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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by CivicSiRacer
1) Thinking they are better than they think. Seriously newbs tend to think they already know everything about their car and they car drive like shit. Until the Yugo with DOT R tires kills ya

2) braking WAY too early

3) braking WAY too late

4) shifting back and forth from 1st to 2nd back to 1st

5) Getting on the gas WAY too early

6) Getting on the gas WAY too late

7) turning the steering wheel WAY too much

8) driving with one hand

9) seats are too far back

I think I got it all
really? Just stupid stuff like that? I worry about such little shit compared to that, lol. My braking is a little difficult because my feet are too big and the position of the brake and gas makes it physically impossible for me to brake really hard and rev match at the same time. I have to let off the brake for a fraction of a second, tap the gas and get back on it. It's the one element I can't master or smooth out. I'm thinking of welding a piece of metal to the brake pedal so my foot sits higher and doesn't go below the gas and I can do it. I basically have to hit the brake and gas without even twisting my foot, just by rocking my ankle. It took me months to get the hang of it.
But what is the hardest aspect to master?
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