Overtaking, how you do it?

[Zot09]

I try not to do it, but if the situation comes up where I want to then I make sure that the road ahead of me is flat and straight so that I have a clear view of the oncoming traffic. I start creeping to the left, and if it's clear I drop a few gears and slam on the gas! :D

[MIHALS]

well, I think my R6 E30 is made to overtake as many times as possible :twisted:

I always overtake ONLY on safe straights. if there's a curve ahead, I rather stay behind the car and wait for the straight after the curve. then, kick 2 gears down to let my revs go to 4000 revs (damn, how do you call it, when you step on the clutch, build up the revs and kick lower gear? :oops: :lol: ) and owertake the car with a beaaaaatifullll R6 noise in the highest revs :twisted: - it gives me an ORGASM everytime I overtake :drool: - that's why my consumption isn't really low :hmm: :lol:

but as I said - ONLY ON SAFE parts of the road!!!
Czech drivers are very stupid and do a loads of stupid things (overtaking when there's a car coming in the other direction :x ), that's why it's the best keep on the right side of your lane :?

[MIHALS]

don't worry Mojo, my car isn't so fast, just agresively noisy :twisted:

[Pokiou]

Full throttle with a loud rumble of the boxer engine in there face!

[MIHALS]

Full throttle with a loud rumble of the boxer engine in there face!

I would LOVE to be overtaken by you every single day :drool:

[MIHALS]

LOL :lol:

not that way, fortunatelly :roll: :mrgreen:

[dutchmasterflex]

Well since I drive low powered, torque-less Toyota's... I usually build speed up and catch them while they slow down for turns and take them on the corner. Which you shouldn't do ;)

[cooperluke]

... and take them on the corner.


You overtake on the corners? With or without visibility??? :?

[Pokiou]

Full throttle with a loud rumble of the boxer engine in there face!

I would LOVE to be overtaken by you every single day :drool:

hehehe no problems :D

[Darkel]

After a couple of scary moments in the past, I think I've become much wiser these days :mrgreen:
I realized that 70hp is far from enough (especially uphill :shock: ), so I only overtake when I'm damn sure I'm gonna make it. Of course I still close by buttcheeks, veeery tight :mrgreen:

It's all about staying alive long enough to get my hands on a more powerful car, meanwhile I just smile at those idiots driving crappy cars and overtaking like they're Schumacher :wink: They usually end up in a tree or something.

[pzgren]

that's very simple - pedal to the metal if the view is good :D

[nthfinity]

Well since I drive low powered, torque-less Toyota's... I usually build speed up and catch them while they slow down for turns and take them on the corner. Which you shouldn't do ;)

It can work in esses on a motorcycle pretty well... but I'd run you off the road with such a catwank move.

[harryo2b]

Depends where you drive. Here in Germany passing is the way of life even on the corners both visible and blind. For me if I know the road i stay back a bit and build up my speed to a suitable passing section when needed. If it's a road I don't know i lurk close but not tailgating to the car in front and since i have enough power or pre selected the proper gear to pass i just punch it and fly right past the car. I think the most cars i've passed on a two lane road at one time was 5 in about a 500 meter distance. :twisted:

What i hate is when i'm on a back road hauling ass in my car and come up to a straight a bike will be behind me out from no place! But then as soon as we hit a turn i'm on their ass passing them right back because they can't handle the turns at speed as i can. Damn motorcycles...good for nothing.

[Mattk]

I tend to just wait for a good, straight section, go into the opposing lane, and floor it.

[saadie]

For me if I know the road i stay back a bit and build up my speed to a suitable passing section when needed. If it's a road I don't know i lurk close but not tailgating to the car in front and since i have enough power or pre selected the proper gear to pass i just punch it and fly right past the car. I think the most cars i've passed on a two lane road at one time was 5 in about a 500 meter distance. :twisted:

no other logical way to do it ;) ..

i've passed 13 cars in a streach of 250 meters .. beat that suckers!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[dutchmasterflex]

Well since I drive low powered, torque-less Toyota's... I usually build speed up and catch them while they slow down for turns and take them on the corner. Which you shouldn't do ;)

It can work in esses on a motorcycle pretty well... but I'd run you off the road with such a catwank move.

Are we talking about a 2 lane road with dotted lines? Or a 4 lane road with 2 lanes for each way?

[nthfinity]

Well since I drive low powered, torque-less Toyota's... I usually build speed up and catch them while they slow down for turns and take them on the corner. Which you shouldn't do ;)

It can work in esses on a motorcycle pretty well... but I'd run you off the road with such a catwank move.

