Passed IAM test

[james_gt3rs]

So I took my IAM test last night. I found the examiner to be much less picky than the Observers, so I used mainly fixed input steering (my car has a reasonably fast rack), used full acceleration off roundabouts at times, which was nice.

The result was a F1RST, and 1s in all categories apart from commentary, so chuffed with the result!

[james_gt3rs]

IcedKiwi said:

Congrats! That's promising to hear about the examiner, I've got mine on Monday so hope to get a good one too!
How did you gauge that he was less picky?

One of my observers was a die hard pull pusher, and said that my fixed input steering would make me come unstuck if I had to apply more lock (cross my hands). I reasoned that I use pull push for tighter corners, and have they ever seen me cross my hands? I was then assured that the examiner would be looking for pull push everywhere, and it was at my own risk if I did fixed input steering beyond 12 o'clock.

So I said the examiner I use fixed input steering, and he very quickly said that was fine, so I think he was more interested on smoothness and accuracy. So I'd say ask the examiner on the day.