:tapemouth those of u guys with motorcycle experience will agree riding increases ur awareness about rpm, powerband,gear selection ect. in cars, bikes, lawnmowers...anything that is gas powered. so my point is from motorcycle experience i have learned exactly what to do. my suggestion is to(ride some bikes j/k) drive the car from a slow idle speed then put your foot in it ...feel the car take off. the car will go... then all of a sudden go faster (powerband) when u fell the car start not to acclerate as much as it was (proably around 6500) depending on gears 1. put your foot in the clutch (fast) 2. grab the shifter like it was an egg and put it in second 3.dump the clutch. now i know u proably know how to do this but mabey somebody else dos'nt

:stupid: this was for "street racing tips" wont happen again..

I must say that riding a motorcycle also increases your awareness of how vehicles handle the road as well as the ability of others. I mean, in order to stay alive on a motorcycle, you must be alert and ready to anticipate the actions of others'. I wish more people knew how to do this in a car.

When I 1st started riding a bike, my friends and familly started noticing "all of the bikes on the road". Truth is the bikes had always been there, but now that they had a close contact (me:classic: ) riding, they became aware of just how many bikes were out there. Just think of all of the people who would see bikers if they really LOOKED! (and the accidents that would be avoided).

Anyway that was my little rant for the day... Another thing riding makes you very aware of is the road surface. Coming into a corner you sweep you eyes along the blacktop (checking for water, oil, gravel, dead animals, <insert your favourite road detritus here>) and then commit yourself. When braking you think: what is the limit of adhesion on this surface? Even to the extent that you know how your bike will respond to different types of tarmac: the ultra smooth black stuff, great on a warm day but deadly in the wet; the coarse grey stuff, less grip in the dry but more forgiving in damp conditions etc etc.

And after years of riding, passengers in my car will ask why I execute small swerves occaisionally for no apparent reason - its because I'd rather not drive over that steel manhole cover, bulbous bitumen repair, pothole or slippery white line. I noticed, they didn't. All this sounds obssessive when written but after years of riding its just second nature and I think my car thanks me for it!!