first real sh1te of a shovel car ive owned and was wonderin if there are any places in Norn Iron that could possibly teach me how to get the best out of it. I only ask as i approached a bend in the road the other day with the hedges on both sides. now i have been told that if you have correct entry speed into a bend where the hedges join should start to move away from ya. needless to say they didnt!! bit over exuberent right foot and had some major middle pedal coz i lapped out of it. just a wee bit scary. so to sum up crap driver needs tuition. any ideas?

cheers

big sinky

i wish i could feckin spell


[Edited by bigsinky - 1/13/2003 9:41:24 PM]

LOL @ bigsinky! :D
Take it canny for a while,we don't want you to write the thing off! :eek:

Take it to a big open track ( Nutts Corner/Kirkistown etc ) and learn your limits. If you dont do that stay away from Ballymena. I dont want to meet you square around a corner ;)

Sideways!!!!!Enjoy!

There will be a trackday on in kirkistown courtesy of trackskills in early Feb Not sure of the date though.
www.trackskills.com (http://www.trackskills.com)

The hedges converging thing is nothing to do with entry speed!
This is an indication of the radius of the corner is opening or tightening it will be the same at walking pace or "ohmygodI'mgoingtofeckinfastherecomesthebuckingditc hBANG"

If the corner is opening the convergance point(that is the point at which the kerbs appear to meet) will appear to move further away, if the corner is tightening the the convergence point will appear to move closer.

There was a few good articles in EVO about this and other driving techniques, I have read some fantastic articles about this sort of thing in motorbike mags.

A great tip is to watch out for where road furniture is placed as it can give you an idea about what lies ahead and which way the road goes.

BUT be blooming careful, Last thing I want to hear of is another bent/broken scoob/owner.
;)

Andy :D

The Driving techniques in EVO are from issue 42 to 45

I agree with Jon, a track day really sorts you out. I`ve been a few times and it actually takes out a lot of the agression of driving on busy roads. I find my driving is a lot cooler for a few weeks after a track day as ive had a
release of my ` need for speed`

Follow the old basic rules on corners - slow in,fast out. Set the car up for the corner and accelerate round it. Dont lift off mid corner.
The scoob is a good learning curve but it will take a while. Your driving will improve drastically in the next few months - enjoy.
Keep it sensible.

Agreed on the agression thing, I drive much more sensibly on the road now that I have other releases.
A good scare on a country road blast also awakened a health dose of common sense in me!
Mine involved no damage to person or property so I am lucky.

A

Maybe it's only me but I've actually found myself to be much more restrained on the roads since buying Scoobies! :eek:
Could be a mix of getting old ;) or not wanting to stick £20K over the hedge! :D Don't get me wrong I'm not a total grandpa on the road and enjoy the odd "spirited" drive too but talk of finding a car's limits on the roads is lunacy to me!

Now where did my pipe and slippers go? ;)

lol BEW

I find myself driving a lot slower in town and 30/40mph speed limits. The cops have less mercy on us (For some reason) plus I wouldnt like to give the c*nts the satisfaction of giving me 3 ponts for doing 37 in a 30 or similar.
A clear country road with plenty of visiblilty of the road ahead is a different matter ;-)
Its also nice to have the extra power when overtaking someone - less time exposed to danger.