How to set up yourself for Spirited Driving | driving & hand position, pedals | JDM Masters

Join us for Part 2 of our series about spirited driving techniques with @masalovescars as we explore the basics of controlling your car by ensuring a proper driving position and steering wheel and pedals. How this can help you to have the fundamentals of being a better driver in order to enjoy your car in a safe way.
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[@Mattouge]

and when VTEC finally kicks in, everyone suddenly stops talking and starts listening lol

[@xyanide1986]

lmao yeah everyone feels so safe at that 70%

[@charlielim6799]

And Masa hanging on tightly at the back

[@idozen13]

Massa’s bowl cut is some of true JDM content. Great job lads!

[@KunaevNS]

He reminds me of Itsuki 😅

[@alexgorrell9007]

@@KunaevNS ong

[@kylex71]

70% is probably best referred to as your 'comfort cap'. Anyone can push 100%, but above 70% or so you'd probably be feeling a fair amount of fear from how fast you are going. (Probably closer to 50% or less for people who are not fans of driving cars in general.) You have room for error on the track, especially when learning about your car and how it behaves at all percentages, but not on the street. Smoothness and comfort both can only be gained through practice, and so building upon a series of small lessons can give you a valuable level of experience when driving both on and off the track. I guess my main point is similar to what you guys stated at the end of the video: Don't drive over your own comfort level. Even if you're slower than other, more experienced drivers around you (or feel slow compared to games and such you've played), do not fall victim to pushing so hard that you wreck your car or worse. There is just as much mental work involved in touge/backroad driving as there is physical, and the only way to build up both is by getting out there and practicing. The more you practice, the more that 'comfort cap' will rise, until you realize just how much quicker you are compared to how you were when you first started. Don't forget that it is also a good way to iron out quirks and issues your car may have at different percentages as well, as you both are in it together!

[@transient442]

3:43 camera man just casually points the camera away to look at a bmw driving past lmao

[@EluciaDeLuteIma]

I would imagine e92 m3s are rare in japan.

[@iamtheleuz]

You forgot the cup of water in the cup holder

[@MrRourk]

Hot cup of coffee is better teacher. Bunta was a softie.

[@PinkPyroGame]

Thank you JDM masters for making the in-depth tutorial, i find that i'm never really comfortable in my car when i drive but the setup that you showed made it better!

[@xavierhuffman1406]

Best JDM content on KZbin, hands down!

[@maresca953]

i agreee

[@A2KLAU]

Seating position is so underrated when it comes to spirited driving. When I started doing track days I made sure to also hire time with a race instructor and the first and most important lesson I learnt and still use to this day is seating position. Point to note is that when you wear a helmet your seat will need to tilt back ever so slightly otherwise the headrest will push your helmet and your head forward and down if your natural seating position is quite upright like me.

[@thatloudCG5]

I always check my seating position and see if I'm comfortable where my left leg is when I hit the clutch whenever I get in my car since I have to scoot it back all the way to get out.

[@christiansendimalanta2147]

You guys are the best!!!! I've always wanted a sports car like the Lan Evos, S2000, Integra or Civic Type R, etc... however with the current situation I'm in (financially especially) all I have is a manual 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer ES. So it was hard for me to take pride and be proud of what I have because its not something like any of the cars I mentioned earlier (especially the Lan Evo). But you guys went so in-depth about the driver and every detail on spirited driving. I strive to become a spirited driver regardless of what vehicle I get behind the wheel of. Now I can prepare myself more mentally and skillfully for whats to come when I can get one of those cars that I want. Thank you so much. Please keep this amazing content going. Best regards from Souther California, USA.

[@FerdinandReisch]

Nice driving Captain! I feel an episode about driving different drivetrain layouts and techniques used to get the most out of each. E.g. RR trail braking to get the nose turned in, etc etc.

[@cassidyboey8846]

Really informative video 😄 15:39 ~ 15:52 Now that's what I called [ C o o l V i b r a t i o n s ] in a Honda Civic 😂

[@eriksilva7089]

Great vid, love how captain begins driving at his 70% by the end! You could see he was holding back but while still showing his driving prowess. Can’t wait for the next!

[@xx-chromosoom6471]

I have been watching some videos from the JDM Master now , and in every video this guy tells me things that I did not know. Now I consider myself as a ( jdm loving ) petrolhead, but the more I watch this master the more I realize I have so much to learn! Keep them coming , I really like your vids. Amen to that

[@ahmetburak6977]

We need more videos like this. Thanks for all the precious lessons

[@Niz450]

Really helpful tips for inexperience drivers, 5 years of driving and I still consider myself as a novice, a big difference between spirited driving and daily commute.

