As in any kind of sport the main key to victory is the participant himself: racing pilot. Effective driving requires complete concentration: controlling the car and knowing it's peculiarities and understanding the trajectory features and general attention. All of this occupies maximum mental activity, especially when the adrenaline is pumping. Moreover it's not enough to know track topology and race it quickly — it must be done with no errors and penalties. Accelerating, steering and braking are not the only skills a race car driver has to master. These abilities must be honed and updeted through regular trainings. The gymkhana has it's own specific driving technics but it also depnds on track configurations.

(a car or a motorcycle)

As it was mentioned above, basic vehicle doesn't require any special technical preparation for maneuvering competitions unless specifically required by the regulations for the event. A standard, balanced, and properly functioning vehicle is sufficient. A small, lightweight, front-wheel-drive car is often the racer's choice. However, it's important to understand that the factory specifications may not be sufficient to achieve a significant advantage. When modifying the car, special attention should be paid to the suspension, steering, and braking systems, ensuring rigidity while simultaneously reducing weight. A hydraulic parking brake will facilitate the execution of figure maneuvers.

Before and after each attempt inspect your car or bike thoroughly. Be asured of it's technical condition. Assemble a support group and like-minded fans. Form your racing team with a staff of assistants (mechanic, electrician, bodywork specialist, manager, promoter), it will help to distribute preparations effectively and devote more attention to training.
After some successful race parties try to find partners, patrons and sponsors. Especially if you plan to build a professional racing career, competing in Russia, Europe, Asia, and the US, an access to a solid facilities, infrastructure and extra parts will contribute to success. It's important for a driver to unwind from technical and organizational details and concentrate during training and competitions.

If you don't plan to go in for professional motorsports but consider active vehicle control exercises as a hobby for driving skills improving and some extent of entertainment everything becomes much easier. There are a lot of amateur training series and competitions where the general requirements are rather casual.

Involvement occurs gradually as your abilities are improved and the factory capabilities of a particular vehicle. It allows to test your skills without significant investment and to determine if you really want to continue get this abilities. The goal is achieved more quickly and clearly under the right conditions.

A modern vehicle in perfect working state is already prepared for participation in such activities. And if everything is done correctly, the mastering the elements of figure maneuvering will go avoiding unnecessary overloads, increased depreciation is not required, as for "counter-accident driving."

The primary and fundamental goal of such training is to get a vibe of your car or motorcycle and feel it's control masterly, study its kinematics and improve control. Most importantly it helps avoid unpleasant situations by understanding the limits of its current capabilities without resorting to extreme techniques the vast majority of which are in principle inapplicable on public roads for safety reasons and legal reasons. It means that all of that could be practiced in much more calm conditions.

With reasonable regular training in addition to the conscious test drives needed to understand the vehicle's physics and practice skills, a pleasant bonus is the absence of exorbitant fees, formal procedures, licensing and vehicle upgrades to meet formal additional requirements— since there are none. Common sense is the priority.