Missed a Shift

EBRINK said:

Quote from enzo in f1 or 6speed:

" Well for one, you won't miss shifts when your brother-in-law is in the car like our friend Bart when you use the F1."

So Bart we are still laughing about you :lol: :lol: :lol:

Keep posting :lol:

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Because he is Dutch he does not have command of the English language as well as us native speakers (I'm sure the Brits love this...always giving me a hard time here in Tokyo about my english).

What he meant to say was...we are laughing with you. It is all in good fun. :green:

Enzo250GTO said:

Because he is Dutch he does not have command of the English language as well as us native speakers (I'm sure the Brits love this...always giving me a hard time here in Tokyo about my english).

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Absolutely Andrew - I'm a native speaker - God alone knows what you lot are speaking!!!! :green:

Bazil said:

Enzo250GTO said:

Because he is Dutch he does not have command of the English language as well as us native speakers (I'm sure the Brits love this...always giving me a hard time here in Tokyo about my english).

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Absolutely Andrew - I'm a native speaker - God alone knows what you lot are speaking!!!! :green:

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native's that still are driving at the WRONG side of the road :wink: :lol:

Dj Dirk said:

native's that still are driving at the WRONG side of the road

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Natives that are still driving on the WRONG side of the road.

I give up!!!

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Please realise I'm kidding - your English is considerably better than my German, Japanese, French etc. etc.

well my french isn't as good as it officially should be, i never had german in school (depends on what direction you choose) but i can help myself
so it's better that i do my crazy talk in english :green:

but hey, that's the fun part about beeing on an international forum, you know that a lot of the users aren't used of speaking/writing english every day but everybody gets by, has fun and learns a bit (sometimes)

Too right. I quite agree.

4kids3fish,
I will be down under for the GP on March 7 again. I have only been to Melbourne and never driven there. My sister-in-law drove me around the area. It was amazing to me how slow she drove on the freeways. She told be the police are very good at stopping people for going just a little over the speed limit.
In the countryside, there were a couple of times when she would only go 40 kph because some sigh said so. No one was around and I had a cow. Your cops terrified her. Yipes!

By the way, I guess only Americans have ever missed a shift. I wish I was a European so I would know how to drive and go fast. I only put on between 25,000 to 40,000 miles a year on Southern California freeways. Hopefully I can learn to drive in another 5 years and go over there and drive. I do drive Thunder Road 8 or 10 times a year.

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Bart said:

I wish I was a European so I would know how to drive and go fast. I only put on between 25,000 to 40,000 miles a year on Southern California freeways. Hopefully I can learn to drive in another 5 years and go over there and drive.

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So far so good! Have you tried many corners yet? Better not attempt them in one of your "local" cars - strictly Euro models only, I'm afraid! :lol:

I know what you mean about the Aussie cops, the locals have warned me repeatedly whenever I've been there, but to be fair, the last time I drove to Melbourne from Sydney, down the Hume highway, they were everywhere. 550 miles has never felt such a long way!!

Corners? I didn't think US or Aussie cars needed steering wheels?

Bart - have you been to Phillip Island before? I went last October to watch the Motorcycle GP - excellent place, but my advice would be to pack something windproof!! Also - even though the locals will scoff - you've got to go and see the penguins - they're so cute!!!

Seriously for a second - what's Thunder Road? Forgive my ignorance, but I have no idea.

Bart, enrol yourself in a Ferrari Pilota Course or any of the advance driving course near your area. You'll be surprised how quick your driving will improve.

Bart
tomorrow i'll be in germany again, i think you would like driving there on the autobahn :wink: :green:

BTW last year i drove around 80.000 km - 100.000 km
this year it will only be around 60.000 km - 70.000 km

Thunder Road is I-15 from Southern California to Las Vegas. It is a little less than 300 miles. The road is all freeway going thru just a couple of small bergs (Barstow & Baker). It has some very long (15 – 20 miles) straights and some hills. Some may call the hills mountains. The speed limit is 70 mph but if you going 70 you better be in the slow lane. The only curves are design for 70 mph+.
Generally, the CHP (California Highway Patrol) will only stop you if you are driving stupid i.e. going too fast for the traffic or changing lanes.
There are many sections where you can go the limit of your car. The best time to drive it is in the early morning, 4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
A couple of months ago, I was going about 125 mph and a Cadillac passed me. Yipes!
If and when you are ever here you must take this drive.


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Interesting stretch. makes it worth the while to get up early!!

Sounds fabulous Bart

Bart,

Is that the stretch of road that goes through Death Valley? At one time I planned a cross-country tip for East to West. My route was to St. Louis, Oaklahoma City, then south towards Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. Looking at the map I was going to go through Death Valley and up to Yosimite.