Howard Hunt

Howard holds a Grade S (Superlicence) A.R.D.S. Instructor Licence. He has worked consistently for fourteen years as a Race Circuit Instructor. He is regularly employed by Racing Schools, Trackday Companies, Scholarships and Car Manufacturers around the UK, Europe and America.

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Howard's racing profession began initially in 1970 when he competed in Autocross events with the Mid-Cheshire Motor Racing Club. Following several years’ absence he turned to circuit racing and as he was running a successful business specialising in Minis it was the obvious car to compete in, running in both the Rover Sponsored Mini Miglia Championship and in the BARC North West Centre with a 1430cc modified Mini. From 1989 to the present day he has competed in various Championships including; Rover Turbo, Ford XR3, Mighty Mini, Porsche 924 and currently, a handful of races within the MaX 5 Championship.

As an A.R.D.S. Grade S Instructor Howard is an authorised signatory for persons applying for their MSA Race Licence and can provide instruction to assist you in your Race Licence application.

www.howard-hunt.co.uk

Tim Arnold

Tim holds a Grade A, A.R.D.S. Instructor Licence. He has worked as an Instructor since the mid nineteen eighties, for corporate event organiser's, track day organiser's, racing schools and for private individuals. He was one of the first Instructors to be licensed under the A.R.D.S. licensing system when A.R.D.S. was founded in 1994, when he was working for Brands Hatch Leisure at Oulton Park. He also worked for Aintree Racing Driver's School at both Aintree and Three Sisters circuits, and since then has worked for both Silverstone and Rockingham circuits. More recently Tim has favoured working independently for private clients, offering one-to-one instruction for track day enthusiasts and driver coaching for competing racing drivers.

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Tim's racing career began in 1977 at the Jim Russell International Racing Driver's School at Silverstone and Snetterton circicuits in Formula Ford 1600 Single-Seaters. He raced regularly, albeit underfunded, in FF1600 up until the mid nineteen eighties before moving up to the 'wings and slicks' Formula Ford 2000 category. He was hotly tipped as a potential front-runner in Formula 3 in 1987 by one of the categories leading teams, Madgwick Motorsport, but was unable to raise the necessary budget. Since the early 1990's to the present day he has competed occasionally in Formula Ford, Formula Renault, Britcar, Britsports and Radical races.

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Don'tknow what an A.R.D.S. Instructors is?

An  A.R.D.S. Instructor is a Racing Driver with at least 2 - 3 seasons of racing experience on circuits, who has passed a stringent assessment and written examination carried out by an A.R.D.S. member racing school and has subsequently been recommended by the school to be licensed as an recognised instructor by the Motor Sports Association.

Instructors are graded as follows (summary in brackets):

• Grade S (Authorised to sign off Competition Licence Applications during A.R.D.S. Course / Test; otherwise as A)
• Grade A (Authorised to carry out briefings and all levels of on-track instruction. Authorised to carry out on-track assessment of MSA Competition Licence applicants during the A.R.D.S. Course / Test)
• Grade B (Authorised to carry out all levels of on-track instruction - the minimum grade recommended for track day instruction)
• Grade C (Authorised to work under the supervision of senior instructors, only on racing school experience and corporate days)
• Grade C Probationary (As Grade C but for a probationary period)
• Grade D (Not authorised tocarry out any on-track instruction. Grade D Instructors assist with the fitting of safety equipment and strapping in of clients on race school experience and corporate days)

More detailed information about the qualification of A.R.D.S. Instructors can be viewed here: A.R.D.S. Instructor Licensing Criteria.