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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? I don't know about the rest of you but i 'm the greatest driver ever to be found on the face of this earth. Schumacher had to retire after seeing me drive in his recent vacation in Greece (he only saw the rear part of my car actually before i disappeared in the horizon) , all F1 teams have made me multi billion offers to drive their cars and NASA wants me to drive the next space shuttle since this planet might not be big enough for my driving talents. ![]() |
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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? Are we car freaks better drivers? Nope! We're crazy drivers! And sometimes we're dangerous for others too...![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? Most car freaks think they know better than normal drivers, so they drive around with an inflated confidence, instead of actual better level of driving skill. A few of my friends did that, and crashed. So IMO, car freaks aren't better drivers, we are just as bad, but bad in a different way. |
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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? Are car freaks better drivers? Not necessarily. Just like folks that read books about airplanes aren't necesarily good pilots & fellas that watch a lot of porn aren't necessarily champs in the sack...for some things, we have inate talent &, for others, we watch others do what we cannot. Me, on the other hand (here comes the screen name explanation)... All bullshit aside, I know I'm a great driver. I've been driving for the last 15 years & I drive as fast as I choose, as often as I can. And, it's not misplaced bravado, either...I'm quite comfortable driving at 200km/h through traffic & I don't find myself in a panic. Amazingly enough, the only thing that can raise any anxiety in me, behind the wheel, is the sight of a vehicle on the side of the road that has a light-bar on it (as I am a car freak, I'm a little protective of my license ). If I had the money, I would definitely look into motorsports as a career... |
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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? heres my story , i use to work 48 miles away from home, thats like 100 miles a day, and to go to work i had a toyota corola that doesnt go over 110mp/h, anyways i have so many cuzins that work there, and their records are bettween 34/38 minutes , i did it in 29 minutes. i consider a good driver because i have enough experiance to be able to handle a fast car , and drive better than others. plus i never lost in carting races ![]() Quote:
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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? ^if it where your fault then yes.. if not.. im sorry for you.. and hope that you didnt get hurt ![]() |
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| Re: Are we car freaks better drivers? Am i a great driver? I don't know. What i know is that i am more carefull that the average and definitely more fast that the average, but this doesn't necesserily make you better. i know that i have very sharp reactions, but that's not because i am good in driving. It comes from another thing. I have come nearly to kill people how came in my way, but nothing has happend yet, and none of my cars have even a scratch done from me! I sure do crazy things behind the wheel, by always trying to be fast in town, so i don't rate myself very good. I am happy with good. |
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