Anyone else doesn't like having an "instructor" in the car with them?
Feb 21, 2013, 02:45 PM
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Anyone else doesn't like having an "instructor" in the car with them?
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On a more serious note, for the most part instructors are very helpful and appreciated, especially on a new track/the first couple sessions. However, I personally find having someone (anyone) in the passenger seat is distracting.
Some clubs (Audi Club for example) requires everyone to have an instructor regardless of their experience level, that's fine with me, but I find my self running better and more consistent laps when solo.
On a more serious note, for the most part instructors are very helpful and appreciated, especially on a new track/the first couple sessions. However, I personally find having someone (anyone) in the passenger seat is distracting.
Some clubs (Audi Club for example) requires everyone to have an instructor regardless of their experience level, that's fine with me, but I find my self running better and more consistent laps when solo.
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To be fair those are Imagine Lifestyle events where out of 100 people, maybe 1 of them can actually drive, seriously. I know, I've been an instructor for them. It made me scared to get on the main highway after seeing how people drive.
Nobody at those events gets a map or walk of the course so you have to inform them of where to go...most people have never driven through cones and all they see is a sea of cones with no idea of direction, way different then on a track. I've tried it both ways, telling them every input or just minimal info and the ones where I didn't say much they ended up puttering around.....the whole while I'm thinking 'you paid how much to drive around at parking lot speeds?' lol
Real trackday instruction should be way different
Nobody at those events gets a map or walk of the course so you have to inform them of where to go...most people have never driven through cones and all they see is a sea of cones with no idea of direction, way different then on a track. I've tried it both ways, telling them every input or just minimal info and the ones where I didn't say much they ended up puttering around.....the whole while I'm thinking 'you paid how much to drive around at parking lot speeds?' lol
Real trackday instruction should be way different
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I've never had an issue having someone (anyone) in the seat next to me being a distraction. For the first couple years when I started to DE I ALWAYS took an instructor with me, even if I was on the track 20 times before. If anything it was someone to bounce info off of or get input from... there is always much to learn in this sport.
Maybe I'm lucky, but aside from one guy who really didn't want to be in the car with me because I believe he was skurd (+700whp car w/newb driver on semi-rcomps would scare anyone), I've never had a bad instructor.
Maybe I'm lucky, but aside from one guy who really didn't want to be in the car with me because I believe he was skurd (+700whp car w/newb driver on semi-rcomps would scare anyone), I've never had a bad instructor.
Feb 27, 2013, 01:29 PM
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I hate having anybody in the car with me. It's distracting and people are heavy. Even when my coach is in the car and giving me awesome information, its just a lot more distracting/stressful. I definitely prefer to be solo.