Some deft steering control!

by **playtent** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:20 pm

Thinking back to the Met skid pan video posted here some time ago and the instructors quick hands I came across this chap driving a car around the TT circuit!

Have a look at this at 0.50 sec.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSYiU-J ... _embedded#!

Now that is some quick hands, especially when you consider he's doing 150mph!

The in car video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfdgQSki ... ure=relmfu

and then he just drops it down a gear and cracks on!

by **kfae8959** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:01 pm

I agree absolutely that it's a remarkable save. Here's a video that includes a description of what he was doing to keep the car on course, which says a lot about how important the feet are in steering.

David

by **Horse** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:28 am

kfae8959 wrote:I agree absolutely that it's a remarkable save. Here's a video that includes a description of what he was doing to keep the car on course, which says a lot about how important the feet are in steering.

David

'Only' a 115mph lap? The outright bike lap record is about 137mph. That's when having a 'moment' is going to become a life-altering event!

by **playtent** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:11 pm

Horse wrote:
'Only' a 115mph lap? The outright bike lap record is about 137mph. That's when having a 'moment' is going to become a life-altering event!

I reckon that would have been life altering at 160mph, even in a car! :shock:

by **morsing** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:20 pm

playtent wrote:The in car video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfdgQSki ... ure=relmfu

and then he just drops it down a gear and cracks on!

The co-driver doesn't even blink :shock:

by **jont** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:15 pm

morsing wrote:
playtent wrote:The in car video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfdgQSki ... ure=relmfu

and then he just drops it down a gear and cracks on!

The co-driver doesn't even blink

That was a passneger, not a co-driver.

This one seems to be a little more perturbed :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R7ws741KpE#t=90
:lol:

by **crr003** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:15 pm

jont wrote:This one seems to be a little more perturbed :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R7ws741KpE#t=90

I like this one!

http://youtu.be/oIhGJyLR6TI

by **RichardFrench** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:06 pm

playtent wrote:Thinking back to the Met skid pan video posted here some time ago and the instructors quick hands I came across this chap driving a car around the TT circuit!

Have a look at this at 0.50 sec.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSYiU-J ... _embedded#!

Now that is some quick hands, especially when you consider he's doing 150mph!

o_O

Wow... That's some excellent handling!

by **martine** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:19 pm

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