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Here is a brief resume into our company background and the various standards of 4x4 driver training for beginners and serious users alike, whether your gift

voucher or 4x4 driver training be for fun or safety related work issues, you can be assured that Pro-Trax has over 15 years experience in this field to ensure we can exceed most clients requirements.

At Pro-Trax you will find some of the best facilities available at present in the UK together with modern well-equipped vehicles and handpicked instructors with a wealth of experience. Pro-Trax was a founder member of BORDA and all instructors have gone through Land Rovers, Lead and senior instructor courses as well as BORDA level One courses and we operate to current health and safety guidelines. Our course content is explained later and on completion of the course each client receives an attendance certificate and an aide des memoir pack.

Our popular and probably one of the best training/4x4 driving sites in the country is close to Stamford, quite a drive for some people I know, but I can guarantee it will be worth it! However we do have the capability to organise events and training at Rockingham Castle, this will soon become one of the UK’s premier off-road sites.


Operating since 1992 and open 7 days a week, Pro-Trax have the experience born from logistic work overseas as well as worldwide competition involvement. This ensures that our training or event is exciting, informative, rewarding, enjoyable, memorable and entirely safe whatever the course, wherever the venue. Pro-Trax is fast becoming well known to be one of Europe’s leading off-road schools

Pro-Trax’s main 4x4 training site’s are Tixover off-road centre set in the lovely rolling countryside of the Northants and Leicestershire border close to Stamford, Corby, Leicester and Peterborough with the A1 only 2 miles from the centre. West Lodge Rural centre near Market Harborough utilising 100 acres of forest, quarries etc and Gretton 4x4 park near Corby, Northants

The Tixover site is widely renowned to be one of the UK’s leading off-road sites, with impressive terrain such as steep hills and descents, technical training sections, visual displays, mud and water, differing terrain, side slopes and wading sections! The site has everything to suit all requirements whether it be 4x4 driver training, gift vouchers or multi-activity events.

The main feature of our training and of the sites we use is to ensure we can train and demonstrate what we believe to be the fundamental requirements and health and safety issues required before going and during off-road driving.

Our base for Tixover is the cosy 17th century Collyweston Slater inn at Collyweston. Here we can serve refreshments on arrival supply food of all types as well as
being able to offer accommodation if it should be required.

However please note that as from May 2002 Pro-Trax are pleased to announce a new venue at Rockingham Castle near Corby which is ideal for Corporate events, however our Tixover & Gretton sites will be our first choice location for driver training days..

All forms of off-road driving and training are undertaken, from the novice and fun driver to the experienced and hardened off-roader. With over 350 acres of terrain and 4 different areas to train over, not including our 70 acre disused sandstone quarry nearby (Tixover quarry), we can assure each client that whatever their requirements and whatever the weather! Pro-Trax can meet them.

For your information Pro-Trax currently hold the contract to train Raleigh Internationals expedition leaders and staff as well as the British Red Cross’s emergency response teams. We are supported by Goodyear and Pirelli Tyres and work closely with Conrico and Land Rover Ford Project Vehicles, both Land Rover Export dealers, on various training contracts. We are also Warn Industries advisors in Europe on off-road and winch equipment. Off-road magazines hold Pro-Trax in high esteem and often use Pro-Trax for articles and technical support on off-road driving techniques. Pro-Trax has been awarded the contract to co-ordinate the Land Rover Owner International Magazine Off-Road Adventure Club, which is an exciting new phase for Pro-Trax. Land Rover Owner magazine is certainly the UK’s largest Land Rover magazine and for it’s off-road driving answers and technical support they turn to Vince and Ed at Pro-Trax who provide articles on a monthly basis.

Past and current clients of Pro-Trax have been Land Rover, Ford, LFPV, Vauxhall, Goodyear, Pirelli, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Forestry Commission, Parachute regiment, BP, RSPCA, Shell Exploration Royal Geographical Expedition Advisory Service, NP Aerospace, Nokia Telecommunications, Avon tyres, Gulf Offshore, VSO, Red R, Russian Embassy St Petersburg, Discovery Channel, Channel 4, Ford, Vauxhall, Land Rover Owner Magazine, Fina Oils, NBC, BT, Mobil, United Nations, Reuters, The Times, Malaysian Government, Singapore Special Forces, Data General, Baptist Missionary Society, Foreign Office and the BBC to name but a few!

Also, due to our various programmes and work Worldwide, in all climates and extreme conditions, we can offer a very good advisory service to groups or individuals planning trips or holidays abroad. This could be on; vehicle preparation, winching and recovery techniques as well as basic maintenance and survival skills.

Therefore whether it be purely for fun, or a genuine desire to understand the exhilarating qualities of 4 x 4 off-road vehicles, I am sure that the professional team at Pro-Trax can help you achieve your goal.

I do hope the enclosed proves to be of interest, however, if you do require any further details on the various driving, or other multi-faceted corporate entertainment activities we can offer nation-wide, please do not hesitate to contact us for advice. We look forward to hearing from you.
With kind regards

V Cobley


Vince Cobley

Director Pro-Trax Off Road Driving Centre



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