Are we talking about a 2 lane road with dotted lines? Or a 4 lane road with 2 lanes for each way?

2 lane (one on each side as the Mojo made mention of) not 2 lanes per direction of traffic.

[dutchmasterflex]

Well since I drive low powered, torque-less Toyota's... I usually build speed up and catch them while they slow down for turns and take them on the corner. Which you shouldn't do ;)

It can work in esses on a motorcycle pretty well... but I'd run you off the road with such a catwank move.

Are we talking about a 2 lane road with dotted lines? Or a 4 lane road with 2 lanes for each way?

2 lane (one on each side as the Mojo made mention of) not 2 lanes per direction of traffic.

well then, thats a different story. conditions have toperfect i.e. downhill, long straight ;)

[Ford Capri 2.8i]

The only secret for overtaking properly is just by accelerating when the car works in a good range of power or torque, and that depends of the engine architecture; for instance its not the same a torquish supercharged turbo engine which the petrol has a lot of power from 3000 rpm, and a diesel one from 1500 rpm, or a multivalve S2000 engine which it has te power from 5500 to 8000 approximately

[dingo]

Not enough boost in 6th at the speed limit (100) so drop it back to 4th and redline it past them. :D

The less time I'm in the wrong lane the better IMO so I'm not gonna cruise past them at 105.

[nthfinity]

In general, its pretty easy to pass with the Jeep.... but this weekend, I had a different routine when passing slower traffic.

I made some pretty easy passes in an F40 the other day..... on throttle.... boost comes up VERY quickly, and your out of the way. The Ferrari likes to be in the revs... dont let it drop below 3500 really... 5th gear it feels bogged down... shifting into 2nd, and going WOT to pass must be one of the 7 deadly sins! Oh the ecstasy!

of course, make sure its clear enough!

[RC45]

Passing on the freeway used to be a 4th gear excercise... these days it is a 5th gear effort.

On 2 lane roads, I fall back on a 100,000 miles of sport bike riding. Make sure you can see ahead for 3 gears, downshift to car/bikes sweet spot on the rev counter - then pull out and mash the gas.

[acmarttin]

2-lane streets don't exist here, everything is 4 or more. 6 is the norm on major roads. Then there's streets like Vegas Blvd. (The strip) which is 8. But there is no overtaking to be done on the strip. I never go there anyway.

That said - the way I overtake is pretty textbook. Go left, throttle down.

[Zot09]

that's very simple - pedal to the metal if the view is good :D

With your car it is :D :wink: And the sound is heavenly! :D

+1



I was driving back to SoCal about three months ago, and there is loonnnnngggg 1 lane(on each side) stretch of pretty much empty road(hwy 46 for us Californians). I was behind an E55 w/ an aftermarket exhaust for most of the drive and whenever he would pass I would as well and just listen to that beautiful AMG engine roar...mmmm

I just bought a CAI and am waiting to install it...I can't wait to hear that when I'm doing my passes :D

[jakaracman]

For me if I know the road i stay back a bit and build up my speed to a suitable passing section when needed. If it's a road I don't know i lurk close but not tailgating to the car in front and since i have enough power or pre selected the proper gear to pass i just punch it and fly right past the car. I think the most cars i've passed on a two lane road at one time was 5 in about a 500 meter distance. :twisted:

no other logical way to do it ;) ..

i've passed 13 cars in a streach of 250 meters .. beat that suckers!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

About 40 cars in about a kilometer, way over speed limit and on a stretch that overtaking is not allowed (although road is basically straight and you can se a kilometer away), in a van (VW Caravelle).
Funny thing: unmarked police car with camera recorded it. And caught me only 10 kilometers later (Caravelle has 150 and their Golf only had 90 HP). Took abou 15 minutes negotianting and 20€ tio get out of that one.
Wont tell in which country, though ...

[jakaracman]

Not. But SE Europe, yes ...

mrmojo: I didnt count overtaken cars, passenegrs did. And I wrote around 40 as there were 7 of them and they couldnt agree on the number ...

[acmarttin]

2-lane streets don't exist here, everything is 4 or more. 6 is the norm on major roads. Then there's streets like Vegas Blvd. (The strip) which is 8. But there is no overtaking to be done on the strip. I never go there anyway.

That said - the way I overtake is pretty textbook. Go left, throttle down.

4 lane roads even outside the town? I dont' overtake inside the city limits, since it's not worth it in the traffic, but on faster public roads it's the way to go.

As far as I know - the only paved roads outside of town are major highways. Vegas is in the Mojave desert so the only places a person would want to be are within city limits. I'm sure you're right though. As there are definitely roads within Clark County that I haven't driven on.