ENHANCED DRIVING

Enhanced Driving Techniques (EDT) is a 40-hour course that builds off operator experience in the TDT course.

90% of training time is spent behind the wheel of five different types of vehicles on five different tracks. Daily track time in 717 horsepower Dodge Challenger Hellcats will push operators to new limits of physical, mental, and emotional fatigue which physiologically manifests similar symptoms as hypoxia. New vehicle management techniques will be harnessed to hyper-focus quickly and maximize vehicle performance earlier and for extended periods of time.

High-performance off-road driving and recovery in state of the art Dodge RAMs on the Lucas Oil off-road track will force operators to utilize their vehicle management skills on a dynamic dirt track with rollers, jumps, hill climbs, and off-camber obstacles.

Tactical applications in Dodge Charger skid cars, Ford Crown Victorias, and demolition cars will present operators with ambiguous convoy operations and require deliberate decision-making in the convoy environment to attack and/or defend using their vehicle with ROEs, vehicle preservation, and with the mission in mind.

Deliberate operational risk management and medical planning lower the residual risk of this course to a low level and are available upon request. Student performance is measured using progress checks to ensure progression before advanced operations and are available upon course completion.

EDT Vehicles

Dodge Challenger Hellcat

717 Horsepower supercharged 6.2L V8
6-speed manual transmission
656 pound-feet torque
Three-mode active dampening suspension

Dodge RAM 1500 4×4

395 horsepower 5.7L V8
8 speed automatic transmission
Electric shift on-the-fly transfer case

Dodge Charger Skid Car

Electro-hydraulic powered suspension outriggers
Cockpit controlled

Ford Crown Victoria

External wheel/fender guards for safe PIT training
Ramming/breaching cars (Put picture here w/ alt text for SEO)
Push bumpers for safe training

Ramming/Breaching Cars

Push bumpers for safe training

EDT Tracks

Full track

1.65 miles
15 turns
Asphalt

Lake Loop Carousel

1.15 miles
15 turns
Asphalt

Maricopa Oval

.32 miles
4 turns
Asphalt

West Track

1.1 miles
9 turns
Asphalt/dirt
Mud/water/logs/obstacles

Off Road Track

1.57 miles
15 turns
Dirt/mud
Hill climbs/30° angles/off camber

EDT Curriculum

Enhanced Ground Skills

Tactical driving keys
Seating position
Vehicle Dynamics
Weight transfer and balance
Cornering technique

Enhanced Confined Space Driving

Paved skidding
Heel-toe downshifting
Accident avoidance
Performance driving in confined space

Enhanced Open Space Driving

Multiple different racetracks
Unfamiliar roads
Surface transitions
Night driving (white light/NVG)

Off Road Driving

Off road driving
Off road recovery
Unimproved road driving

Tactical Application

Defending a convoy
Attacking a convoy

Full Mission Profiles

The three driver team will navigate a series of four consecutive challenges that will require all of the newly learned skills, solving problems together and making high performance decisions under pressure to maximize vehicle(s) performance to accomplish their mission for time.