Mark wrote:
>There's an important lesson to be learned here.
>
>When an instructor says something to *you*, that doesn't mean it applies
>to everyone. It may be that your instructor felt that *your* weakness
Sorry if you misunderstood me, Mark. The comment about "Don't worry 'bout
smoothness, some of the best drivers are choppy" came from a novice
walk-through before the event, was said in response to another driver's
comment, and was from a different instructor. :]
For the record, no one's every accused me of trying to drive smoothly! :)
So that comment was not directed at me.
>That said, I no longer teach smoothness as a technique on its own at
>my novice schools. Rather, I think smoothness is an effect, a it's no
longer something to devote precious attention
>span to.
Now, you can't have it both ways, Mark -- am I right, or am I wrong, to make
the generalization about smoothness? ;]
But anyhoo, I made four observations based on what I'd been taught, and all
agreed directly with three out of four, which is not a bad record, and most
seemed to agree at least obliquely with the fourth.
Who's competitive? Me? Nah.
Richard Nichols
rnichol1@san.rr.com
San Diego, California, USA
1986 Ford Mustang SVO 1C - 180,000 Miles
Street restored/Now prepping for CP Autox
1972 Ford Pinto Sedan 3J - Original Owner/Restored
At the San Diego Automotive Museum through 1/00
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