First day, first citation.
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From: El Paso Texas
You're already more mature than I was at your age. If I'd had a Vette at 17, I would have wadded it up in 3 months.
All will be well.....welcome to the family.
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From: Van Steel Corvettes
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
If you want to help learn to drive the car, I highly recommend finding a local autocross club that holds novice schools occasionally. The club I'm with does one annually and it's always booked.
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
I've driven rear wheel drive cars my whole live and I've broken tires loose more times than I can count but I've never been surprised when it happened, ESPECIALLY not on a dry road. You either know your car and can feel what it is doing (or about to do) or you don't. Unless you put the pedal to the floor and just blow the tires off, your seat of the pants gauge should know it is close to breaking loose WAY before it ever actually does. It should take about 1 time driving a car to figure it out. Just my .02
Although I'm calling
Jon. You know the Taurus has has gotten away a time or 2.i've been pleasantly surprised
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Hatboro PA
tell whomever... but don't worry, I did the same thing when I first got mine... but didn't get pulled over, lucky me. Officer rolled up next to me at the next light, and I apologized, he accepted.
Drifting
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From: Fillmore Indiana
If you want to help learn to drive the car, I highly recommend finding a local autocross club that holds novice schools occasionally. The club I'm with does one annually and it's always booked.
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I'm guessing that you have little experience with the car. You might want to check into the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America). They have regions all over the country. They have a SOLO program that lets you "race" around a coned course usually in a BIG parking lot. There will be many helpful people there who would love to help you learn how to comfortably control your car.
Did I also say that you will be by yourself in a BIG parking lot with no police to hinder you. I think that it is a great way to learn when, how and how not to let that rear end slide out.
SOLO = Autocross!
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St. Jude Donor '10
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From: El Paso Texas
It's been three decades since I was a teen, but after my old man had tanned my hide for lying to him, that would have been the result. Fessing up would have resulted in a stern lecture and loss of the car for a week or two. The truth was always the lesser of the two evils.
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I think everything is being forgiven, I'm pretty sure he realized it was inexperience that caused me to do that. I still can't drive it whenever I want, but I did get to drive it more than he said I'd be allowed to yesterday. Should fade away into a funny story with a good lesson sooner than I thought it would.
On a much better note, i put a K&N air filter in there, and my oh my do I appreciate the 4 extra MPG it gave me
On a much better note, i put a K&N air filter in there, and my oh my do I appreciate the 4 extra MPG it gave me
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
I think everything is being forgiven, I'm pretty sure he realized it was inexperience that caused me to do that. I still can't drive it whenever I want, but I did get to drive it more than he said I'd be allowed to yesterday. Should fade away into a funny story with a good lesson sooner than I thought it would.
On a much better note, i put a K&N air filter in there, and my oh my do I appreciate the 4 extra MPG it gave me
On a much better note, i put a K&N air filter in there, and my oh my do I appreciate the 4 extra MPG it gave me
Jim
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St. Jude Donor '10