[@begarci7248]

Don't forget the eurobeat background music while driving.😅

[@samritrana9898]

Masa back again..... Wooooohoooooo🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ashwathsalaskar52]

Can you do a review on Initial D Based AE86 Trueno?

[@thatloudCG5]

Solid points about being smooth and road knowledge. I drove the Tail of the Dragon in my EJ2 DX (possibly the most dangerous road in the eastern US) and has ZERO previous experience on that road BUT the road approaching it gave me a good idea of what to expect especially since I initially ran it at night. During the actual run, it was needless to say my passenger had about as much fun if not more than I did because of knowing what to do and being quick and smooth with my inputs. Plus, the D16 at 5000RPM plus is a hoot to drive with an obnoxiously loud exhaust. 😂😂😂

[@logwind]

I love this series. I hope there's a part 3!

[@amiesports]

great seating position instructions so far!

[@skyhigh5747]

You learn everyday. Since I have been driving I've been putting my thumb inside

[@power_of_r6033]

Holding the wheel at the 12 o'clock position with the seat leaned back to drive is about the equivalent of holding a pistol sideways to fire - poor control, precision and accuracy

[@jockey101]

yea but its a bit comfortable

[@aravindpayyapatt8590]

Has he done a review of his EK9? Couldn’t find in the playlist. Would love to see one from JDM masters

[@Jupiter__001_]

Another person claimed that he said he would do it after he has covered other cars on his list.

[@jonasarche]

Great video man! Thanks a lot for the sharing of knowledge!

[@huannicolazsumera1576]

I love this channel. ❤️

[@kotarominamiblacksun]

Arrigato gozaimasta for the knowledge Captain, now I know how to step Brake pedal and Gas pedal and heal n toe technique with right way. I work at Mitsubishi too in Indonesia. Greeting JDM Masters and I like touge run too 👍🏼👏🏼

[@LuisSilva-pd2pd]

Love your work, I’ve been watching all your videos! Please make a Civic EK9 review ✌🏼

[@ThePhilosopher01]

Masa is real life Itsuki. Change my mind!

[@nade5557]

Very good video, I am learning to drive and this vid will definitely help me find that sweet spot for comfort and control. Thank you!

[@karanjaedwin8916]

Great learning video. Waiting for Masa loves cars video...👍👍

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

Excellent video! I do prefer the 9/3 wheel position. I feel I have more steering control. Wonderful pointers on driver setup.

[@para_dies8071]

This series is super informative and useful, thank you

[@nyreppin1]

I never realized why my NB2 Miata and 180sx felt so much better than my EJ8 Civic as far as driving position is concerned. It never occurred to me that fwd cars sit more upright. I'm sure it's not across the entire board but it's definitely true for the cars I've ever owned.

[@VirtualGuth]

Thank You for NOT having any music playing during this video! I really appreciate the emphasis on the importance of maintaining smooth inputs. In the future, a discussion of how you make use of the engine's RPM range as you push your limits and those of the car higher up the scale would be interesting. Note that I'm not talking about a situation where you are pushing yourself and the car as hard as you possibly can on public roads. But for example towards the end of this video when the driving became more spirited the RPM levels were raised. What would be interesting would be your thoughts on how well you are able to keep the engine in the meaty part of the power band at lower limits compared to how much you needed to keep the engine in that range at higher limits as you work through 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, etc. of both your limits and those of the car. Obviously this is going to vary from one car to the next, but it would be an interesting detail to compare between the different cars that you feature.

[@MrRourk]

In USA we have new Cannonball Record 25hrs Coast to Coast. Covid was good for something.

[@tommynobaka]

Holy shit that's fast. I'd imagine that record will never be broken just because of how big of a change covid is/was. I could be wrong because of faster cars, but I doubt speed will overcome infrastructure.

[@lockenessmotorsports818]

I love the cannonball runs

[@icecreamalacarte]

Have an FA5 and was curious; lo and behold an FD2! Cheers!

[@ahmetaydin9715]

hi all ;) i love this channel! very informative and good vids so thank you all and big hello to japonic pls ! :)

[@JDMMasters]

Eyvallah 😉 Thanks

[@chrischow7398]

I personally have my seating position on low height with a minimum recline where my heels dig to the floor. I like to sit as firm as possible without having to lunge and lean forward. Also having a slight bend to my knee when depressing the clutch dictates how close the steering wheel should be. I remember fiddling with the seating position, my left leg being close to fully extended affected my clutch engagement.

[@cnrdlynch]

I'd love to see a review of the silver EK9

[@defaultusername9]

Great video!

[@boygonewhoopdataZZ]

He had to put Learner and Teacher in the thumbnail LOLOLOL!!!!!!

