Most Common Fast Driving Mistakes

[@Antonio_Gallego]

I'm going to start applying all this good stuff to my daily Honda Jazz conmute, right away

[@MickDrivesCars]

Don't discount the Jazz, weapon in the right hands :)

[@Emotional_Support_Twink]

2nd gen jazz goes hard

[@Benwalkers_]

Remember to roll into that throttle. You don’t want to be spinning and scrambling for grip

[@ishmaelpryce]

😂​@@Benwalkers_

[@Antonio_Gallego]

Yeah, baby is a good sleeper

[@EzhilcegAzhagan]

Your videos changed my perspective about manual gearbox...

[@MickDrivesCars]

In a good way I hope! :)

[@crocoman776]

It’s difficult to look a hundred yards in front of you when driving in the U.K., when you are constantly having to scan for potholes and the size of meteor hits to avoid totalling your car.

[@Amir_Akhmetzyanov]

Come to the Russia, man, we have potholes almost everywhere 😂❤ But in any country there are some good highways where you can practice without destroying anything

[@briangaming1975]

​@@Amir_Akhmetzyanov "Russia" - my friend come to South Africa, potholes are an understatement; we have graveyards 🤣❤️!

[@strnvii]

on top of that the narrow roads 😅

[@tukino9124]

@@briangaming1975 lmao

[@nizzy4333]

Should go to other countries then complain about potholes

[@simphiwe_stb]

This is gold. Thanks a lot especially the braking part.

[@KotomiP]

B roads are usually more logically laid out but on coastal and mountain roads those tightening turns will happen rather frequently. When you are not competing, always assume there are stopped cars and wild animals and tightening turns during a blind corner on an unfamiliar road, it is just not worth the risk

[@Coobyliscous]

Great video! All the things I've learnt over the last 20+ years of driving spiritedly I wish I could tell my 18 year old self. Whenever I see someone driving fast but not knowing what they're doing I want to pull them over and have a word. Lots of people think they can drive at the limit on the road but firstly as you said you need to leave some room for error. Secondly most don't know how to handle the car past the limit so they shouldn't be driving at the limit. Hopefully videos like these will get the message out! Keep them coming 👍

[@mngmchannel6744]

I've watched tonnes of your videos but never left a comment, not knowing what to say. But I guess I just want to say thank you, for making these high quality entertaining videos and sharing your knowledge with us!

[@MickDrivesCars]

Wow, thank you!

[@CharlesDickson-nv2ol]

On unfamiliar roads a satnav can be useful to indicate how sharp corners are going to be

[@briangaming1975]

veryy true ❤

[@jbgamz3783]

This is why sim drivers older teenagers are good because they learnt these basics in game time but this video is brilliant it solidifies the importance of these basics

[@Coobyliscous]

You touched on vision a little bit with the vanishing point but vision in general is one of the biggest things I learnt and probably made one of the biggest differences on road and track. The further ahead you see the more time you have to react. I'm often braking before the 2 or 3 cars ahead realise they have to brake. I'm sure you know what I mean and a video on vision would be very useful I think..

[@jimmythompson8919]

I think he’s done one 🤔

[@Coobyliscous]

My bad if I didn’t check the rest of the channel.. but I did subscribe!

[@nnik5286]

Absolute stunner mate, keep this stuff coming!!

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thank you sir! First video after 3 weeks off, thank you for still being here :D

[@nnik5286]

@@MickDrivesCars I certainly love stopping to watch a video like this, means a lot to have proper advice since I'm barely pushing 5 year mark as a driver. Absolute gold mate, cheers!

[@victor7491]

Thank you so much for your valuable insight as always, Mick. I'm getting in my mustang right now and driving to the nearest school zone to practice.

[@ZEthanEZ]

Let me know how many uhhh, admire your car

[@Unkn0wn_Legacy9751]

11:08 and remember this if you do decide to brake in the middle of a corner. you can and should use the whole road to recover if possible. if you feel like you’re about to slide or crash but only use the entire road if you’re sure there’s no other cars (depending what u get urself into)

[@jaspy.865]

just to say I am a HUGE fan of when you do videos like this, I also think that a good video idea would be reacting to crazy drivers like squeeze benz or people cutting up and seeing how good or bad they are at actually driving. Once again, huge fan.

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thanks! I'm not really one for starting drama and I would probably tear him a new one so.........

[@jaspy.865]

@@MickDrivesCars understandable, have you watched the videos of people in new york driving crazy, if so what are your thoughts on their drivibg

[@briangaming1975]

​@@jaspy.865jail time.

