[ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

One additional thought.
If you're powering out of a turn and should start to provoke a little
slippage (or if you have a Quaiffe) the steering will tend to lock where
it is, so in this case you just about need two hands on the wheel to
force it staight.
I tend to one hand it (although never rest my hand on the gear lever)
and go to two hands as speed and/or risk increase.
Dan

Ken Bates wrote:
> 
> What he said !
> Excellent advice.  I do both of those things as well though ; )
> I guess I'm too old for people like my folks to give me driving instructions
> though.  Driving in a "spirited manner" however may ocaisionally require the
> wheel to straighten out faster than a "hand over hand" will allow.  At least
> that is what I remember. Ask Craig if he remembered to "Hand over Hand" it
> on his auto-X run that recent posts have been about  : )  Extreme example I
> know..... It has been a year since I have driven mine : (  Actually the last
> time I did it that way might have been for my driving test when I was 18.
> 17 yrs ago.
> HTH
> Ken
> '79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly"
> "...it's working...It's Working...!!"
> '86 16v (parts car)
> VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>
> To: <jamal_latrell@angelfire.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???
> 
> > Technically your dad is correct, you want to always have a firm two-hand
> > grip on the wheel and feed it from hand to hand when unwinding from a
> > corner.
> >
> > Also, resting your hand on the shifter has been known to wear out the
> shift
> > mechanism and/or transmission input seal depending on the design of the
> car,
> > plus you don't have as much control as quickly if both hands are not
> already
> > on the wheel.
> >
> > On the other hand, I'm happy if you are simply paying attention to your
> > driving and not yapping on the phone/applying mascara/reading the
> > newspaper/scalding your lap with hot coffee.
> >
> > If you intend to pursue performance driving, whether at the autoX, driving
> > events or full-on racing, you will find it better and easier if you work
> on
> > your good habits on the street rather than have to remember to do it just
> at
> > the track.
> >
> > $0.02
> >
> >
> > Christian Els
> > Columbia, MO
> > 1987 Scirocco 16V, For Sale
> > www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marko Latrell" <jamal_latrell@angelfire.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, 16 July, 2002 07:04
> > Subject: [ot] is this bad/lazy driving ???
> >
> >
> > > When coming out of a turn while driving through city streets I let the
> > wheel slip through my hands as the front end straightens out. This makes
> my
> > Dad crazy, if he is in the car. He says it shakes him up. I guess the
> right
> > way it to feed the wheel gently back into place hand over hand, but I just
> > let it go by itself. Who else does this?
> > >
> > > Also he says that I have gotten into the bad habit of usually keeping
> only
> > one hand on the wheel. I usually rest my right hand on the shifter. That
> is
> > a bad habit, no?
> > >
> > > As a side note/question, isn't $300 kind of steep for a used SS 2.25 in
> TT
> > exhaust w/borla for an 8v?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > Marko
> > >
> > > ---
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> > > 84 GTi
> > >
> > >
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