I reckon its the best way to learn how to control understeer and oversteer, plus it's handy to slide out spin and lose control when there is no gutter/tree/car/person/etc etrc to possibly collide with.....
I had an absolute blast the last time i went on the Skidpan.... I feel that my knowledge of the car increased 10 mill fold. Now i know/can predict, when my car is likely to spin out.... what understeer feels like and how to control it, plus IT'S LEGAL FUN.
On a second note.... I reckon "L" and "P" platers SHOULD do a course on the skid pan and Figure 8 track, to help them understand that not all car's are like the one's in the movies... and to also show them how easy it is to get in to trouble.... but that's a different thread....
Cheers
Lawrence