I'm no racing driver. I've played plenty of Forza, enjoyed blasting through the canyons on occasion, and put on a respectable performance at the 2019 office karting party, but more experienced folks on staff could run circles around me. That's how I ended up in class for the first time since college, frantically tapping at a keyboard to record every wisdom nugget our stunt driver turned instructor was willing to share. He detailed how and why to keep my eyes as far ahead as possible, the proper seat positioning for performance driving, and the reason I wasn't taught to position my hands at 9 and 3 (it has to do with World War Ⅱ expats and Hollywood cinematography). But the most significant insights came from behind the wheel.
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