Top 10 tips for enjoying your performance car?
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Drive on roads you know very well, late at night or first thing in the morning. I regularly enjoy 'making progress' on the twisty roads near me, (practising some things they don't teach at Hendon!
) Sheer bliss.....
I hate driving on roads when theres other traffic about. And i have no points on my licence.
Why anyone would consider doing 100+ on a straight bit of road they don't know is beyond me. How boring. Move to America if you just want massive speed on straight roads
Having said all that, i do get paid to drive fast cars every day
Ohhh it's a tough job.....
) Sheer bliss..... I hate driving on roads when theres other traffic about. And i have no points on my licence.
Why anyone would consider doing 100+ on a straight bit of road they don't know is beyond me. How boring. Move to America if you just want massive speed on straight roads
Having said all that, i do get paid to drive fast cars every day
Ohhh it's a tough job..... regmolehusband said:
Be totally aware that you are neither infallible nor immortal. Better drivers than you have killed themselves or others.
Absolutely. I attend countless accidents, and people who do crash through carelessness are rarely wearing their seatbelts. We sit in cars with big surround-sound stereo's, covered in airbags, sat in a big comfy seat. People have no reason to feel vulnerable. Some people forget that they are in control of a one ton killing machine. Either that or they didn't care in the first place....
regmolehusband said:Be totally aware that you are neither infallible nor immortal. Better drivers than you have killed themselves or others.
Bloody hell guys! This is all getting very morbid. I accept and agree with your tips. I'm an Automotive Engineer that has spent many years working on airbags, seat belts and the crashworthiness of vehicle structures. So I know all the stats and what can happens in a crash. However, I had expected more of the "Roadcraft" and where and where not to type of tips.
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DeltaFox said:
My "tip" is; if its a blast youre going for, go alone.
Dont involve passengers in what may be your last drive.
Bloody hell guys! This is all getting very morbid. I accept and agree with your tips. I'm an Automotive Engineer that has spent many years working on airbags, seat belts and the crashworthiness of vehicle structures. So I know all the stats and what can happens in a crash. However, I had expected more of the "Roadcraft" and where and where not to type of tips.
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I suspect you can have a good time in a fast car, without thinking to yourself
"hang on a minute, if I go just a bit faster, I might just top myself on this bend"
If i set out on every hoon with this thought in mind, my next thought would be concerning a eurobox with cupholders. I like driving fast and neatly on the road, and i'd rather have other drivers thinking how considerate i am, as opposed to 'what a moron for coming off that corner, the wrong side of the road towards me'
"hang on a minute, if I go just a bit faster, I might just top myself on this bend"
If i set out on every hoon with this thought in mind, my next thought would be concerning a eurobox with cupholders. I like driving fast and neatly on the road, and i'd rather have other drivers thinking how considerate i am, as opposed to 'what a moron for coming off that corner, the wrong side of the road towards me'
Hollywood Wheels said:
However, I had expected more of the "Roadcraft" and where and where not to type of tips.
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Is that not what i suggested?
No not you Hollywood. Top tips thanks. It's the other guys. They're enough to make me sell my toy and buy a Nissan Micra
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Pickled Piper said:
How about it BiB? Appologies if it's been asked before. How is a man / woman to enjoy their performance motor on the road in 2005 without risk to others and license?
Cheers
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Don't do what you can't see.
If you are going to hoon along a country road, leave room for nutters, like yourself, potentially coming towards you.
As for your license: keep 'em peeled!
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