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m4a1mustang · 03-17-2011, 09:07 PM

Well, regardless of how good you are you should never "test your skills" so to speak on the street. I think if you can get some track time in and feel comfortable driving at about 80% of your ability on the street, you'll feel much better about yourself.

I go for spirited drives on the street but I never push myself to the point where I know it's likely that I'm going to have to make some corrective control inputs to keep the car on it's desired path. Save that for the track, where you've got a controlled environment and can afford to spin if you have to... and if you do hit something chances are it's going to be a soft barrier or a glancing wall... not a tree, light pole, innocent bystander, etc.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Well, regardless of how good you are you should never "test your skills" so to speak on the street. I think if you can get some track time in and feel comfortable driving at about 80% of your ability on the street, you'll feel much better about yourself. I go for spirited drives on the street but I never push myself to the point where I know it's likely that I'm going to have to make some corrective control inputs to keep the car on it's desired path. Save that for the track, where you've got a controlled environment and can afford to spin if you have to... and if you do hit something chances are it's going to be a soft barrier or a glancing wall... not a tree, light pole, innocent bystander, etc. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!