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by Playtent
Wed Jan 20, 2016 11:46 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Smoooth . . . or not?
Replies: 24
Views: 23064

Re: Smoooth . . . or not?

Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:Playtent style braking :mrgreen:


It's a lie, I was NOT driving that car!

At least I'm not this bad!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_47utWAoupo
by Playtent
Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:49 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary
Replies: 72
Views: 64930

Re: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary

IcedKiwi wrote:I think he's describing his three phase braking.


Yep I was.

Or, smooth 8-) , Oh my God :shock: , crash :oops:
by Playtent
Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:38 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Smoooth . . . or not?
Replies: 24
Views: 23064

Re: Smoooth . . . or not?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfdgQSkiYIQ 49s on shows how quick his hands are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZjAU943BfY From 3.52s shows all the angles. That's a production car and his hands are giving constant minor inputs. I imagine his drive would have been much smoother at 60mph for the pa...
by Playtent
Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:21 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Smoooth . . . or not?
Replies: 24
Views: 23064

Re: Smoooth . . . or not?

Horse wrote:Just to clarify : it wasn't me who suggested that would be an observable difference. But I did say that I'd expect a trade-off!


I actually think it was me! :D
by Playtent
Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:00 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary
Replies: 72
Views: 64930

Re: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary

Smooth 8-) , Oh my God :shock: , smooth 8-)
by Playtent
Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:31 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Smoooth . . . or not?
Replies: 24
Views: 23064

Re: Smoooth . . . or not?

In the recent long discussion about relative civilian / police standards, one comment was made that a significant, noticeable, difference would be that the civvie driver would be smoother than the trafpol. OK, it sort of makes sense that someone who's objective is 'getting there' might offer a litt...
by Playtent
Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:09 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary
Replies: 72
Views: 64930

Re: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary

akirk wrote:but equally I am yet to meet the driver who has nothing left to learn


You'd have met him if you'd have come on the Cravens Arms/Bishops Castle driving day! :D
by Playtent
Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:07 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: What would you do?
Replies: 35
Views: 31476

Re: What would you do?

Go go go...

Oh, hang on, slow, slow slow...

Then again....
by Playtent
Thu Dec 31, 2015 10:34 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Roundabout 450?
Replies: 38
Views: 35069

Re: Roundabout 450?

I do it often at a certain roundabout where all the lemmings queue up to go straight on. It's called taking the lane of least resistance for your intended direction, which in this case is right. Once I have gone right on the roundabout I then make a separate manoeuvre in exiting that roundabout at m...
by Playtent
Fri Dec 25, 2015 1:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 7
Views: 7197

Merry Christmas

Hope you guys all have a fantastic Christmas with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas :D

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