Something happened to me today that got me scared
01-08-2010, 10:03 PM
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01-08-2010, 11:23 PM
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Such a shame to see that car crash, although I was more worried for the dog. Personally I don't take the 951 out on winter roads. I always have a designated winter beater. Winter roads are just bad for cars.
I watched a Boxster get totaled in Port Jervis 3 days ago. The car slid around and put the nose under the guard rail. Hit 2 of the posts that hold up the rail. The car was really messed up. The car couldn't have been doing 35mph.
I watched a Boxster get totaled in Port Jervis 3 days ago. The car slid around and put the nose under the guard rail. Hit 2 of the posts that hold up the rail. The car was really messed up. The car couldn't have been doing 35mph.
01-09-2010, 02:25 AM
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Spend some time at DE's and you'll learn a lot about car control and understanding what your car will do in different conditions. You can drive another 13years and 600 miles a week between NJ and NY and never learn any of that.
01-09-2010, 03:23 AM
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01-09-2010, 03:34 AM
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01-09-2010, 09:23 AM
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01-09-2010, 12:16 PM
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01-09-2010, 12:19 PM
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01-09-2010, 03:07 PM
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It's not that you're a bad driver. F1 drivers had to train to be as good as they are. Assuming you bought the 951 because it was a high performance car... what's the problem with getting some training to make the most of it?
After your first DE... come back and tell us if you're a rookie. I've been instructing DE for nearly a decade. There is a world of difference.
After your first DE... come back and tell us if you're a rookie. I've been instructing DE for nearly a decade. There is a world of difference.
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It's not that you're a bad driver. F1 drivers had to train to be as good as they are. Assuming you bought the 951 because it was a high performance car... what's the problem with getting some training to make the most of it?
After your first DE... come back and tell us if you're a rookie. I've been instructing DE for nearly a decade. There is a world of difference.
After your first DE... come back and tell us if you're a rookie. I've been instructing DE for nearly a decade. There is a world of difference.
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01-09-2010, 04:47 PM
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Uhmm so you think just because you DE you have better skills then a regular driver. Wait I forgot I even have a defensive driving certificate from Boston Coach back in 99. Plus I have driven Trucks up to 30000 Pounds(Hydraulic brakes), and I'm JCB certified machine operator by the State of NJ also back in 99 to 2000. Man I'm really a rookie.
Having 10 or 20 years driving experience just means you've been driving for a long time. It doesn't mean you know how to *really* drive a sportscar.
We have 60, 70 and even 80 year old porsche owners coming out to their first DE's and Autocrosses and saying that they didn't imagine that they would have so much more to learn about driving.