Driving Skill Level?

[Silverzone]

I'm a good driver when it comes to just driving. I can handle the car well though at high speeds.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Since I attend road track events several times a year I would say I fit the category of "Good Driver (ex. skilled weeked racer, talented guy) 7-8"
I have also never been in any major accident which is very good IMO considernig I live in Michigan(I am 29)

 

[Dave A]

Assume all other drivers are idiots so you are pleasantly surprised when they aren't.

Absolutely, it's when you assume the other guy knows what she's doing that they start to pull out of junction while it's clear then for no reason stop and you go into the back of her.

 

[Kylehnat]

I'd give myself an 8.5 in everyday driving. I'm still a bit impatient at times, and I've only been driving for 7 years, so I haven't seen everything. Other than that, you won't find many safer or better drivers on the road.

On the track? Not applicable. I'm not willing to risk my car quite yet .

 

[TheCracker]

I think you've missed out the option for me. You can name it the 'Spinal Tap Level' (all the way to 11) if you like.

 

[eg6_dude]

I think you've missed out the option for me. You can name it the 'Spinal Tap Level' (all the way to 11) if you like.

RRRRRRiiiiiigggghhhhtttt!!!! , if you believe that you are to be considered faster then F1 and WRC drivers then please put up a video of your driving and leave GTPlanet to decide that!

 

[Duke]

RRRRRRiiiiiigggghhhhtttt!!!! , if you believe that you are to be considered faster then F1 and WRC drivers then please put up a video of your driving and leave GTPlanet to decide that!

You know that video of the guy in the Elise race that whups up on the heavily trafficked field? That's him.

 

[eg6_dude]

Would that really make him better then everybody that races in F1 and WRC, etc. though?

 

[TheCracker]

Calm down dear, it's only a joke

 

[kennythebomb]

Would that really make him better then everybody that races in F1 and WRC, etc. though?

F1 cars can't drift and WRC cars don't go above 130 too often. TheCracker does both regularly in a car the size of a small British sports car. Oh wait, that's what the Lotus is.

 

[Blake]

F1 cars can't drift

Are you saying that F1 cars can’t drift, or that they can’t suffer from oversteer? Big difference. They can’t drift, and that makes it very difficult to catch them when they do oversteer.

I’m a decent driver. I’ve been to one advanced driving course, which really made me a much smoother and safer driver.

When I first got my licence, I thought I was a good driver. But only 20 months later I think my driving has improved a hell of a lot. I’ve never had an accident and never had any trouble with driving offences.

On the track, I’m average. Mostly due to a lack of experience. I’ll usually get top of the time sheets when driving at a kart track, for example, but put me on track with people who race karts and I’ll get my ass handed to me. I like to think that I could do a lot better if I was able to drive karts for more than 20 minutes a year.

 

[kennythebomb]

Are you saying that F1 cars can’t drift, or that they can’t suffer from oversteer? Big difference. They can’t drift, and that makes it very difficult to catch them when they do oversteer.

F1 cars can't be put into a controlled drift like a rally car can. That's all I'm saying.

 

[Scaff]

F1 cars can't be put into a controlled drift like a rally car can. That's all I'm saying.

Hhhhmmmmm I think I would have to disagree with that slightly. I would agree that F1 cars are far more difficult to put into a controlled drift, particularly in comparison to a rally car; but to say that it simply can't be done I would have to disagree with.

It can be done, but would require a huge level of skill from the driver and also be significantly slower, but drivers have held F1 cars in controlled oversteer and corrected it.

It would also depend on the era of F1 car being referred to, for while the above is correct for a modern car; long controlled four wheel drifts were the order of the day in the '50s and '60s.

Regards

Scaff

 

[kennythebomb]

Hhhhmmmmm I think I would have to disagree with that slightly. I would agree that F1 cars are far more difficult to put into a controlled drift, particularly in comparison to a rally car; but to say that it simply can't be done I would have to disagree with.

It can be done, but would require a huge level of skill from the driver and also be significantly slower, but drivers have held F1 cars in controlled oversteer and corrected it.

It would also depend on the era of F1 car being referred to, for while the above is correct for a modern car; long controlled four wheel drifts were the order of the day in the '50s and '60s.

Regards

Scaff

That's true. Of course, I was referring to the modern zippy ones that really do not drift with much control. Sure, the best drivers can save it once in a while, but those same drivers could pilot a Daihatsu Midget around faster than I can my own car.

 

[Famine]

To start it out I will honestly tell you that I think I am an 8 right now, but with more seat time (in motorsports, have a lot of autocross/track day experience) I think I could be a 9!

RRRRRRiiiiiigggghhhhtttt!!!! , if you believe that you are to be considered faster then F1 and WRC drivers then please put up a video of your driving and leave GTPlanet to decide that!

I just want to check that you actually think someone who competes in international motorsports events can't be a "10" on your arbitrary scale, but a 19-year old who drives a FWD Civic (with no other supplementary information) can be an "8". Really.

I'm pretty sure TheCracker wouldn't actually class himself as the older, uglier, poorer Jenson Button. On the same level, I'm sure you may involve yourself in a lot of race meets you haven't told us about which may put you at the level you claim. And, as Duke points out, TheCracker has posted up videos of him driving.

 

[Blake]

Hhhhmmmmm I think I would have to disagree with that slightly. I would agree that F1 cars are far more difficult to put into a controlled drift, particularly in comparison to a rally car; but to say that it simply can't be done I would have to disagree with.

It can be done, but would require a huge level of skill from the driver and also be significantly slower, but drivers have held F1 cars in controlled oversteer and corrected it.

I mean drifting with any significant angle. F1 cars just don’t have the steering lock to be able to do a controlled drift at any real angle. Holding slight oversteer is a different matter, and you could say that is drifting but it’s not what I meant in this case.

And yes, I have seen F1 drivers correct large amounts of oversteer, but I wouldn’t call those cases holding a drift. The tyres are just too sticky and can regain traction very quickly once the driver makes a correction.

 

[Kylehnat]

I just want to check that you actually think someone who competes in international motorsports events can't be a "10" on your arbitrary scale, but a 19-year old who drives a FWD Civic (with no other supplementary information) can be an "8". Really.

Seeing as how very few of us ever go to the track, let alone master it, I don't care for the scale, either. A non-racer can be an excellent driver, and a weekend-racer can be a terrible one. However, a professional racer (which no one of us is), is likely to be an excellent all-around driver (except Yuji Ide).

And yes, I have seen F1 drivers correct large amounts of oversteer, but I wouldn’t call those cases holding a drift. The tyres are just too sticky and can regain traction very quickly once the driver makes a correction.

800 horsepower and 1300 pounds makes it very difficult to hold control in a power-surplus situation. The tires have too much grip, the car has too much tendency to rotate because of its weight, and the driver has little control over the also-sticky clutch. I'd like to see anyone "drift" using the hand clutch in Grand Prix cars.

 

[TheCracker]

I'm pretty sure TheCracker wouldn't actually class himself as the older, uglier, poorer Jenson Button.

Well, lets see, i'm certainly slightly older and not quite as wealthy as Jenson Button.

 

[Swift]

Wow, well I'd say I'm certainly above the American average driver. But that's not saying much. I can beat most driving enthusiasts. I have placed fairly well in a few AutoX's as well.

So, not great, not bad. I don't even care how I stack up against others. As long as my personal skill level is improving.

 

[Diablomonkey]

My dad and I might get to go through a driving school, but its not your regular driving school its more like a road racing school. The place that my dad works at runs it and you get to bomb around in a Lotus Elise or Exige, hopefully we get to go do it. LINKY