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post Nov 22, 2008 - 2:24 AM
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So, my best friend and I were talking and we came upon the topic of "spirited driving" and gave each other our definitions upon it and came up with the idea that we should both make a new thread on each other's car-forum site.
So my definition of driving spiritedly would be something similar to driving on roads that aren't so busy/secluded and driving hard and doing so to perfect one's driving ability and for the joy of doing it.
My friend's definition was simply driving whichever way you like, as long as you have the joy behind it.
Some others' input would include, "spirited driving is straight up cruising on the highway. The ones i am talking about are those that go through the mountains, the ones that noone ever goes through. Bring a cop radar and smash out on those roads for fun with the music full blast"
"Mine I guess would be when I get off work at 5:30 or so AM especially on sat or sunday morning. Theres no traffic, the exhaust is humming, its chilly, but not cold, the highways are all mine. No cops, no traffic, just me, my car and the sunrise, sunroof cracked open."

So I was just curious as to what your views of Spirited Driving might be.

 
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post Nov 26, 2008 - 12:44 AM
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Spirited Driving = 75% of full throttle, using the whole width of the road for cornering, down shifting, shifting somewhere 4500-5500 rpm, NEVER pushing to the limit thou. Thats my ideal "spirited driving", if its full throttle driving, i call it "公道最速伝説"  biggrin.gif  (you'll only understand if your japanese or read chinese character)


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- _mikeE   What's your definition of "spirited driving"?   Nov 22, 2008 - 2:24 AM
- - _Jim_   spirited driving = pushing the car harder than nec...   Nov 22, 2008 - 2:54 PM
|- - GotToyota   QUOTE (_Jim_ @ Nov 22, 2008 - 1:54 P...   Nov 23, 2008 - 7:25 PM
- - RickJamesBish   I'd say your definition...but it also depends ...   Nov 22, 2008 - 3:22 PM
- - playr158   i know i'm driving spiritedly when my tires st...   Nov 22, 2008 - 3:31 PM
|- - Tigawoods   QUOTE (playr158 @ Nov 22, 2008 - 3:3...   Nov 22, 2008 - 5:03 PM
- - 95st-celica   spirited driving is what jim said...flooring it an...   Nov 22, 2008 - 3:31 PM
- - bizzerk   when your gas pedal breaks off   Nov 22, 2008 - 3:46 PM
- - samir0189   LOL when there is a stain on my seat!! ...   Nov 22, 2008 - 5:15 PM
- - Cuts_the_Pilot   hhmm well im lucky enough to live in the state of ...   Nov 23, 2008 - 6:01 AM
- - soulshadow   The only way to really enjoy a car is pushing it t...   Nov 23, 2008 - 4:37 PM
|- - 96bluevert   QUOTE (soulshadow @ Nov 23, 2008 - 1...   Nov 23, 2008 - 5:26 PM
|- - gt_driFFter   QUOTE (soulshadow @ Nov 23, 2008 - 6...   Nov 29, 2008 - 6:42 PM
|- - CelicaST_CALI   QUOTE (gt_driFFter @ Nov 29, 2008 - 3...   Dec 1, 2008 - 12:57 AM
- - _Jim_   QUOTE (soulshadow @ Nov 23, 2008 - 5...   Nov 23, 2008 - 7:06 PM
|- - soulshadow   QUOTE (_Jim_ @ Nov 23, 2008 - 7:06 P...   Nov 24, 2008 - 12:24 AM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE (_Jim_ @ Nov 23, 2008 - 4:06 P...   Nov 24, 2008 - 7:30 PM
- - Tigawoods   i went out again today. - getting as close to th...   Nov 23, 2008 - 8:37 PM
- - Euphoria   QUOTE (Cuts_the_Pilot @ Nov 23, 2008 - 7...   Nov 23, 2008 - 10:01 PM
- - playr158   QUOTE (soulshadow @ Nov 23, 2008 - 4...   Nov 24, 2008 - 7:26 AM
- - RickJamesBish   Agreed with playr...those words come out of my mou...   Nov 24, 2008 - 12:27 PM
- - Taskbot   Street racing, against yourself. That's my de...   Nov 24, 2008 - 6:46 PM
- - RickJamesBish   ^ Without a rope or parachute. Merry Christmas and...   Nov 25, 2008 - 1:12 PM
- - D-Man   Spirited Driving = Legal way of saying that you...   Nov 25, 2008 - 3:23 PM
- - Shigexile   Spirited Driving = 75% of full throttle, using the...   Nov 26, 2008 - 12:44 AM
|- - hatchy_gt-s   QUOTE (Shigexile @ Nov 26, 2008 - 6...   Dec 1, 2008 - 12:20 AM
- - purplegt4   spirited driving: a) driving car to its limit. b...   Nov 26, 2008 - 3:04 AM
- - D-Man   QUOTE (Shigexile @ Nov 25, 2008 - 11...   Nov 26, 2008 - 9:33 AM
|- - Taskbot   QUOTE (D-Man @ Nov 26, 2008 - 9...   Nov 26, 2008 - 9:41 AM
|- - Shigexile   QUOTE (Taskbot @ Nov 26, 2008 - 8:41...   Nov 26, 2008 - 10:27 AM
- - Akirad1   for me its when you get those butterfly deep in yo...   Nov 26, 2008 - 9:54 AM
- - richee3   I would say that "spirited driving" is w...   Nov 29, 2008 - 4:20 PM
- - manphibian   Some good sensible people here Basically imo if ...   Nov 29, 2008 - 4:28 PM
|- - stephen_lee   QUOTE (manphibian @ Nov 29, 2008 - 4...   Nov 29, 2008 - 4:35 PM
- - richee3   ^ x2. Unfortunately, Manphibian is right. Too man...   Nov 29, 2008 - 4:57 PM
- - Lil-Joe101   Well in my case of not haveing a license. Spirited...   Nov 29, 2008 - 9:33 PM
- - mitchy   i think it is just driving smooth through corners,...   Nov 30, 2008 - 6:09 AM
- - kamax   driving when you enjoy it, and pushing the car to ...   Dec 1, 2008 - 2:27 AM
- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (mitchy @ Nov 30, 2008 - 6:09 ...   Dec 2, 2008 - 6:39 AM
- - richee3   I just had a thought on this. Where do you draw th...   Dec 4, 2008 - 10:05 PM
- - RickJamesBish   I was actually thinking about this the other day.....   Dec 6, 2008 - 8:02 PM
- - D-Man   I believe i've found the definition of Spirite...   Dec 15, 2008 - 10:03 AM
|- - RickJamesBish   QUOTE (D-Man @ Dec 15, 2008 - 10...   Dec 15, 2008 - 3:43 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE (RickJamesBish @ Dec 15, 2008 - 2...   Dec 15, 2008 - 4:02 PM
- - x_itchy_b_x   QUOTE (playr158 @ Nov 22, 2008 - 5:3...   Dec 15, 2008 - 10:11 AM
- - RickJamesBish   That song is used to illustrate the "Ghettone...   Dec 15, 2008 - 4:09 PM


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