Had a really fun weekend instructing a student on a race track

[MFE92]

I'm instructing for NASA AZ, and he was a first-timer driving a 2011 STI. Great car, really good student, but I'll tell ya what, these kids these days have NO idea how good they have it with ABS and Hand-of-God Stability control. He got all out of shape a couple times, then fixed it nicely. I asked him one time, was that you, or was that the stability control? "Stability control". "Lucky".

Here I am working my ass off to catch him after he's only been on track for 6 20-minute sessions. This was his 2nd solo session. We did a lead/follow the next time out but my camera didn't work. Our cars weigh just about the same, he's got about 10-15 hp on me, and AWD of course. Those cars make average drivers fast and fast drivers reallyfast.

NASA FIR West 11-5-11 student.wmv - YouTube

 

[Shaolin Crane]

I might hit you up about me and the lady improving our driving ability, let me know if you're ever up at willow springs, I have lots of family in peoria so maybe i'll cruise out there with the car one of these days. I know my car is alot faster then i am.

 

[ID89GT]

Looks fun haha, was that a newer Suburban you passed?? On a phone so hard to tell

 

[MFE92]

It was a Grand Cherokee SRT8

 

[95BlueStallion]

Looks like a lot of fun! Im yet to drive a STI, but I hear they are a ball.

 

[BlackGT89]

Well at least you finally did catch him. Pretty impressive that you made up that much ground !

 

[StreetsideStig]

Nice work, especially your recovery at 1:50ish. And mad props for Cake! I was sad when they faded out.

 

[MFE92]

Nice work, especially your recovery at 1:50ish. And mad props for Cake! I was sad when they faded out.

They haven't faded out. They still tour (I'll be seeing them Dec. 10) and record...latest album was Showroom of Compassion which came out in Jan 2011.

 

[1991notchbackLX]

Your driving makes your car seem like it has twice the power it does. Very nice. I'm jealous. We have nothing even slightly resembling a road course here in NY. I'll have to settle for Pocono or Lime Rock when the time comes.

 

[Boydster]

...We have nothing even slightly resembling a road course here in NY. I'll have to settle for Pocono or Lime Rock when the time comes.

Watkins Glen?

 

[1991notchbackLX]

Watkins Glen?

They hold pro SCCA events at Watkins Glen, but it's 6 hours from me and I'm not a pro. It might as well be in another state.

 

[StreetsideStig]

They haven't faded out. They still tour (I'll be seeing them Dec. 10) and record...latest album was Showroom of Compassion which came out in Jan 2011.

HAHA! I meant the music on your video, not the band themselves.

 

[MFE92]

HAHA! I meant the music on your video, not the band themselves.

Oops

 

[darthcual]

The title of the thread makes me think of "things that Sandusky would say" like the old Carson bit.