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      05-13-2024, 12:19 AM   #59
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Originally Posted by tturedraider View Post
Did he tell you how to adjust every single thing? I have been to many of these events and I learned long ago how to adjust my seat properly. He would not let me. Never asked if I had ever done one before. Every time I started to adjust anything he stopped me. I just quit trying and didn’t even try to go fast during the drive. His instruction was also pretty poor. My second instructor, Chris, was one of the best I’ve had, and I told him so. Chris is also who drove my “hot lap” and he was very fun!!
Yes, yes, and yes! I think we had the same 2 instructors. The first one was a young, short, skinny/athletic build guy in the i5. Literally would not let me adjust the seat, only go forward/backward and adjust the steering where he wanted it. He never asked me about my driving history. He just assumed I was an idiot. Spent a bunch of time explaining to me what "brake brake brake" means. I think it means brake, but maybe I need another hour of him screaming that to me! His instruction was poor. He told me to brake really early even though I was going relatively slow. No doubt it was the same dude as yours!

Next one might have been Chris, round face, recessed chin. Awesome guy. Was in the 540 with him and was able to squeal the tires and even get a tiny bit of rear tire wiggle. He knew that I knew how to drive. I did the hot lap with him and told me that he's not going to be much faster than me (very nice of him but he was indeed faster than me)! I told him the same thing, that he was awesome, and thanked him for trusting me and letting me push the car.
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