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OnCourse 4×4 Training Facility: Re-surfacing Tracks (2014)

Published April 15, 2014 By Mick Farmer

Grading Tracks We recently went through some major maintenance to our High Range track and skid control area.  Over the course of a week, we had over  700 tons of murram delivered and the whole lot graded and rolled. … [Read more...]

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Gallery: Wildlife Spotted at OnCourse

Published May 29, 2011 By The architect

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What’s New at OnCourse for 2011

Published February 2, 2011 By The architect

New Land at Sissa

Acquisition of New Land Within the last 6 months On Course was able to purchase another 4.5 acres of land adjoining their facility. This now brings our training facility up to a size of 27 acres. All of which is fenced for security and privacy. Although we already carry out skid control training in our level 2 defensive driving and armoured vehicle courses, we plan to dedicate the majority of this new land for skid control training. More photos of building up the Skid Control circuit … [Read more...]

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OnCourse and Carbon Neutrality

Published July 15, 2009 By Mick Farmer

Good fleet management will have an overall effect of reducing fuel costs.  We deal with the driver issue. This is one the major area where organisations can safe fuel, therefore reducing costs and harmful emissions. Recently OnCourse decided that we would take our responsibility one step further and look at becoming officially Carbon Neutral. At first glance it all seemed pretty straight forward; we would need an audit doing by a qualified company, which does exist in Uganda. After the … [Read more...]

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4×4 Training Facility Upgrade

Published June 16, 2009 By Mick Farmer

We recently went through some major maintenance to our High Range training track and skills area.  The place was mayhem for a week as we had 1800 tons of murram delivered and the whole lot graded and rolled. We generally go through this process every 2 years and it’s absolutely worth it. It gives me time to cut in camber on the corners and crown the straight.  Our double apex bend now has a nice positive camber; not quite the "wall of death" but getting there! And the main training … [Read more...]

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