Mike Cooper Performance & Advanced Training and assessments - Frodsham

Jack H.

Brilliant day on the skills day with many opportunities to join other drivers, test the car, push the car and experience what the limits of myself and vehicles are. With the way the day is laid out you will experience everything you need to 1 enjoy the day and 2 drastically improve your skills. Mike is extremely knowledgeable and with years of experience. Couldn't recommend more!

Matt ?.

Best investment you will make in yourself and your car.

Mike is a top bloke and great instructor. His background is teaching physics and it shows - clearly explains difficult concepts and reads you as a pupil to check your understanding. From here he tailors your training so you get the most out of the day, both in terms of your desired outcomes and his assessment of your needs.

I’ve done days on road, track days and his private track group days at Blyton. All are incredibly valuable (and incredible value) and in not much more than a year I’ve become a much better and safer driver. I now feel confident behind the wheel at and over the limit. Still lots and lots to learn though. This transfers to road well under the limit in too many ways to list e.g. changing gear, car balance.

Previous track days I was slower, harder on the car, less safe and not having as much fun.

Writing this review now because his training has just saved me pranging my car. Had to emergency stop and missed a u-turning van that hadn’t seen me, by less than a foot. In December we’d been working on hard braking exercises at Blyton. It was an odd situation but perhaps I could have done something differently to avoid it completely.

Not just track focussed either and 500bhp Porsche not required. Most of my sessions have been in a standard FIAT Panda with less than 100hp.

George V.

Second time I’ve been out with Mike, and both times have been invaluable.

His knowledge of car handling & road awareness become obvious and make him a fantastic teacher, full of hundreds of little (and large) tips.

My last session with Mike was to brush up on some core driving skills in preparation for some more hi performance tutoring with him.

Even in the short time we were out, I’m defiantly far more aware of subtle feedback from my car, and with a bit of practice & drills he taught me, a better driver as a result. Thanks Mike!

Matt A.

I’ve done both a day out on the road with Mike and one of his track skills days, and can honestly say it’s the best 2 days I’ve had behind the wheel.
Mikes understanding of car physics and control, and his teaching style really help you make the most of your car.
The skills day is ran perfectly, along with his team, Mike ensures you come away from the day a much improved driver. The amount of time spent on track learning different techniques in a safe environment, in my opinion, make this much better than the usual track day.
I couldn’t recommend Mike enough to anybody looking to get the most amount of enjoyment, in the safest way, from their car.

Thanks again!

Fawad M.

I’ve now had a couple of sessions with Mike and couldn’t be happier. Although I’m a competent enough driver, Mike has an innate ability to spot small nuisances that make you think more about your driving style with the long term goals of make you a cut above . If you can get passed his Dad jokes, I’d thoroughly recommend Mike as an excellent instructor not to mention driving companion

Owain J.

I really benefitted from a session with Mike. We discussed some useful tips, but most importantly it helped to re-set my perception of driving to remembering that I am in control and that I can influence and anticipate what is happening on the roads. I recommend everyone has a refresher with Mike

Ellie S.

I recently attended a training day with Mike, I had fallen into bad practise, obtained one too many speeding tickets and felt I need a reset.
A reset is exactly what I got and more.
Mikes practical and experienced coaching style helped to re-wire my thought processes around my driving. Starting with drills before I got in the car, planning my drive, road positioning, using ALL mirrors, consciously deciding to be in the minute and making my driving my primary focus, making me think more about potential risks ahead of them happening.
I had many solid takeaways that I look forward to practising every time I get behind the wheel.
This has also made me hungry for more.
I am no longer in the play but instead in the audience and controlling my responses.
Highly recommended whatever your skills level is.

J W. (.

In summary..... Mike is a great guy with a wealth of road and track driving experience who has already helped me make some big changes to improve my safety, vehicle handling and enjoyment (not just speed) behind the wheel. Having done a road day I am now really looking forward to a track day, which I've already scheduled. I would have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending Mike to anyone who wants to get more out of their driving.

In a little more detail....Although I have been driving over 20 years this was my first 121 road driving, driver tuition day. Mike was a pleasure to be around, and made the day relaxed, but constantly informative. I've subsequently written a page of training notes (thanks Mike for following up with another half page!) so needless to say there is a huge amount to take on board. This was a real positive to me, as I intend to work on these improvements as long as I'm driving (this is not a process for quick fixes), although there were a number of immediate improvements I was able to make from braking application through to turning in techniques (there were many, many more...). Mike will help you look at your driving environment through a different lense, help you better understand your impact on the car through the laws of physics/mechanics, in a very digestible way, and recommend changes which you can make easily and feel the moment you implement them. One day with Mike has really changed the way I drive, and has enabled me to assess, refine and appreciate so many more elements of my driving and environment... Applying some of the changes will take me time and introducing these on the road, for me at least, will be helpful before the track session. I look forward to more sessions in the future and hopefully a few less areas for feedback!! Overall the day was a great introduction to improving my driving - I'm really looking forward to the track day and continuing to improve and get more out of my driving with Mikes help!