The Instructor Thread
05-14-2019, 10:19 AM
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Not sure this has been discussed here before but I have always believed the extra time taken during the registration process to model match instructor to student has tremendous value. The comments here about 944s reminded me that many current instructors have no experience with the 944 series of cars so ability to recognize possible issues with the car are substantially limited. This works in many cases an instructor who never owned or driven a PDK car is also at a disability. I know there is a lot of automated process in the registration process but investing the additional extra time to assign instructors to students based on car model knowledge can only help both instructors and students.
Just a thought
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Just a thought
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CVR does a good job of matching instructors based on car type, experience, and even personality if known. There are certain instructors who are better with the more difficult students or sometimes it is just a matter of who clicks with whom.
I generally get the 944 and Cayman drivers because that is what I drive.
05-14-2019, 01:24 PM
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05-14-2019, 01:36 PM
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05-14-2019, 02:31 PM
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05-14-2019, 02:48 PM
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05-14-2019, 08:40 PM
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05-14-2019, 08:57 PM
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05-14-2019, 10:14 PM
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True story about what not to do as a student. Many years ago an instructor hops in my car on the grid and asks me to tell him about myself. Right on the heels of the "flat out" video, in a complete deadpan, I respond: "Flat out, that's how I drive." The blood drained from the instructor's face and he turned white. He was completely unaware of the video and did not know it was a joke. Even after explaining it and behaving like a good student all weekend, I don't think he 100% bought it.
One of the dumbest things I've done on a racetrack or anywhere else. Be careful how you joke to the guy in the right seat.
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One of the dumbest things I've done on a racetrack or anywhere else. Be careful how you joke to the guy in the right seat.
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05-15-2019, 01:13 AM
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True story about what not to do as a student. Many years ago an instructor hops in my car on the grid and asks me to tell him about myself. Right on the heels of the "flat out" video, in a complete deadpan, I respond: "Flat out, that's how I drive." The blood drained from the instructor's face and he turned white. He was completely unaware of the video and did not know it was a joke. Even after explaining it and behaving like a good student all weekend, I don't think he 100% bought it.
One of the dumbest things I've done on a racetrack or anywhere else. Be careful how you joke to the guy in the right seat.
-Mike
One of the dumbest things I've done on a racetrack or anywhere else. Be careful how you joke to the guy in the right seat.
-Mike
05-15-2019, 04:33 PM
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That's not to say I listen to the voice in my head telling me to shut up. But I really should.
05-20-2019, 06:50 PM
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At WGI, what area of the track did you have the accident and were your in a street car or full race car with 6 point harness and full containment seat?
In 1975, we were racing at Pocono and the driver Warren Agor had a tire blow and the race car hit the steel barrier wall (road course with part oval tan CW) on the driver's side at 140 mph. The left side suspension and rail buckled. Warren was transported to hospital with concussion. Next day we, including Warren are at the shop starting to repair the race car because there was $2000 appearance money for a race at Mid-Ohio in 2 weeks. We made the show
At WGI, what area of the track did you have the accident and were your in a street car or full race car with 6 point harness and full containment seat?
In 1975, we were racing at Pocono and the driver Warren Agor had a tire blow and the race car hit the steel barrier wall (road course with part oval tan CW) on the driver's side at 140 mph. The left side suspension and rail buckled. Warren was transported to hospital with concussion. Next day we, including Warren are at the shop starting to repair the race car because there was $2000 appearance money for a race at Mid-Ohio in 2 weeks. We made the show
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06-28-2019, 09:05 PM
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I had a student today who somehow managed to assemble a car from a box of parts in the paddock because I literally cannot imagine that he was able to drive the car to the track all by himself.
Of course I had just listened to Ross and Peter talking about osb on the speed secrets podcast this morning and ... Hoo boy.
Of course I had just listened to Ross and Peter talking about osb on the speed secrets podcast this morning and ... Hoo boy.
06-28-2019, 10:21 PM
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I had a student today who somehow managed to assemble a car from a box of parts in the paddock because I literally cannot imagine that he was able to drive the car to the track all by himself.
Of course I had just listened to Ross and Peter talking about osb on the speed secrets podcast this morning and ... Hoo boy.
Of course I had just listened to Ross and Peter talking about osb on the speed secrets podcast this morning and ... Hoo boy.