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Old May 7th, 2021, 10:23   #39
JamesN7
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Originally Posted by S60RDesign View Post
I think for performance driving look at track courses, track days, even quick go karts where you’d learn so much about car control which is transferable to a road car. Advanced road driving comes across as so boring from the IAM and is focussed on the Roadcraft dogma of feeding the wheel as I expect most road-based courses would be. I didn’t do a full course but on an observed drive was told to drive in third gear at 60mph at all times - who’d do that in real life? For performance driving it’s racing tips you want.
I have heard (albeit a long time ago) there can be a lot of variation in the guidance that you get from IAM observers in different areas...

Telling people to drive at 60mph in 3rd gear at all times is bizarre and ridiculous though.

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