Passer's part of (Re: Do the Pass Thang)

[Todd Green <tag@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Here's the All-Star Method of Pass ettiqette: 
>
>Give your pass wave BEFORE you are fully on the straight.  Dat's right.
>Throw your arm out as  the steering wheel is unwinding and is three
>quarters of the way back to center.  You won't lose control of the car and
>it gives your bud behind you full use of the straight to get around.  That
>way, he's not all jammed up in the upcoming corner and you're not having to
>back off to give him survival room.

Good advice from Duangerous.  On the counter part, you as the passer
should make the pass as easy as possible.  I cannot count the number of
times that Joe Hotshoe zooms up on a slower car and rides his ass until
he gets to the passing zone and then has to huff-n-puff trying to edge
by the slightly slower car via pure horsepower.

On the other hand Teresa Twinkletoes zooms up on a slower car letting
them know that she is very intent on getting around them, but then backs
off and leaves a bit of distance through the twisties.  As they approach
the start of the passing zone she is rolling on the throttle building up
some exit speed.  Thus as they enter the passing zone she already has
the pass prepped.  If she doesn't get the point, no biggie, she just
lifts, pulls back in behind the car and waits for the next passing zone.
I believe they call it "getting a run"; definitely not to be confused
with "getting the runs" which is what happens to the Geezers when they
have too many Rolling Rocks and Za before PizzaFest(tm) SVR, LLC. ;)

Todd

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