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01-26-2015, 10:48 AM | #15 | |
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I took my daughter out one evening and since there are no Jesus handles on the passenger side she was holding onto the door handle with both hands and had her feet jammed up against the footwell to stay in one spot. That said, she had a blast. One thing about being a passenger on the track is that it is easy to get car sick because you don't know when the car is going to change direction so you can't anticipate. |
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Yeah this could turn ugly. One of them "loves" speed though, which is how this whole idea got started. I'm hoping that means she won't complain much, or throw up.
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I picked up a tenth of a second when I took my girlfriend around for an autocross because I focused on smoothing out my inputs. But I totally agree with dadhawk as I get sick after about 5 laps as a passenger even with master drivers who go around the course like they're ice skating on butter. Also be sure to point out attainable vehicles they can drive to work and at the track with minimal sacrifices, Mini's, Miata's, Mazda3, WRX, Ford Focus ST, Fiat Abarth. Hell I see at least 2-3 wagons and a handful of sedans at every event I go to, and E30 wagons are starting to pop up on our shores for <$10k, seriously tempting... |
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Also I'll likely be taking the GTI, which is quieter & softer than the FR-S. The dual-clutch is pretty much seamless at track speeds. Lastly agree on smoothness being important (not just for them, but for track days generally!) It's pretty easy to be smooth in the GTI to be honest. There's rarely any need to countersteer, and near the limit under power the chassis just transitions to understeer which is easy enough to correct. I definitely won't be trying to induce rotation or anything like that. The more I think about it, the GTI might be one of the most passenger-friendly track cars. Pretty refined/quiet overall, and less darty than other FWD cars like the Mazda 2 or Mini.
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Well ... Mom and dad never got on the 86 again after delivery day.
Nothing but "So bumpy" "No room in the back" "Oww so low, back hurts from getting out" "You're driving too fast" "Don't rev over 3000" My gf is like this daily "Can you slow down?" "Stop driving so fast" "Ducky! Ducky! Ducky!" *note: real name is replaced with ducky |
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Apparently not wearing the shoulder harness is fairly common. Guess it gets in the way of videoing!
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