Did he seriously crash at the exact moment he said he wants to be a better driver?
tolgacool
Mate, you're saying that the key learning was to "...be smoother!" Your key learning should have been to focus 100% on what you're doing, not talking to the camera and taking your eyes off the circuit.
Aotearoa_Kiwi
Take your hands off the wheel before impact Mike. You can snap your wrists and that won't be pretty. You don't know what the limits are until you crash. Well Done! Keep getting more seat time, only way to improve!
InstantInstinct
That right there is the reason is why you should start your 'racing career' with a cheaper car. :)
SINISRSA
Getting better is part of the journey honestly. I mean, its your car, Mike! Fulfill that dream!
RamenSharkGames
couldnt write a script for this
pure racing
crossandshoot
My first weekend, I spun in qualifying and got t boned hard. We didn't get out racing for two years. These are hard lessons but if they don't break you, they make you!!! :)
CookRacingUK
Aw, man, my stomach dropped when you spun out, Mike. I'm glad you had the v-box thing and a training day, though. It's funny how different spinning out and hitting a barrier is in a computer game vs. real life. In a game, it's a minor annoyance or no big deal; in real life, that's possible injuries and hundreds or thousands of dollars in repairs... I may not understand all the car/racing terms, but I eagerly await the next episode of this!
Taracinablue
Happens to the best, just keep trying and learning.
robisfantasticutube
I feel your pain Mike, I got a stone chip on my 3 week old Mustang on Sunday and I wanted to cry 😄. I'm loving the series and I hope the conclusion is you looking happy after some competitive racing. Keep going man! Keep going!
GaryDarbyshire
The amount of effort that goes into every part of this is off the charts. Fingers crossed it remains free.
nooch
Distracted driving. Mabey we can all learn from this. Thanks for posting.
matthews.
Really what you don't want when you start racing. But I'm glad you're back on track and making good progress. Yea VBOX is a very handy tool. Best of luck Mike !
Great series +Carfection. Even though I can't afford any real racing, It's great to watch.
TobRacer
Maybe get a cheap mx5 to learn in are great cars to learn track driving on.
Lezard
Maybe you shouldn’t be talking to a camera while driving on track for the first time...
buddhamonk
So my advice:
Get a simulator and something like Iracing or assetto corsa and get a lot of seat time in a variety of cars/tracks. It will help give you an understanding of the weight transfer over different crests bumps, etc and it's a hell of a lot cheaper to make mistakes with.
Don't lose confidence! Seriously everybody makes mistakes! Trying to film and talk to camera in first session on track must've been overwhelming. If you look over your data, use simulators to learn the basics of handling, braking (and also gearbox use, I saw from one of the on boards at Blyton you locked the rears with no rev match), and then it's just a matter of gaining real life experience in your car getting to know it's quirks and how to set it up best.
Good luck
BarbecuedPossum
Oooops....!!! Maybe concentrating on talking and got caught out. Hard luck!
runrabbitrunracing
Awesome video. Keep it up man, im rooting for you! Can't wait for the next episode
Calabyr
Man it felt bad when his car spin out on the corner . Supporting u till end.
yashkatare
All I’m going to say is well done for getting yourself out there and doing what you enjoy. I’ve never tried racing myself but I would LOVE to. Never let crashes/ incidents put you off, it can make you a better driver knowing where you went wrong.
