Headed to RDTC

Maybe next time wiseguy.....Lots and lots of squares.....first left hand turns and then right hand turns. And finally to finish the day out...45 degree backs.

 

Completion of day 5. Now two guys in my truck and 3 guys in the other truck. Did our first road driving today and the other guy in my truck had improved his shifting dramatically overnight so it seems like our group of 5 stays in tack for now. This appears to be a great program but it's no picnic here....very fast paced and time is going very fast. Tomorrow is more road time and I imagine more turning and shifting time on the range. Having been taught to float gears I was concerned about coming here and double clutching but it has been fairly easy to pick up on. So, for now I will say goodnight from day 5 in Marshfield and I'll update tomorrow if possible.

 

Hey hindsy, Brian is one of our instructors and Scott. Yesterday was supposed to be pre-trip only because Scott was helping another class with backing. At about 11 one of our 2 guys that are having trouble asked if we could drive the range. So Scott told him he could drive as long as I was willing to ride along with him. He was having alot of downshift trouble but by 3 in the afternoon we had broken alot of his bad habits including playing with the shifter in neutral while downshifting. We have 5 left in our class and there is only one that I think won't make it. He only lives a couple hours from here so he left at 8:30 yesterday morning to go home. I'm thinking that won't look good on him while he is struggling.

 

Well, it's Thanksgiving today and the day was a welcome break from all the information we have received since being here. For most of us the double clutching is now second nature and becomes much easier in town 2 gears at a time. I don't have to test next Thursday since I already have my CDL but I will have to do a pre trip and road test for the trainers on Tuesday. I thought it would have been much easier to keep up with daily updates here but its pretty exhausting here and am seriously looking forward to a few days at home in a week or so before Evo 1. Well, I guess that's all for now and I'll update as soon as possible.

 

Thanks AF. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours also. I'll be looking forward to running into you put there one day.