Adrienne

Steve - This sort of clear signaling is also very useful in your daily driving. Speaking personally, it's yet another skill that I have honed at the track that has a direct transfer to my driving skill on the road. Wouldn't you agree, fellow Austinite?

Veloce Raptor

fukn a right

Bull

That is known as the very common Freeway Salute around here.

Adrienne

No doubt the BMW club offers this sort of driver skill technique, too. I think it's mandatory,isn't it?

Veloce Raptor

Yup. BMW has adopted the lofty standards set by the Overcompensating Giant 4WD With Mudder Tires Pickup Clubs...

deep_uv

Si.

Bonster

I used that same symbol several times this morning on the 635 (and others . . . but you know where I'm talking about I bet) in Dallas. I am fairly well-versed just in an hour of traffic there.

TR6

God help you if you were on 635 during morning rush hour. Or any hour for that matter. I avoid 635 like the plague. But I wish I'd known you were coming through. Been nice to put a face with an avatar.

mglobe

All in fun of course, but here is the same passing acknowledgment gesture used the very same weekend for different reasons. Unlike Steve, who is safe, competent, and pretty darn fast in his "little Targa", this asshat should have gotten a black flag. This was not at a PCA event.

http://www.vimeo.com/1266235

Veloce Raptor

Having ridden with Steve, this is a true statement!

I did tell Misty about the S2000 assclown.

mglobe

Feel free to send her the link to the video so she can see for herself. I know she doesn't want that kind of driving at her events.

Veloce Raptor

Done.

Adrienne

Wow!! What an incredibly sthhhhupid move!! What was that S2000 thinking!?!?!?

TR6

Watching the video and talking to Mike at the track about it, it appears that the S2000 took the higher line and misjudged his closing speed diving down into in T1 which caused him to divebomb/overshoot Mike. He must have screwed up to the point of having not having shed enough speed and being on a line that left him no where else to go. Clearly a bonehead move that could have really gone wrong for both cars had Mike not been aware of what was happening around him. It would be interesting to have the S2000's perspective to hear first hand what he did wrong.

Veloce Raptor

IMO his foot slipped off his brake pedal when he was heel & toe downshifting there. I could be wrong. Unfortunately, the drover was not man enough to come over & apologize/explain to Mike.