[@annymp]

@@MickDrivesCarsWheres981 actually drives responsibly tho most of the time so you can maybe explain what he’s doing to other people

[@F9LMP]

Excellent video not only just to drive faster round bends but also just to enjoy your car more

[@mgibson1328]

I was heavy into sport bikes when I was younger and learned these lessons manipulating the bike...completely changed my 4-wheel skills (especially cornering). Gearbox skills still come into play controlling my speed in the California mountains all the time.

[@MickDrivesCars]

100% agreed, I also started on bikes even before I had a car licence. Best way to learn.

[@roybatty2030]

Good video, thanks. I’d only add that if you can’t see all the way around a corner on a public road, which is often the case, then the limiting speed should be how safely you can stop for a horse, cyclist, tractor etc (and not how fast you can drive), bearing in mind that breaking on a corner at speed is tricky.

[@MohamedTarikRochdi]

Thank you for helping us have fun while keeping ourselves and others safe. A responsible driver, doesn't necessarily mean a boring driver.

[@Ware35]

Nice video. It is funny how you said most people stay in 3rd or 4th gear and do not get most of their car. I have to be in 3rd to get any power. My car has probably bad wastegate and turbo gets me full boost only from 3rd at 4000 rpm. 1st is 1/4 boost, 2nd full boost at 5500rpm and after 6000rpm power drops down. I go to 2nd only if the rpm drops below 3000 in 3rd. I have to fix that, but after winter. And Italian driving, I learnd that from Le Mans 66 :D, no matter how fast I am driving, I change gears nice and gently. But I learned alot from you too. Keep up the good work.

[@brickhead48]

Having a FWD car with an LSD means, floor it out of every corner and hold on

[@MickDrivesCars]

Until a wet day and you understeer like everyone else :D source: Megane RS ex-owner :)

[@taqial-faris6421]

Not really, physics still apply. I managed to lose grip on my i20N couple of times after just flooring it. It obviously have better grip than regular diff but tires don't care about that.

[@D2Briggs]

I’ve been braking on corners all this time lmao. You learn something new everyday

[@AmaanKhan-te8ll]

More than likely, you aren't going fast enough to upset the cars balance while braking in corners.

[@cheesecakemilkshake8043]

2 minutes in and genius video love it ... excellent content!

[@nyon3851]

Be careful for wet leafs on the ground I found that those are the most dangerous the hard way

[@OnkelRobinjo]

Excellent Advice as usual. Getting ready for my GTI with this.

[@Mr-Foad]

been watching your channel for a while... I love the passion and enthusiasm you have!

[@MickDrivesCars]

I appreciate that!

[@The_Top_Gun.]

7:08 This was one of the first things I was taught when I learned how to drive in a full size pickup.

[@oleksandrs1102]

Most passionate driving knowledge sharing

[@mariusmarius4832]

Thank you😃 as a relatively new driver I find this information helpful. Good insights.

[@drugoviic]

i just found this channel and it's absolutely gold

[@Devis_M]

This why i love my diesel. I get full power at 2k Rpm ( It only goes up to 4k Rpm). So i don't have to worry what gear Im in.

[@stevie2146]

You missed the point 😂

[@richthofen0005]

@@stevie2146explain it then

[@MNTXZZR1]

This bmw with this view and the road is incredible ❤❤❤❤

[@j.773]

i admit ive mucked up on corner entry, id never driven a rwd drive car in real life before, but i can drift pretty well on the sim, and when i go karting im very good in the wet and feel the car well. went out in my mates mx5 and that was my first time drifting in real life, only took a little counter steer and throttle but being my mates car and not mine had me worrying hahaha

[@southcoaster4135]

When you say Italian driving, I'm thinking of that great scene at the start of The Italian Job (1969) with Rossano Brazzi driving the Lamborghini Miura in the mountains.

[@berdt4870]

0:05 Mustangs have the most basic trac lok LSD diffs. With Torsen, they wouldn't really be flailing about, but one is like 4x more expensive than the stock diff.

[@mad5058]

Need that video now bc I’m driving soon

[@AI2323-s2l]

i love this guy im 18 and went to driving school have tiguan 2.0 turbo and want a supra one day imma get it

[@alessandroledda6480]

i absolutely believe that a couple of purposeful karting sessions where your work on weight transfer, setup etc can make anyone into a safer driver. When i'll become the dictator of the word l'll make it compulsory to lap my local kart track in the 31s or lower to get a driving licence

[@cryptokingz615]

Great content! I'm a new driver and although i handle the country roads where i live fine sometimes i get an idiot right behind me wanting me to take corners at 70mph. What would you do in this position?

