June 7 event in Great Falls

[Midnightsky]

lol Orrin caught me doing that on Ghost Lake, the 1-hander, terrible street habit that Im still fighting.  Low voltage tazer, more than 5 seconds over the knob and u get zapped

[Tuna]

lol Orrin caught me doing that on Ghost Lake, the 1-hander, terrible street habit that Im still fighting.  Low voltage tazer, more than 5 seconds over the knob and u get zapped

I had Kyle catch me out on Ghost Lake... "there's strong bolts holding the gearbox, don't worry, it's not going anywhere". That worked for me (mostly). There are times when I'm rowing first and second in the Focus that I waste a small thought on how long my hands spend on the shifter and how I need to get them back on the wheel.

[Reijo]

The thought occurred to me that on the street we usually short-shift from 1st to 2nd gear which means we are shifting pretty quickly to 2nd ... which also means it may make sense to keep your hand on the shifter.  Solution:  Rev it out further in 1st!!!!       

[MurrayPeterson]

Thanks for all the hints!  I was paying attention to my shifting today, and yeah, a lot of my issues are due to street driving habits.  I have started a new "mantra" -- whenever I shift, I mentally call out "HAND!" to myself.  It got my hand back on the wheel much more promptly after a shift.  Now I need to keep doing this for a while until the habits are corrected.

[Stuart]

Thanks for all the hints!  I was paying attention to my shifting today, and yeah, a lot of my issues are due to street driving habits.  I have started a new "mantra" -- whenever I shift, I mentally call out "HAND!" to myself.  It got my hand back on the wheel much more promptly after a shift.  Now I need to keep doing this for a while until the habits are corrected.

Maybe say it out loud as well, if nothing else it could make for an entertaining video 

[MurrayPeterson]

I suppose I could make vroom-vroom noises too

[Terry Johns]

Speaking your intentions accelerates the learning curve.