Nice Tabs. Any bets on how long it stays there?
The dude doing the writing seems to be one of the most arrogant people alive - his pontificating on "double declutching" completely cracked me up, ex post reading, of course
He honestly appears to beleive that he has the driving skills to analyse this lot:
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I regularly do all three {types of double declutching}. No particular one is optimal in every instance. A diminishing radius blind apex right hander might be the perfect place for ex ante apex heel and toe push {his name for revving the engine higher than needed in a downshift}. I found that the subsequent push I induced enhanced consistency of my drift on a particular late apex turn, partially negating my loose condition on entry, while setting me up for an ideal entry into a blind, diminishing radius 2nd gear turn.
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ROTFLMAO - OK, so we have a diminishing radius blind apex right hander into another diminishing radius second gear turn. How exactly, if the first corner is blind, did he know that he needed to perform said
heel and toe push in order to
set himself up for the next corner. If its blind, you can't prepare for it....
He is an ass-clown. This is pure BS.
And the section on "car preparation" - LOL. "Standard suspension is best for canyons" - gee, I thought it was a compromise by the manufacturer.
I have no problem with people going into quiet areas and giving their car a good spanking down winding roads, in particular 2nd -3rd gear stuff. I have a definite problem with people who are proud of the fact they regularly achieve triple digit speeds and drift around blind corners. I really don't mind if they crash their own car (and not get hurt). I mind a lot if they hurt others because they are so incrediby selfish.
And finally, there is a lot of talk about "race tracks are for pussies" - there is no unexpected. Well, to turn it around, there appears to be a lot more at stake on a race track, as you are uninsured. These guys appear to deliberately wind up their insurance cover so as to be ok in a crash in the canyons - kind of like -it will happen one day.
But most of all, the site gives off a vibe of relatively unskilled (albeit better than me!), self-absorbed, egotistical, selfish wankers with no clue about their own relative skill level - just an absolute belief in their "bravery" and that they are "the best drivers in God's canyons".
Its pretty pathetic. I can almost imagine them standing around, talking about their canyon runs, like a big mutual masturbation session.