> experts) said that Brabham never drove the same lap twice, but
> his gear-change was the same to an inch and a millisecond, every
> lap.

JT> They may very well be different, you need more than a stopwatch
JT> and calculator to see the differences. The question is, did
JT> those minor differences make them faster? But you're right, all
JT> other things being equal, they are remarkably repetative. 

 They get the optimum lap right, and try to do it every time...

JT> No, it really did make a difference. I had people trying to
JT> overtake me (while waiting at lights or such) if I were stopped
JT> over to one side of the lane. Out of habit, I started to stand
JT> in the middle so the fuckers wouldn't try to kill me every time
JT> I stopped.

JT> Later, even when did stand to one side (with no P plate), they
JT> never did try to pass me.

 That's true. You always try to get away from a learner on a bike at
the lights... put him safely behind you. I thought you were talking
about a car.

> Pass as in "overtake," or pass as in pass-by? In peak hours, I
> overtake hardly anyone. We're all going the same speed.

JT> Depends on traffic. If sparse, I overtake, if a parking lot, I
JT> pass. 

 I try to pick the *right* lane, but most of the time in peak-hour in
hardly matters. The two lanes tend to even out. Try it on a weekend!
Sometimes, the outside lane is the slowest.

Regards,
Bob

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