Track + S4 + Rain + Instructor = BOOM!
09-16-2004, 12:03 AM
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09-16-2004, 06:24 AM
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Wow. Glad he's okay.
Think the instructor should compensate him? Or is it just "one of those things."
I personally hate going out on track during the rain. It's so tense and stressful that I can't enjoy it in the slightest. I've heard plenty of other people say it's the best time to be on the track becaue it forces you to be a lot better with car control.
Think the instructor should compensate him? Or is it just "one of those things."
I personally hate going out on track during the rain. It's so tense and stressful that I can't enjoy it in the slightest. I've heard plenty of other people say it's the best time to be on the track becaue it forces you to be a lot better with car control.
09-16-2004, 06:30 AM
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The instructor's insurance should cover the car. I would be so pissed. Of course, I would NEVER let an instructor drive my car in the rain. Being an "instructor" is a fairly loose term nowadays.
09-16-2004, 07:08 AM
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Wow, that sucks!
Going out on the wet track is THE BEST time to learn car control. It absolutely forces you to be smooth, which is the key to being fast. If that instructor put that S4 in the wall on a wet track, he should try driving an S2000 (or better yet, he shouldn't).
I am really confused as to why is the S4 owner going through his OWN insurance to get the money... The instructor's insurance should pay for the damage, and the instructor himself should cover any difference (deductibles e.t.c.). HE was the one driving and HE was the one putting a $40K car in the wall.
Quickag is right, an instructor is a very loose term these days. For example, I'm an instructor at TWS and I'm nowhere near a good driver, just an OK one. But I'm still better than a handfull of other instructors out there. I would NEVER give my car to an instructor to drive at a 10/10 pace, and I would never drive anyone else's car at a 10/10 pace. That's just asking for it.
The injuries also suck, but it looks like he'll be OK. Can you imagine some dumb
"instructor" ending your surgeon career just to show off how "fast" he really is (not)?
Going out on the wet track is THE BEST time to learn car control. It absolutely forces you to be smooth, which is the key to being fast. If that instructor put that S4 in the wall on a wet track, he should try driving an S2000 (or better yet, he shouldn't).
I am really confused as to why is the S4 owner going through his OWN insurance to get the money... The instructor's insurance should pay for the damage, and the instructor himself should cover any difference (deductibles e.t.c.). HE was the one driving and HE was the one putting a $40K car in the wall.
Quickag is right, an instructor is a very loose term these days. For example, I'm an instructor at TWS and I'm nowhere near a good driver, just an OK one. But I'm still better than a handfull of other instructors out there. I would NEVER give my car to an instructor to drive at a 10/10 pace, and I would never drive anyone else's car at a 10/10 pace. That's just asking for it.
The injuries also suck, but it looks like he'll be OK. Can you imagine some dumb
"instructor" ending your surgeon career just to show off how "fast" he really is (not)?
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09-16-2004, 08:08 AM
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driving in the wet is the best way to learn how to drive you car. sucks that they lost control, but if you can drive in the wet, imagine how fast you'll be in the dry