[@breakitdown4346]

Was not expecting to see Masa in this lol

[@phantomgamingstore]

15:45 made me laugh so hard. Capt, you can pause for a sec there. LOL!!!

"economy box" made my day 😂✌

[@maxxibro]

I always had mine setup like this but other people said I sit too close 🤣 I like to make sure I'm ready at all time. When I jumped to other's car and it felt like I can't event reached the pedal properly. Heck, and we are the same height.

[@abdullaali3735]

feet position is good near by the break and little far away the accelerator, good tip i need to improve my driving, i drive according speed limit mostly, i go to 120 kph speed limit road in my country, big road under bridges, feel so good and spirit free, other than that i drive mostly 60 -80kph only

[@MrNoLogix]

Can you do an in depth video about tire pressure?

[@cakeofthepan2233]

Love your Vids..I'm still trying to drop the habit of driving with my knees while lighting my smoke and not spilling my coffee...bloody mornings!

[@illegalknowledge377]

Masa can feel the vtec in the back seat

[@Neil_Gordon]

The ability of the driver very important. Going into a corner, drive at YOUR limit. A BTCC driver in a fwd car, will PLAY with lift-off oversteer in a corner on a warm up lap to get heat into the rears. An inexperienced novice will not have a clue how to deal with those sorts of vehicle dynamics/weight transfer and end up having an accident. Drive at YOUR limit. Sir Jackie Stewart once said, "If you think you'll take you're foot off, don't put it on."

[@jensn6490]

Do you always use the left foot resting spot? I tend to hold my left heel on the floor between the clutch and brake for faster trail braking. Also if the road is very bumpy you can use the gas pedal sliding your right foot along the right sidewall or holding it there to reduce the chance of using the gas pedal with a shaking foot. It's also a good way to stay at a constant speed if you don't have cruise control.

[@AkoSiKingKongTV]

i use to turn, by bliping my pedals. so i have a better control on a understeer or oversteer.

[@UpperEchelon8]

Masa looks like Nobita from Doremon. 😂😂😂

[@saviorstyles9148]

Another great video guys, I just got a manual car and would like a video on how to downshift and hell and toe properly

[@szymonmakuchowski]

Few years ago i had an mx-5 nc , and finding a position for me was very hard because i'm very small (165cm of height), but for example i drive now an Evo x , and i don't have any problem of fining ideal position

[@MrChrislur]

i have a NC now, im 170cm and also having some difficulties lol

[@CoolCatHiker]

Love the weather. Def makes me want to drive it lol

[@SATO_FD2R]

*_Love the cars!_* The key for me, was to listen to the car, most people I talk to only ‘hear’ the car, they can’t understand its needs, communicate with it. (๑╹◡╹)ﾉ"

[@nigelmccure6640]

Can you do the exact same thing here as you guys are definitely doing but say example that your Vehicle is an automatic transmission though so can I just still do the exact same types of techniques as what exactly you are are definitely doing in this video

[@metal0n0v]

i do kendo and this is very useful

[@thegripmaster666]

24:00 Master himself puts the thumb wrapped around the steering wheel which he said not to do 😁

[@TheoJZS]

this touge was very rough but the car still seemed to be completely settled through the corners. how do you go about setting up your suspension to maintain such control on roads like this?

[@TheChuyDewy]

The watch out for falling rock sigsn are 100% real risk anyone with a loud exhaust could easily cause a rock to fall. when driving up i saw none coming back down i hit a rock it popped my rear tire. I didnt want to risk swerving it on a blind corner. now im always scared for falling rock signs

[@xyanide1986]

My friends fall asleep in my old saxo VTS on the German autobahn going 160 kph so I guess that's 70% then.

[@boyracer]

Poor Masa flying around at the rear passenger seat 😋

[@paologarcia8541]

Hey JDM Masters! Please do an Episode on the Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo (1996 - 1999) and the Mitsubishi FTO Version R in Manual (1997 - 2000)! Please do not overlook these two Japanese underrated Gems.

[@paulshi5974]

11:10 Wow, first time hearing this. Why are the pedals on an FR car more forwards than on an FF car? Thank you.

[@superwaifu2085]

Probably because of the cardan shaft and the transversal engine what means It occupy more space and pedals need be more forward than a FR since the cardan is placed on the back (I'm not sure, maybe I can be wrong about this)

[@richardgalindo1364]

The best balance in a front engine car is achieved when the engine has most of its weight behind the front axle line. In an FR car, the engine sits in the longitudinal position (Front to back). This allows the space for the pedals to be placed further forward. In an FF car, the drive line balance in the transverse position (sideways) puts the engine or transaxle to be in the space that would normally be available for the pedals. It is just a matter of using the available space.

