BAD DRIVER or just me?
Discussion
PetrolTed said:
Trying to be constructive (for a change ), there were a couple of occasions where it seemed that you were changing down very late, almost on the way out of the corner...
Peter, the road was very twisty on on occasions I found myself slowing mid bend as things were getting tighter than anticipated.
Yes - that's what my rear-facing camera showed - a Cerbera disappearing into the distance
Goldenlady2....out
Wow - thanks everyone! I really feel quite loved right about now 
Genuinely appreciate all the comments.
I didn't realise the original poster (who has remained somewhat quiet I notice) doesn't actually own a driver's license? I stress even more, therefore, my question above to please iterate why you thought it bad. This isn't so I can have a go at you - it's so I can understand and, perhaps, explain.
GreenV8S - thanks for the comments. With hindsight you're absolutely spot on - there were occasions I found myself in the wrong gear on the exit (or just before) a corner. In an ideal world it would not have happened (and so you are correct in what you say). The reason it happened is because, as Ted and Nubbin mentioned above, on many occasions the road tightened more than expected. This means that, where I entered in 3rd and it then tightened more than I thought it would, (and because of the long ratios I mention above, which prove bloody frustrating in such circumstances!) I simply found myself in the wrong gear. A quick change down would solve it (which I did) however, it makes the driving look less clean and tidy. Which, I guess to a point, it is!
Having said all that - the above is part of the reason I found that road so fantastic and challenging!
Regarding the point about using the other side of the road. I understand what you were trying to say now...I was not on the other side of the road because my speed or grip meant I had to be, it was simply to straighten the line of the corner where possible (and hence keep the car more stable), or to gain a better view further up the road. It was never, ever, because I was too fast into the corner.
I understand your point though and you'd be 100% correct in your comment if that were the reason.
Thanks all again for keeping this a sensible and constructive thread.
Tony
Genuinely appreciate all the comments. I didn't realise the original poster (who has remained somewhat quiet I notice) doesn't actually own a driver's license? I stress even more, therefore, my question above to please iterate why you thought it bad. This isn't so I can have a go at you - it's so I can understand and, perhaps, explain.
GreenV8S - thanks for the comments. With hindsight you're absolutely spot on - there were occasions I found myself in the wrong gear on the exit (or just before) a corner. In an ideal world it would not have happened (and so you are correct in what you say). The reason it happened is because, as Ted and Nubbin mentioned above, on many occasions the road tightened more than expected. This means that, where I entered in 3rd and it then tightened more than I thought it would, (and because of the long ratios I mention above, which prove bloody frustrating in such circumstances!) I simply found myself in the wrong gear. A quick change down would solve it (which I did) however, it makes the driving look less clean and tidy. Which, I guess to a point, it is!
Having said all that - the above is part of the reason I found that road so fantastic and challenging!
Regarding the point about using the other side of the road. I understand what you were trying to say now...I was not on the other side of the road because my speed or grip meant I had to be, it was simply to straighten the line of the corner where possible (and hence keep the car more stable), or to gain a better view further up the road. It was never, ever, because I was too fast into the corner.
I understand your point though and you'd be 100% correct in your comment if that were the reason.
Thanks all again for keeping this a sensible and constructive thread.
Tony
TimW said:
www.pistonheads.tv/clip526
this driver on urohoon this year.. is it me or that some bad driving.? a he is changin round corners.
wats ur thoughts.
For crying out loud, Tim - this isn't text-a-m8. You have a keyboard in front of you - use English and get your spelling and punctuation right!
Podie said:
I think the quote is "Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."
No one gets it right all the time, and we're all still learning... watching a video of your own driving can be quite enlightening...
Bloody frightening would be closer to the mark, especially with some of the faces I pull.
Hetherington?
Good God, he's a liability, dreadful driver! ....
until I threw him the keys to me Ferrari and let him belt it round Bruntingthorpe at 160mph + ... seems alright to me now ... for a catalogue model any road
Put it this way - I can guarantee that there are people on this forum that would readily trust Tony with the keys to their 1) Ferrari 2) Porsche Twin turbos 3) TVRs, to name but a few.
Hands up who would lend their keys to the original poster of all this?
Good God, he's a liability, dreadful driver! ....
until I threw him the keys to me Ferrari and let him belt it round Bruntingthorpe at 160mph + ... seems alright to me now ... for a catalogue model any road
Put it this way - I can guarantee that there are people on this forum that would readily trust Tony with the keys to their 1) Ferrari 2) Porsche Twin turbos 3) TVRs, to name but a few.
Hands up who would lend their keys to the original poster of all this?
'E's 59 year' owd - t'owd lad, 'im! 
back from college now. i have productive things todo unlike most of you lot on here all day
1. i can use slang on here if i want. there are no "rules" stating that i have to type correctly?
2. no i havent passed my test. does that rule me out of having an opionion?
3. i was showin how it seems. changin on mid corners then planting the trottle. thats asking for trouble.
4. that armbelt thingy is so lame and old now. get something new.
Tim
1. i can use slang on here if i want. there are no "rules" stating that i have to type correctly?
2. no i havent passed my test. does that rule me out of having an opionion?
3. i was showin how it seems. changin on mid corners then planting the trottle. thats asking for trouble.
4. that armbelt thingy is so lame and old now. get something new.
Tim
TimW said:
back from college now. i have productive things todo unlike most of you lot on here all day
You actually do something productive at college
That's a novelty I'm impressed! Especially as seen as it's Friday TimW said:
2. no i havent passed my test. does that rule me out of having an opionion?
Opinions are like arse-holes; everybody has one.
TimW said:
3. i was showin how it seems. changin on mid corners then planting the trottle. thats asking for trouble.
Depends on the corner. Putting your foot down mid-corner can actually help plant your wheels in some cases. Forget the physics of it now. No time to explain. I have a deadline to meet
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