How are your hands positioned while driving?

sillyoldtayo · 09-13-2012, 10:55 PM

9/3 is the msot comfortable for me. since on the nismo i dont have a telescoping wheel, that works best. When i had my G i could do 12 o clock and then my right hand rarely ever touched the wheel...

UNKNOWN_370 · 09-14-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitco39

Moving from a truck I find that holding one hand at 12 doesn't work as well when playing with the car. Its a bad habit I started mainly because it is comfortable. I have since tried to keep my left hand at the 9 position while I switch gears and get on it, however I find that it feels weird and is almost harder to grip, although I know this is the preferred way to hold the wheel.

Just curious how you guys drive the Z.

Get a RHD Z34... FTW

BrianMSmith · 09-14-2012, 09:39 PM

Preferably one hand on a big firm mammy in the passenger seat, other hand in the right spot.

Tribalpinoy91 · 09-15-2012, 12:15 PM

Left hand positioned at 7, right hand on tha shifter

Huck · 09-15-2012, 12:17 PM

I figure if 9-3 is good enough for race car drivers, it's good enough for me

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GiorgioZ · 09-16-2012, 09:07 PM

Left hand at 9 right hand on the stick. Although, I've been told the reason some driving classes teach lower hand position is not necessarily for control, but more for airbag deployment. Get into a bad crash with your hands and ten and two and you'll break your arms and if it's bad enough, bury pieces or your radius and ulna into your forehead and face. Not the nicest way to go.

DJ-of-E · 09-17-2012, 02:17 AM

9 and 3 due to airback deployment.

Never keep your thumbs on the inside area of the steering wheels or else a bad accident will ripe those thumbs out. After seeing a really bad track accident, I swore myself never again to do that.

GiorgioZ · 09-17-2012, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ-of-E

9 and 3 due to airback deployment.

Never keep your thumbs on the inside area of the steering wheels or else a bad accident will ripe those thumbs out. After seeing a really bad track accident, I swore myself never again to do that.

Or deglove them. I'll just drive with my knees from now on.

marrim · 09-17-2012, 02:47 AM

OP needs to put a poll on this tread.

1 Hand
2 Hands
1 Knee
2 Knees

I think you would be suprised on how many people drive with there knees. lol

I personally drive with one hand or just knees. The only time I drive with two hands is on a hard mountain run.

UNKNOWN_370 · 09-17-2012, 08:34 AM

On bumpy roads I tend to hold 9/3
On smooth roads I do 9 or 8 and the stick.
On the highway I'm somewhere between 11-1 unless I need to get through a cluster of idiots. I'm back at 9 and stick or 9 and 3 using paddles.

my2004Z · 09-17-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

On bumpy roads I tend to hold 9/3
On smooth roads I do 9 or 8 and the stick.
On the highway I'm somewhere between 11-1 unless I need to get through a cluster of idiots. I'm back at 9 and stick or 9 and 3 using paddles.

"Cluster of idots." Well said. 8:45 and 3:15 with two-finger paddle shifts for me!

nmjaxx9 · 09-17-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by my2004Z

"Cluster of idots." Well said. 8:45 and 3:15 with two-finger paddle shifts for me!

or the shift nob on the ATs too dont forget those.

KSFastah · 09-17-2012, 10:13 AM

It depends....if I'm just cruising around, left hand at 11 and right hand on the console behind the shifter. If I'm driving hard, it's 10-3 except to shift.

09-15-2012, 12:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
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09-17-2012, 02:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
DJ-of-E Track Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Garden Grove, CA Posts: 676 Drives: 00 Toyota Celica 040 Rep Power: 17	9 and 3 due to airback deployment. Never keep your thumbs on the inside area of the steering wheels or else a bad accident will ripe those thumbs out. After seeing a really bad track accident, I swore myself never again to do that. __________________

09-17-2012, 02:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
marrim Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: AZ Posts: 183 Drives: 2011 370z White Man Rep Power: 16	OP needs to put a poll on this tread. 1 Hand 2 Hands 1 Knee 2 Knees I think you would be suprised on how many people drive with there knees. lol I personally drive with one hand or just knees. The only time I drive with two hands is on a hard mountain run. __________________ Special Thanks to Elite Automotive Finishes and Mike the Powdercoater

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09-13-2012, 10:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
sillyoldtayo Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Renton Posts: 108 Drives: 2010 Nismo 370Z 6MT Rep Power: 14	9/3 is the msot comfortable for me. since on the nismo i dont have a telescoping wheel, that works best. When i had my G i could do 12 o clock and then my right hand rarely ever touched the wheel...

09-14-2012, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
BrianMSmith Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: secret Posts: 267 Drives: 370Z, Ducati 748S Rep Power: 17	Preferably one hand on a big firm mammy in the passenger seat, other hand in the right spot.

09-15-2012, 12:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tribalpinoy91 Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 607 Drives: 370z PW Rep Power: 16	Left hand positioned at 7, right hand on tha shifter

09-16-2012, 09:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
GiorgioZ Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 40 Posts: 16 Drives: 2011 370Z Rep Power: 16	Left hand at 9 right hand on the stick. Although, I've been told the reason some driving classes teach lower hand position is not necessarily for control, but more for airbag deployment. Get into a bad crash with your hands and ten and two and you'll break your arms and if it's bad enough, bury pieces or your radius and ulna into your forehead and face. Not the nicest way to go.

09-17-2012, 08:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14859	On bumpy roads I tend to hold 9/3 On smooth roads I do 9 or 8 and the stick. On the highway I'm somewhere between 11-1 unless I need to get through a cluster of idiots. I'm back at 9 and stick or 9 and 3 using paddles.

09-17-2012, 10:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
KSFastah Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: KS Posts: 184 Drives: 12 370Z Sport GM M6 Rep Power: 14	It depends....if I'm just cruising around, left hand at 11 and right hand on the console behind the shifter. If I'm driving hard, it's 10-3 except to shift.