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mitchntx
post Oct 24 2004, 01:35 AM
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Is it just me or has there been a rash of rookie student crashes?

In the last year, I can recall 1/2 dozen or so local HPDE crashes by inexperienced drivers (not that I have a ton of experience) where significant damage has occured.

Is this a Texas trend?
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post Oct 25 2004, 06:50 PM
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It's kind of interesting how the dynamics change from region to region.

Here in Texas, NASA HPDEs seem to cater more to the race oriented enthusast while other groups, like The Driver's Edge, are more for the enthusiast who just got his mitts on a HP car ...
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mitchntx   Who here is an HPDE instructor?   Oct 24 2004, 01:35 AM
PF Flyer   Nope, not a Texas trend. It happens everywhere. ...   Oct 24 2004, 01:47 AM
Eugenio_SS   sometimes you have to lay some hard ground rules, ...   Oct 24 2004, 03:21 AM
KeithO   It's hard to blame instructors for every stude...   Oct 24 2004, 07:56 AM
PF Flyer   I certainly didn't/don't mean to imply it...   Oct 24 2004, 10:03 AM
GM01SS   I will add my $.05 worth. I am a new instruct...   Oct 24 2004, 01:48 PM
JKnight   When my wife started instructing (both me and ...   Oct 25 2004, 01:02 AM
PF Flyer   Personally, I, too, use the Chatterbox system. I i...   Oct 25 2004, 01:20 AM
AllZWay   Mitch... I have been thinking that same thing. Th...   Oct 25 2004, 03:45 PM
CMC #37   I think everyone who has instructed will encounter...   Oct 25 2004, 04:46 PM
mitchntx   It's kind of interesting how the dynamics chan...   Oct 25 2004, 06:50 PM

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