Like Grace, I am also a novice to the hills. The Touring runs a a huge help, even after you drive up in a street car and take the tour with instructors in the trucks. My big problem is the view point changes from 6ft off the ground in the trucks or walking, to only 3ft or so. I've missed so many things while walking that I see when driving.
It already sounds like you want to keep touring for novice drivers, but I'm not sure I'd be comfortable enough to run any of the hills a year later without a touring run.
>>Now where do I hit the take off for the "Jump" at Weatherly and is my visual marker still there if I remember it?<<
My memory isn't what it used to be (or maybe what it should be
), so I'd like to keep touring runs open to anyone that wants them, on a voluntary bases.
Along with what Grace said about people riding your tail on touring runs, I also had one occurance of a driver so close on the way DOWN the hill, I could not see him in my side mirrors and only half of the car in my rearview. I really thought they were going to hit my tailpipe that sticks out the back. Why anyone would want to tailgate a stinky rotory powered car is beyond me
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