I always wondered something...
 

whenever i read a kill thread i always hear, 'he cant drive', 'he cant shift', blah blah blah...how?...like ive been thinking about it, driving a car fast isnt difficult..i have more trouble tying my shoes than ripping off a clean powershift...so the question is, why cant people drive?...is there an actual excuse for an able bodied person not being able to drive good?

yes...some people can't co-ordinate hearing RPMs pressing the clutch shifting releasing the clutch and/or stopping back on the gas...some people can. It is also having that ability that drives us toward American cars. I've met very few ricers with any kind of driving ability AKA the signature 2nd gear bog.

not everyone has the gift...coughalexcough

Its one of those thing you just have to be born with. Its very hard to learn. My Camaro was the first car I owned with a manual trans. took me 2 minutes to get used to it and a week to learn how to drive it like a Camaros meant to be driven

It's not the driving part, its all the distractions.

Radio, makeup, food, cell phone, looking for the street signs, kids in back seat... That's one reason why people screw up. Pointing a car down the road, between two lines, and pressing the accelerator with your foot isn't hard. Another reason is the agressiveness that exceeds a persons wisdom / reflexes. Then finally, the sheer oblivion some folks have to their surroundings. Simply operating the car isn't hard.

and how long before it broke on you?

the trans didn't go.....the clutch got contaminated cause the cover fell off...and the rod bent for some reason I can't even begin to guess at. The previous owners put that car through HELL when I got it was beaten and barely runnable...none the less I drove it for a year. and I drove it VERY hard

at least it lasted a year for you.

another month ad she'll be back on the road

i like to kick and stickem when shifting never let off the gas and blip the clutch and bang gears

I've gotten better who are you kidding! Remember me driving the jetta that one night in West Nyack I showed you who's boss

you absolutely have to be born with it. and if ur not, u better have one helluva passion for it so u'll be motivated enough to put the time and practice into it that's nesessary to learn. there's a certain connection between the feel of the road under your car and ur ability to read it and react to it. some people really just cant be bothered to pay attention, or some just cant feel it at all. either way without it, ur not half the driver u should be and make urself an obstacle to be avoided on the road rather than a peer.

you guys are readin too much into it...im not refering to driving normal like on a daily basis, or even on a road course/autox for that matter...im talkin about straightline acceleration...hell, ive seen a 75 y/o man in his new lightly modded 5 speed mach 1 rip off mid-13's...but, ive seen way too many 6 speed ls1 cars running mid 14's all night...like..how can you suck that bad?...if anyone is like this, please give a lil personal input..cuz i'd really like to know

Some people just plain suck.... they get a powerful car..... are all high and mighty.... then they hit the strip and SUCK donkey balls at the driver mod!


Then.... you have the gifted. 8-)

not really....i was drunk :lol:

3 reasons
#1 Know your car. Learn where it shifts and how it handles. Listen to the motor,don't rely on your guages only. Hear it and feel it.
#2 Bolt ons....just slapping on a bunch of parts won't make it fast. People don't always look at the big picture. Some parts are for HP some are for TQ. And sometimes they don't necessarily work together. Plan it out.
#3 Some people are out of touch with reality,they think they have a hell of alot more than they really do(ricers).
P.S. Squirrel, just curious....what are your times and mods? just curious. not trying to start any crap.

its in his signiture

best of 13.8 bone stock in my 93 TA, M6/3:23's/140k
so no need to worry:D