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Originally Posted by mahout
The racing vehicle. of any vintage, of any brand, of any kind, is not a tool; it is a weapon. author unknown, but correct. Tools are benign, weapons aren't.
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Pretty damned right. I just wish more people on the roads understood just this statement, and how it also applies to street cars. Thus, it is important to learn the safest and quickest way to use your vehicle. Example;
I recently inroduced a friend of mine to driving on prepared surfaces. This is a fellow who is well-steeped in mountan runs and street "racing." I reckoned he wouldn't have any problem. I was wrong; from the get go his street "race" mentality had him throwing the car at the turns, thus he complained of severe understeer.
- He didn't know how to brake properly; he was dragging the brakes into the turns
- He was fiddly with the wheel, and shifting his hands too much
- He was treating the accelrator like an on-off switch
When we got around that together, he'd sworn off the street and was asking when the next timed Sprints are going to be held.
This is a bloke who, at the end of the day, turned a lethal weapon into a precision tool. ONE LESS STREET RACER!