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thank you! Honest answer: I would drive so fast I could no longer see them in the rearview mirror, then start driving normally again so when they catch up they chill tf out. Correct answer: slow down even more so you have more margin for error ahead of you when they do something stupid.

[@cryptokingz615]

@@MickDrivesCars thanks!

[@Alexander-qd7nj]

Sport plus on my m240i is always in the right gear

[@louisvl10]

based advice you got there, the throttle isn't an on/off switch. im willing to bet people using the throttle as on/off switches also get way more expensive maintenance on their cars

[@paulwest6262]

Should always be able to stop in the distance you can see in front of where you are going, imagine each corner has or could have a broken down car stranded infront of you or a fallen tree and never brake in a corner do it ahead of the corner and keep the car at steady speed in the corner then trottle out of the corner.

[@SurviveTheDay]

A Mustang has the engineering design of a grocery cart. A rear-engine car tends to swap ends turning into a corner, yet these cars are designed to limit this.

[@starlordyt6151]

This is why I prefer manual over automatic in anydays

[@user-pt5jd4wf4h]

You earned more than a sub with this educative video

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thank you!

[@sreddyj]

Hey man could you do some videos on action camera a s educational videos? You are good at explaining those.

[@phenamenol]

Fast driving is not something you can learn from watching a video …but is something that comes with years of experience …Nam Jamaica

[@vladsas8763]

12:30 I got a PDK and i disagree completely! The car is much better than me at deciding in which gear i need to be

[@MickDrivesCars]

Skill issue

[@xenos420]

Goated content brother. Keep it up.

[@MickDrivesCars]

Appreciate it

[@TSOTL-0302]

I love this channel

[@MickDrivesCars]

I love you

[@nerminmustafic37]

with the point of oversteering, thats just how i crashed my mk4 half a year ago, too much beans, not enough grip

[@fathersunglasses6085]

Top channel;top guy 💯

[@MickDrivesCars]

Thanks dude!

[@7por7]

Rule number 1, never drive in the wrong side of the road, unless everyone is doing it, like in this case.

[@hubertinnovationdingo9708]

What about trail braking and rev matching. Those are important

[@tizzy2k599]

love ur vids bro

[@MickDrivesCars]

Love you bro

[@Nando17350]

that crowd had it coming

[@bronedSam]

Good info man😎

[@MickDrivesCars]

Appreciate it!

[@Zeazy]

good stuff man

[@kyleash3614]

Hey I have a question. I have the G42 M240i so very similar size to your M2. I really struggle on country lanes like in your videos with judging the width. I’m 14k miles in and all I can think of it’s it’s BMW’s light steering feel that’s making me struggle. Just like in the m2 you cannot see anywhere near where the near side wheel is over the hood. From my vision/perspective it’s almost as if when the car is actually centred in the lane, it actually feels like I’m way too close to the cur!z so I end up over compensating and leaning to the oncoming lane rather than the curb. I have picked out some markers I use but when visibility is poor like at night or in the rain this country roads become a nightmare for me. Unlike any car I’ve ever driven before and it’s ruining the “sport car” side for me. Any tips on judging how to get very close to the curb on narrow road?

[@choppsticcs]

Any vids in the future about parking?

[@Wpar]

Love the video mick, random question but what do you think a good next car from a 1.6 diesel Audi a3 would be? I’m only 18 so insurance would be a factor 😂. I think I’d like petrol for more sportiness so thinking something like a 2.0 tfsi in some Audi. Cheers

[@MickDrivesCars]

Miata is always the answer

[@Wpar]

@@MickDrivesCars I don’t think I fit in one as I’m 6’5 haha

[@shortzz4561]

Suzuki swift sport, super low insurance on the booster jet mhev and 180ish hp when mapped

[@davidmiddleton3660]

You covered a lot, all very good. Manual always better drive, car control and enjoyment. Flappy paddles are also annoying compared to manual

[@TimpBizkit]

I'm not sure if I have to worry about spinning out from excessive throttle in a 1.25 Fiesta. Maybe in snow.

[@MickDrivesCars]

Tight corner in the wet would do it too :) Also good time to learn habits for when you upgrade one day ;)

[@igotaglockinmyrari-c1b]

10:07 In that sense you kinda have to treat the car like it’s a bike while braking

[@smortg]

That build into throttle is furthermore important once you start paying for replacement tyres

[@loki-yq9no]

damn we early tn

[@MickDrivesCars]

Let's go! My first upload after 3 weeks away, love to see people haven't forgotten me!

