"Best Performance Upgrade for Your Car"

Ivan is not just an expert in fast car handling, but also a great communicator. His depth of knowledge, and the way in which he patiently broke down complex driving techniques into digestible instructions, ensured I could not just comprehend, but also apply the knowledge and those skills practically. The use of real-time positive feedback helped me to make safe progress improvements, which over two day added up to a huge strides forward.
He pushed me enough to discover more than I thought possible, but never at the risk of me loosing confidence. Just perfect balance.
Also it's not just your skills that are transformed by spending time with Ivan, but the experience of your car, hence the title of this review.
I whole heartedly recommend Ivan and will definitely back for more myself.

"Another GREAT course!!!"

Ivan is a simply fantastic driver coach who tailors his approach to what YOU need to know to make you a safer and more confident driver as he explains the complexity of your car and how it is trying to communicate with you and how it is trying its hardest to help you! This was my 2nd 3 day course, and I will regularly update my skills with him going forward. I cannot recommend him enough and I even sent my son to spend 3 days with him to stop all that teenager nonsense!!! Ivan will improve your driving and you will gain confidence to truly explore the limits of your own driving in your performance car. On top of that, he is a really great bloke.
The 3 day course is a must. 2 days at Millbrook having all the space in the world to explore and get it wrong safely, but the 3rd day is the real essential, learning to press on safely on real roads, in real conditions.

"Another brilliant session"

Another brilliant session. The whole process is professional and tailored. Ivan carried out a refresher, assessed how much I’d retained. The day was exhilarating, educational and left me much more confident in my cornering skills and ability to deal with slippery surfaces. I’ll be back for more very soon.

"110% Recommended"

Have done courses with Ivan annually since 2018. Over time Ivan has transformed my driving. Himself is top level driver coach and makes learning fun and very enjoyable. The coaching at Millbrook teaches you the car control techniques which are then implemented on-road where Ivan coaches you to make safe and spirited progress. Ivan's coaching has made me a safer and more confident driver. If you're thinking about booking a course, go for it, put any nerves or ego to one side and just do it. You will make massive progress in your driving irrespective of current skill level. After training you will enjoy your car much more and be safer on the road.

"My wife and I spent five days with Ivan…"

My wife and I spent five days with Ivan around Milbrook and on the roads. He taught us not only better driving skills in general, but also how to get the best from our new Audi R8. I still hear him in my ear as I drive it several months on.

"Essential training for anyone that wants to fully enjoy driving their performance car"

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…"

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.

"Great driving skills course"

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.

"An extremely worthwhile course for on and off the road or racetrack"

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.

"Fantastic"

Epic day out , great coaching Thanks