Better at driving

[bennjamin]

he is asking for driving schools ~ that know how to drive.
Not opinions from everyday drivers

Anyone know any other driving schools/courses ?

IMO you need a DEFENSIVE driving course , such as i mentioned above (ian luff). Since you are in NSW , Start with this course -
http://www.ianluff.com.au/drive_to_survive

It gives you a step up in knowledge of how to avoid situations and how to get out of them. Doing a CAMS course or doing a track day etc just makes you want to drive faster , not necessarily better or safer.

[Lukey]

Thanks for the reply guys! Yup I do live in Sydney, will try to save up for the training course. Im currently trying to just heel toe downshift on a quiet straight road, dont want to ram into a pole if I dont stop on time lol

Also is there any other driving techniques to be a better driver? How can I shift smoother while driving aggressively?

I just let clutch out slowly and make sure when i downshifting that when i release clutch im over 3k revs.

[Limbo]

practice makes perfect.
Just need more practice shifting & driving. Since you've only been at it for 6mths just drive more and get use to trying to drive better

BTW that driving school sounds pretty cool. Ben reckon you could organise a ozhonda driving day?

[TheSaint]

heel toe in a straight line first less to think about and then do it before a corner.. like everything start off slow and gradually build yourself up.. i always heel toe/rev match when im slowing down for the lights as well its less jerky.. i do it ALL the time even with cops there, only been pulled over once for it and he just askd me what i was doing i just said rev matching and he looked at me stumped lol.. then i explained to him and his like o.. i've never thought of that! lolage good luck anyways i got a bit off topic!

just say that you are a truck driver

went for a drive around the country with one of my mum friends in the EG the other day, he started rev matching and i was like... wow you actually know how to drive properly and he was like... i drive trucks all day, this is how i normally drive - nothing special about it =/

=)

[CER-15E]

hey, you should try the H.A.R.T school at St Ives on 9144 5725. I know lots of people that learnt to drive manual there. They have heaps of courses for different levels and abilities and they are all done on private roads and tracks.

[string]

A good driver is in control. If you don't know how your vehicle does what it does, there's no way you'll be able to control it. If you don't know when, how and why the weight of the car moves around as your turn, you won't be able to control it well. You NEED to know under a given set of conditions, what tyres are doing what work and how to change the loads on them.

Shifting is just one part of vehicle control. I'd much rather be in the car with someone who can't rev-match but knows how the sprung weight behaves, rather than Johny Ricer who's been practicing his heal-toe yet hasn't the slightest as to how his car sticks to the road.

Ignorance is NOT bliss when it comes to being a good driver. So start learning all you can.

[e240]

and sometimes the mistake we make is that we think we know when we don't. LOL.

[migoreng]

i started heel toeing in a van with no tacho 2-3 years ago..!

then i got my gen 5 vtir and heel and toe was no problem at all after 1-2 weeks.
just practice!

[absolutR]

my foot has cramped from too much heel n toe. hurt

[aaronng]

my foot has cramped from too much heel n toe. hurt

Relax your foot more. Don't tense up.

[krogoth]

chuck on some massive rice pedals, so u can rev match without having to heel toe, lol

[rawr]

heel and toe isn't everything

how about throttle and brake application in corners + high speed?

but then again i guess Heel and toe does fall into that category but theres alot more.