[@daviddaw999]

'Slip the clutch between the gears' - what on earth are you on about? Do that and your clutch will have a very limited lifespan. If you time your gearchanges properly you ought to be able to change gear smoothly without using the clutch at all. Have you ever tried that?

[@julioalves-e9i]

Just imagine that was a real game

[@theiaraine]

I was following someone on the mountain and they braked in the middle of the corner. They almost hit a tree and I almost hit them.

[@My320i]

2 words - fuel consumption😭💔

[@blacksta-r]

Me with 105hp and a 4 speed auto😎

[@RichardGming]

you shouldnt play deadlock

[@dcgaming9345]

Ever consider taking your car to Misha?

[@MickDrivesCars]

I'm a terrible passanger so it might be funny :) Something,something,nurburgring trip planned?

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

@@MickDrivesCars yk whats funny? i have 150 hp and on a certain road im considerably faster than my friend with about 280 hp, so im used to being right on the limit as a driver. but as a passenger we can be dong 25mph in a straight line and im stressed out lol

[@dcgaming9345]

@@MickDrivesCars check him out, would be a nice video :)

[@infectropodo]

What about trailbraking in a fwd car?

[@alqilae8733]

In my civic (2016 cvt lol) in the canyons i use it to gain rotation in curves and kinda help with turning out of the curve too. It is very risky imo because you run the risk of hitting the mountain or just completely sliding off the canyon, i’m still new to it but that’s my take on trail breaking in fwd

[@briangaming1975]

​@@alqilae8733stay safe brother ❤

[@benmarr352]

If you are limit trailbraking, you need to know exactly what is, and what could be on the road, what shape the corner is, what the grip on the corner is doing. That is why us old guys tend to use it on track rather than the road. Make sure that you know 110% that there is 0% chance of two solid things (car, sheep, tree) being in the same place at the same time. That is incredibly rare on the road. The opportunities are so rare that unless you have mastered itnon a track, you will get it wrong on the road.

[@Xay.V4]

Nah 0:28 kinda messed with my head a bit

[@daviddaw999]

You are clueless when it comes to using a gearbox: at around 06:30 you change from 4th to 3rd, and immediately to 2nd while on the approach to a bend. It looks as though you are changing gear and braking at the same time and you have already told us about the poor grip afforded by the road surface, so why have one hand off the wheel to change when braking? Why not go from 4th straight to 2nd; it saves your energy and wear and tear on your transmission. At around 15:10 you change from 6th, to 5th, and immediately to 4th - why not straight from 6th to 4th? Have you not heard of the technique of block changing?

[@MCCIOARA]

bruh this is teached in driving school and even if its not like mi specific case, i know all this and beyond from common sense lmao but i gues some ppl really are npc's

[@noahbartram2796]

Hello mick

[@MickDrivesCars]

Hello Noah

[@BlerimDrV]

but like this is burning more gasoline or it's nothing to care about?

[@MickDrivesCars]

I've got a 26mpg long-term average in the M2... when I tell people this they think I'm insane. But there's a time for using the right pedal and there's a time for just driving gently.

[@NathanG24]

Yes if you're staying in higher rev ranges, but you shouldn't be worrying about MPG in a spirited drive :)

[@stardarkk]

nicee

[@burkus4033]

This guy thinks he’s Reg Local.

[@briangaming1975]

who's that? 😂 that's a funny name.

[@lolme7033]

I don't understand how you guys drive those small British roads with high hedge fences on both sides and without even a narrowest shoulder (is that a right word? I mean sides of the road where e.g. people can walk or bicycles can use it). Do you force yourself to ignore all kinds of "what ifs"? It looks like a countryside after all - what if there is a gap in the fence and a freaking COW passed through and is now standing on asphalt right after the sharp turn? What if there is a slow moving cyclist? Isn't it irresponsible to drive that fast on a road if you have such extremely limited field of vision? Please enlighten me.

[@igotaglockinmyrari-c1b]

Cause it’s fun innit

[@thatsshane_]

Believe and put your Faith in Jesus Christ’s Death Burial and Resurrection alone for your Sins and you will be Saved ?❤

[@simonwinwood]

❤

[@SanjayBanskar-t8w]

Paagal

[@JBreezzBeatz]

WWW

[@jmd12127]

0:37 - I'm not a smart man, but I know what understeer *IS*.