ARDS test,which bit do I have to memorise?

[andyc.]

What bit of the Blue book do you have to memorise?

[andyc.]

Burp said:

I drove like Miss Daisy, the track was full of Radicals. Id never been to brands before or driven a megane. The instructor said I needed to work on my speed. Lol

I love it....although Id find it incredibly hard to not go as fast as poss

[andyc.]

Ive had a chance to flick through the book now and pretty much sussed what they are likely to look for or should I say , what I thought I really ought to know before I dip my feet.
I dont think the ards written is going to be a problem ,a few answers here have given me that confidence, the lapping never worried me.

I may try do the test at brands in Feb .Its local and the indy is easy to drive... besides never driven anywhere else.

[andyc.]

tristancliffe said:

andyc. said:

although Id find it incredibly hard to not go as fast as poss

No you wouldn't. With the instructor beside you, knowing that making a mistake (spinning, going on the grass etc) will fail you, and realising that driving 'fast' on the track isn't actually that easy, you'd go around a LOT slower than the car or you would ultimately be capable.

With the attitude that comes across in the quote, you would very much be a "fail" waiting to happen, and perhaps even a liability on track afterwards (if passed). You'll see, when you get out there, that driving competitively isn't easy, and that novices are 99.99999% of the time slow. Some, like me, remain slow forever, but that's got to be better and safer than assuming we are so good that driving slowly would be difficult.

I think you have me all wrong Tristan.
Im not some wet behind the ears 18 years old that is going into it with blinkers on and thinks hes the next Lewis Hamilton.
I tend not to take risks.
I sincerely doubt I am a fail waiting to happen and that I will be no more a liability in a race than any other rookie.

I am sure I will still drive "as fast as poss" and will add the words....." within the capabilities of the car, the conditions and my ability!"

Im even more sure that, in wanting to race in historic cars I will be the cautious back marker for a fair few races/ seasons and be doing alot of getting out the way.