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| VaccaRabite |
 Dec 9 2009, 01:28 PM
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En Garde!  Group: Admin Posts: 13,826 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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How do you folks figure out what your cars can do in a safe surrounding?
Now that my car is driving, I'd like to find out how it corners, where it can be pushed, and where it can not. I guess a big parking lot would work, I know I don't want to do this on the open street. And I'd prefer not to learn my car on an auto-X course. I'm interested in doing things like Drivers Ed and Auto-X, but I want to get an idea of my limits w/o trees, poles, other cars or babies in prams getting in my way - and preferably in an environment where Johnny Law won't ticket me for it either. in a factory built and balanced car, I figure they have done the basic handling testing. In my car, none of that has been done yet, and I am driving it like a pussy cause I don't know when the back end will come loose or the front end is going to push, or what will happen when the wheels lock under emergency stop conditions, etc. Zach |
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| SirAndy |
Dec 9 2009, 02:01 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,373 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
A large parking lot works just fine. You can even make your own imaginary skid pad!
Not that i would ever do such a thing ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Andy |
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| rmital |
Dec 9 2009, 02:26 PM
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Northeast optimist Group: Members Posts: 1,955 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268 |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 9 2009, 03:01 PM)  A large parking lot works just fine. Big Corporate parking areas. By me, it's Sony, Mercedes, Hertz, BMW...they have huge parking lots...and they are surrounded by woods so on a Sunday morning, I won't be pissing off the locals. ...doesn't hurt knowing the local police officers too... |
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Vacca Rabite Safe road testing Dec 9 2009, 01:28 PM
r_towle I will jump up on my soap box.
........blah blah ... Dec 9 2009, 02:03 PM
SirAndy
Go to the Autox.
I dis-agree ...
I don't thi... Dec 9 2009, 02:18 PM r_towle
Go to the Autox.
I dis-agree ...
I don't th... Dec 9 2009, 04:22 PM blitZ I agree an AX is a great and safe place to learn y... Dec 9 2009, 02:09 PM tat2dphreak I dive mine down country roads a lot... I just tes... Dec 9 2009, 02:10 PM type11969 They held one of these out on Long Island a year o... Dec 9 2009, 02:30 PM flipb One one of my first drives in my 914 (I'd prob... Dec 9 2009, 02:31 PM Dr Evil Driving in the parking lots can land you with a tr... Dec 9 2009, 02:34 PM type11969 Follow in a support vehicle at a safe distance . .... Dec 9 2009, 02:37 PM Dr Evil Ya, I thought about that, but it is his car ;) :to... Dec 9 2009, 02:38 PM McMark While an AX is a bit hectic, driving fast or at th... Dec 9 2009, 02:40 PM ConeDodger
While an AX is a bit hectic, driving fast or at t... Dec 9 2009, 02:51 PM SirAndy
... AX ...it's the only place I'd try to ... Dec 9 2009, 02:53 PM Dr Evil Chris, riding with me is like riding a motorcycle,... Dec 9 2009, 02:41 PM type47 Potomac Region of PCA offers a High Performance Dr... Dec 9 2009, 02:47 PM type11969 Remember those bruises across your chest/shoulder?... Dec 9 2009, 02:47 PM Dr Evil
Remember those bruises across your chest/shoulder... Dec 9 2009, 03:12 PM 6freak local PCA skills day,,,, even better then AX
see ... Dec 9 2009, 03:01 PM Dr Evil
local PCA skills day,,,, even better then AX
see... Dec 9 2009, 03:11 PM 6freak
local PCA skills day,,,, even better then AX
se... Dec 9 2009, 04:03 PM Bruce Hinds I like the large corporate parking areas. You don... Dec 9 2009, 03:07 PM flipb All you PA guys... does Hersheypark chain up their... Dec 9 2009, 03:12 PM Dr Evil I dont know, but it is right across from the polic... Dec 9 2009, 03:15 PM Vacca Rabite Just thinking out loud...
Has anyone ever called l... Dec 9 2009, 03:39 PM SirAndy
Has anyone ever called local law enforcement, exp... Dec 9 2009, 03:46 PM zymurgist
Or, find a rich friend with a round driveway in f... Dec 9 2009, 05:52 PM SirAndy
Or, find a rich friend with a round driveway in ... Dec 9 2009, 05:56 PM Vacca Rabite I'll also look into the HPDC in the spring. T... Dec 9 2009, 03:41 PM Spoke It would seem that a large parking lot is the tick... Dec 9 2009, 04:18 PM jsayre914 Hey Zach,
we could be the parking lot bandits. Ne... Dec 9 2009, 05:45 PM Vacca Rabite I called the local PD. The receptionist was very ... Dec 9 2009, 10:28 PM 6freak I'd be nervous as hell having never even done ... Dec 10 2009, 09:09 AM tat2dphreak the local PCA might have an Auto-X class, too... t... Dec 10 2009, 09:00 AM 6freak SO DID YOU FIND A PLACE ???? Dec 14 2009, 09:20 PM Vacca Rabite
SO DID YOU FIND A PLACE ????
Not as such. Poli... Dec 15 2009, 08:07 AM 6freak
SO DID YOU FIND A PLACE ????
Not as such. Pol... Dec 15 2009, 08:29 AM ClayPerrine The local PCA AX here in DFW has a driving school ... Dec 15 2009, 07:47 AM r_towle Not sure the best advice.
Our state troopers pract... Dec 15 2009, 06:32 PM |
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