Resting your hand on the shifter

[continuecrushing]

I would try to make a habit of NOT doing it...

sure the trans can take abuse(lol, maybe not this trans) but if you rest your hand/arm on it and don't move it I'm sure its fine, but why take the chance?

[Who8myrice]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

To repeat myself:

Lol if I saw that in parking lot, I am just going to run away. Seen too many scary movie to know not to open it

[stugray]

Originally Posted by Alltezza

I don't buy into this, I've had friends rest their hand on their STi and Evos all the time and the car still runs fine.

Every morning when I get up, I put a revolver with one bullet in it to my head and pull the trigger.
Been doing it for 5 days now and nothing happend so I am positive the gun will never go off.....

[stugray]

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

If both of your hands are not on the steering wheel (unless shifting), you're either going really slow or cruising in a straight line. All of which is boring in the 86.

My driving instructor chewed my ass last weekend for leaving my hand on the shifter when I was held up by slow traffic or yellow flags.

His example was: "when driving my RSR through a casual corner, the transmission blew and it was like a bomb going off. Shit like that could happen at any second so keep both hands on the wheel at all times unless you are shifting!"

It was the only thing during the entire weekend that he actually got pissed about.

[Ultramaroon]

I'll admit since my first HPDE class last year I've been working on keeping both hands on the wheel. I do still tend to rest my gearshift hand on the center console. I too have inadvertently selected some optional nanny mode but never noticed because I don't overdrive the car.

This is also why I think the whole nanny concept is flawed. There's no replacement for actual skill.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

It takes a long time. I destroyed a B-210 transmission in my early 20s. Learned my lesson the hard way after it started popping out of 4th. It's real. If you do it, quit.

Originally Posted by extrashaky

My first car was a Triumph TR6. A lot of old British sports cars pop out of third gear because people tend to rest their hands on third between shifts. People keep the car in third longer than first or second, but it's still a transition gear while they're on their way to fourth, so they rest their hand there anticipating the next shift. They take their hands off the shifter when they get to fourth and are ready to cruise. Mine came to me with a bad third gear synchronizer because of this.

Crap, now that you mention it, maybe it was third I killed. I was young & stupid.

[Caspeed]

As they say in the car biz. "There's an ass for every seat". If you want to keep your hand on the shifter go right ahead. And I'll keep mine on the wheel or resting on the hand brake. Thank you very much.

[Tromatic]

Man, since I have an auto (my first) I keep both hands on the wheel almost all the time. Is my steering mechanism going to asplode? The manual says you can overheat the steering motor. Do I need to stop steering with the front wheels and just use the rear?

[HimBRZ]

Originally Posted by Tromatic

Man, since I have an auto (my first) I keep both hands on the wheel almost all the time. Is my steering mechanism going to asplode? The manual says you can overheat the steering motor. Do I need to stop steering with the front wheels and just use the rear?

I recommend it.

[Packofcrows]

yesterday I noticed I have a habit of now resting my right hand on the e-break and clicking in n out the knob? aka button.

Guess i've moved out of resting it on the shifter.

[Canadian Greg]

This is nonsense. I've driven dozens of standards over the years. Never once an issue.
This car is no exception.

[Andrew025]

I don't rest my hand on it because it isn't comfortable to me and I'm not drag racing.
2 hands on the wheel almost all the time.

[Ddreder]

Originally Posted by Teseo

I drive with one hand its more easy to countersteer. When i take the curves the car dont drift nor grip.
Some folks call me God Hand

I actually do this.. It is a bad habit that I am working on because even at the track I wont realize that I am only steering with my left hand. During the last autocross I one hand countersteered so hard that my wrist wouldnt stop hurting for like a week! I might just post some video evidence.. At one point you would think I was in a gumtape deathmatch with my deathgrip on the wheel lol This is all in my miata of course. Part of the issue I think is the lack of a racing seat so when I am cornering hard I grap the shifter and use it as a handle.. Yes I know this is terrible and i am working on it!

[53Driver]

The only time I keep my hand on the shifter is when I'm hooning through busy parking lots scaring old men and little dogs.