F@%$&% Ricers!

A few things;

1) he was driving too fast for his familiarity with the road and the conditions, shitty light conditions coming out of the tunnel
2) his tires seemed pretty sticky and suspension was pretty stiff
3) he did NOT countersteer
4) he fixated on where he was going, not where he wanted to go
5) he locked his brakes going into the turn, then let off after about a second

What I got out of this was the car could handle better than he could drive. He needs to spend time at a driving school, and at the track. He needs to spend some time in a skid pad car, you learn a lot and how to not panic. He needs to learn how to ride a sportbike at a track too. Being a good and SAFE rider will make you safer at operating a car as well. I feel that having done both myself has made me a better driver and it is well worth the time. This book has a lot of information on how to be safer on the road that can be applied to cars as well. Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track

The road is almost NEVER as safe as the track. Sand/dirt/rocks to screw up traction, cracks/potholes/uneven pavement surfaces and materials, and lots of cars at varying levels of maintenance. Drivers with varying levels of skill and mental condition.

As an aside, whoever it is that has the signature, "Keep it neat on the street and fast on the track," I've always liked that that.

I love to drive, and when I do, I don't like to have distracting **** going on. No phone calls, no radio, just focus on the pure joy of driving. I have spent over a decade riding a motorcycle every day and I have developed an attitude that EVERY car out there is trying to murder me especially after having been put down on the freeway. I've learned caution.