[@paulshi5974]

@@richardgalindo1364 That is a very valid point, thanks for pointing out👍🏻 I think I may have felt the difference without me realizing it already, because I feel this may explain why my shins tend to hit the bottom of the steering column in FF or front biased AWD cars. I am 187 cm tall, and my shins always tend to hit the steering columns of Lexus SUVs (UX, NX and RX), which are FF or front-biased AWD, and mostly inline 4s (except RX350). But I don't hit the steering column in my dad's BMW E60 5 series (a longitudinally placed inline 6 FR) no matter how forward I sit.

[@sambetts7958]

Third!

[@sd7335]

I have an FD1 and regarding the steering wheel height position I've set to the top of the steering wheel between RPM and speed indicators, so I can see both when in driving position lol

[@mattmattmatt131313]

3:42 When your cameraman is a petrolhead as well.😂

[@zeeqi7786]

ayy we got same jeans

[@jacobbernardo8845]

Good day, big fan watching you... Can you review the following cars: toyota echo/vitz, honda ef9, nissan sentra eccs or pulsar...

[@AliasHSW]

Hey 2

[@Daniel-Drift-Channel-Brasil]

Hallo jdm masters , how are you ? , i really like of those videos , if could do about highways and traffic ,would be very nice ,if possible , even on a sim , the driving position its important and you have a follower from brasil , man our traffic its crazyness you know ,a very good channel in your style its flatout brasil hugs : Abraços from brasil

[@ryanz3216]

Sweat beads starting to form as he stresses about the position of his hands 6:03

[@kasandi1316]

Please make full video about that ek type R

[@xsandpathx]

rEmEmBeR EuRoBeAt GuYs

[@CheenusBoof]

Could y’all make a video about steering wheels? I’ve purchased a new Sparco wheel, but it feels kinda lacking compared to oem funny enough. Is aftermarket really an upgrade?

[@MrRourk]

That is a tough question these days. OEM steering wheels have gotten better. In addition there is so much built in controls.

[@kazua06]

this gave me anxiety while changing his settings like wheel and seat i would had cried if my confort settings get chnaged XD

[@mehmetfatih6066]

Ulan raklamın türkçesinden sıkılmıştım ingilizcesini de izledik sonunda, ama bu daha iyi

[@muemehmetugur]

15:38 ahahah

[@thekreativeculture9642]

Thumbnail 1:23 🤣

[@DarkredBlue61]

Honda Tüpüm Değil Dayı Sevemiyorum

[@little8278]

how would i do the seat position in a automatic car?

[@cradilyz]

similarity, in a comfortable position where you can reach everything (can bottom out pedals without fully extending your legs) steering wheel in reach (arms not stretched out) and good visibility of the road and mirrors

[@defualtvoda8417]

@@cradilyz what part of the foot should i press the pedal for a gentle touch

[@streetboyz1096]

Hey 👋

[@Kasev309]

It would be best if the drive was made in the EK9

[@rotarolla1]

Rule one: Shirts tucked in

[@omarshehab585]

Just buy any Mazda really, they really understand this.

[@gilbertorodriguezjr7310]

I’m a granny driver.

[@berks7536]

Bizim uşağın arabasına dokunmayın yakarım

[@hammertimee777]

May I also suggest to have a lawyer on retainer and enough cash to pay for bail in case you get arrested for dangerous driving!!!

[@josephrosales5645]

23:52 wtf😂😂😂

[@Bowtie12oclock]

Homeboy in the backseat need to learn to chill with the recording on his phone and pay attention.

[@harshithsadhana7475]

his dress reminds me of jeremy clarkson

[@NissanR33Ztune]

poor guy spends weeks working out what setup he feels best with and Ken comes in and just messes it up LOL , next 2 days attempting to get every setting back to what is best for him... LOL

[@visionenippon-captbradford9344]

You again. You seem to have some negative comments with each of our videos

[@NissanR33Ztune]

just feeding the comments section help boost the interaction stats , that's all , but dont worry ive only been driving JDM sports cars for 27 years and enjoying the mountain roads here in Tochigi for the last 7 years what would i know ....

[@NissanR33Ztune]

Allen Walker lol yeah I just give Ken a bit of stick here and there , but I do forget sometimes that most of his viewers are young dreamers so he keeps to a safe and simple level for there safety and year of experience.

[@VirtualGuth]

​@@NissanR33Ztune What I appreciate about this channel is that the content is put together and shared with the rest of us with a level of class and maturity that generally speaking is highly lacking out on KZbin. While I'm definitely not young,i I'm always looking for additional avenues to learning. So I'll repeat your question, what do you know? Seriously, would you be willing to post videos on your channel of your driving on those roads along with constructive commentary for others seeking knowledge?

[@pauledmonds3249]

Complete bollocks