Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Require Driving School? Yes or No?

[E M (pokiebaron]

Not that stats mean much of anything, but I read once, most pro racers are
more than twice as likely to have a road accident.  Sure, they're much
better trained, but they also use up a lot more of that cushion that most of
us don't even dare explore on the road.

Ed
911SC

2009/2/13 Larry B <larrybard [at] hotmail.com>

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> They may know what they're doing on a track, but IMO if they don't pretty
> dramatically alter their driving -- and not just speed -- on public roads
> they're idiots.  It's one thing to get the rhythm of a track -- and most
> I've been on are REALLY smooth compared to normal roads (forget about the
> potholes, or even seams, in my neck of the woods in Philly) -- and pretty
> much nail the braking points, apexes, etc. consistently after a while.  It's
> almost suicidal to try to emulate that on public roads.
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> Larry > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:58:51 -0800
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>  A lot of people believe that since they "track", they know what they're
> doing.
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