aspects of driving, which have enhanced my enjoyment of my car and of my driving generally. Even my wife thinks I’m a better driver as a result!

M. Pilgrim

I took a 3 day course with Ivan in December 2021. 2 days at Millbrook proving ground and a day on public roads.
I have to say it was one of the best driver training courses I have ever done, and my confidence, awareness, and, of course, car control has improved immensely.
I still find myself fighting the 'monkey brain' on trackdays from time to time, but I use it now as an indicator of where there is time to be gained.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to be a safer, smoother driver.

I have done at least three sessions with Ivan and each time I have learnt something new. The fundamental driving skills and techniques that you learn is invaluable. The setting is unique and the experience is amazing! I will be booking again. Thank you Ivan .

I carried out a 3 day course with Ivan in my 911 GT3RS back in 2020. Despite already being a driver with a far bit of road and track experience, my time with Ivan was worth every minute!

The fact that the course is tailored to your individual needs and delivered 1 to 1 is great. It means that you really get out of the course what you feel will benefit you, as opposed to being generic.

Regardless of what you are looking to achieve, if it involves driving, book Ivan. Highly recommended and thoroughly enjoyed the 3 days.

A day spent with Ivan at Millbrook can't be recommended highly enough. Ivan is very personable and puts you at ease immediately. My confidence to drive quickly and safely has improved vastly. To understand your car and improve on your driving skills, all done in a safe place and within your own limits can only be a winner. Total Car Control = FANTASTIC!