Anyone else tired of nervous passengers causing distractions?

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My wife has pretty terrible motion sickness when she rides in cars so I have to take it easy if she finds herself in the R, or any car I've ever owned for that matter. It's part of the deal, and I'm fine with it. She drives us around 99% of the time and the tradeoff is she doesn't want to vomit after getting somewhere when doing that :)

My daughter on the other hand? She's the devil on my left shoulder... she'd have me sending it out of the school parking lot if she had her way!
My wife absolutely hates riding in my Type-R, which is a result I manufactured myself by scaring the shit out of her on a ramp the first time she rode in it.
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My wife absolutely hates riding in my Type-R, which is a result I manufactured myself by scaring the shit out of her on a ramp the first time she rode in it.
LOL, same thing here! I took an on-ramp and exited it north of 70mph. She told me to never do that again with her in the car. Meanwhile, my two daughters were practically cheering in the backseat.
 

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LOL, same thing here! I took an on-ramp and exited it north of 70mph. She told me to never do that again with her in the car. Meanwhile, my two daughters were practically cheering in the backseat.
Same situation as this and the one from the OP. When I start to hear her whining and whimpering terrified I'm feeling like getting out of the car, letting her and the car there and going away. Because of this on the moment I question if I did the right thing flipping the Bimmer 4 series for the CTR. She hates the CTR because of that and does not want to drive it. I accelerated a few times on the highway ramp and few times on highway (in Germany :D) and she started grabbing all roof, handles and being terrified.

I did a few laps recently on Norschleife(Nurburgring) with a Mercedes AMG GT-R close to 600 hp, 700 nm, Michelin PS cup 2. Driven by a pro driver, I was on the passenger seat. That car is a beast pulled so hard like power seemed infinite. Tires gripped so well that were not even squeaking. You could feel them stretching on the asphalt. The track had so many elevation changes, inclines that it felt like a roller coaster multiplied by few times. On the uphills especially the G-s were so high (blood was going towards the legs) that I could barely figure what was happening with me. I felt like I was almost laying on the asphalt. But I liked it and would repeat the experience. I recommend to anyone(not having car sickness), one of the most beautiful, challenging tracks.
Coming back to the topic, that was a hard thing to bare, I can understand. But in comparison a CTR on public roads does not pull the same amount of G-s by far.
 

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You sure you're a good driver ;) ? Seems like the common denominator in your story is you :p
 

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I have the base hatchback with a few mods and god I love driving it. People always freak out if I hit a corner at speed or have a fit of lead foot syndrome. It may not be the fastest driver but there is no reason not to have fun with it.
 


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I’d consider myself pretty conservative driving the CTR most the time, but we do have a lot of roundabouts and on ramps around here (which make for a good time in a car like the CTR :D). Usually if I have a passenger and I’m about to gun it or take a curve fast, I give them a heads up before we go in. Seems to help ‍:dunno:
 

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I think I’m going to get one a sticker or something of one of those airline seat belt lights and put it on the passenger window. When you get in you know what you’re getting yourself into.
 
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I think I’m going to get one a sticker or something of one of those airline seat belt lights and put it on the passenger window. When you get in you know what you’re getting yourself into.
Just get this sticker on dash
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Drove my mom for the first time this weekend. She was a good sport and saved all comments other than “Oh shit!” till the end of my spirited driving. Here was what she had to say at one of the first stop signs
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I was driving our LX and decided to floor it from a light. Got rubber in second gear, looked at the wife and she was making the sign of the cross.
 


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i get nervous too when riding with a bad driver ;)
 

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I always bring duct tape for my passengers
I have 30 HPDE under my belt, so I feel somewhat comfortable going into a corner. I'm not speeding, but carrying good speed through the corner, i e
turn in, apex, track out, which the average driver has no idea about. So understandable passenger get somewhat nervous, so one has to be patient with ones passengers
 

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Passengers do not bother me, or cause me any concerns -- It's many of the other DRIVERS out on the roads that have me terrified at times.

Having the power & the acceleration to quickly get away from them when needed, is most reassuring.
 

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Passengers do not bother me, or cause me any concerns -- It's many of the other DRIVERS out on the roads that have me terrified at times.

Having the power & the acceleration to quickly get away from them when needed, is most reassuring.
Yup, its always other driver's for me too. Always merging into your lane, or driving real close beside you. Also with huge trucks, coming up next to them is terrifying as they are so big they end up in your lane.
 
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Yup, its always other driver's for me too. Always merging into your lane, or driving real close beside you. Also with huge trucks, coming up next to them is terrifying as they are so big they end up in your lane.
Ah..maybe we should start a nervous drivers thread lol.
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