Faster & Safer! Driving Position Essentials | Green Hell Tactics
2024 ж. 16 Мам.
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In today's first episode of "Green Hell Tactics" we will talk about the fundamental beginning of becoming a better driver: the seating position. The do's and don'ts.
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00:00 Intro
01:08 Be Comfortable!
02:35 Height
03:38 Legs
05:21 Seat
06:48 Steering Wheel
09:25 Old cars compromise
10:25 Shoes
14:14 Bucket Seats
15:32 Race Harnesses
19:45 HANS Device
20:30 Outro
20:53 Bonus
I think that seating position is the most underrated aspect of driving (in general). Some people dont understand the phisics of driving, they don´t look for the best feeling of the car, and I get that because not everyone are petrolheads like us, but this should be lesson nº1. This video along with the one that Robert did talking about harnesses and head protection should be mandatory before entry at any track day!! Great video Misha. Greetings from Spain!
In the UK, seating position is one of the first things you are taught in lesson one.
@@edwardtye4119 they should also teach Brits how to drive, not just how to sit in the car.
@@misterlove6225 might want to check the stats for the most successful country for motorsport in history...👍
@@skippyguy3 what the hell does motorsport history have anything to do with how your every day people are driving?
@@misterlove6225 because you commented on a video about motorsport. Check road safety statistics instead then. I assume you are from the US based on your vernacular, our roads are almost 3x safer than the US....
Excellent video. I have a friend who used to drive "fast and furious style"...seat reclined as much as possible, he could only hold the wheel with stretched hands. His logic was that, by reclining so much, he was lowering the center of gravity of the car, lol. When I told him to try and bring his body close to the wheel and bend his hands at about 90 degrees, he was SHOCKED. He suddenly realized how much better control of the car he now had through the wheel, and how much more feedback through the seat. After that, he never changed his seating position again.
Thank goodness he was willing to listen to you.
Was that friend you yourself by chance? Jkjk lol
@@BijanIzadi lol, yeah, it could be me, because i used to drive like that when i was really young, thinking it looked cool etc. but since i was always reading car magazines (no internet in the 90s), i found out that i was doing it wrong
Well, at least your friend listened lol. Most race bois don't listen, and you can barely see their heads coming out of the dashboard when you see them from your back mirror lol
Instructions unclear. I bent my hands 90° instead of my arms and wrecked leaving the driveway. Thanks.
Please do more of these! Things like a track prep breakdown from getting your car ready, getting fitted for a helmet, and any other relevant things on how to be prepared to hit the track in a smart/safe way would be awesome. Then when at the track with the driving portion there is just so much to breakdown like how/when to brake, trail braking, corner enter/exit strategy, how to keep the weight of the car where you need it, when to send it in straight line speed, how to get familiar with the track, etc. It would all be really useful information from you with your experience!
Excellent explanation of important points for nearly all drivers, on track and on road. Love these. Thank you. One additional point is the distance from the steering wheel to your chest, which should be no less than 10” (25cm), to allow for airbag deployment without undue trauma. Finally, as a Volvo Polestar owner, LOVE YOUR HOODIE!!!!!
this is going to be a timeless video. excellent walkthrough my dude.
Very well communicated, thanks! Appreciate the thought that went into this and the production quality. Looking forward to the next one!
I can't wait to see more of these. great stuff. thank you
YES PLEASE do more of these! Mum's already training for our first laps next year and the more she knows the better!
Great video Misha. These tips are fundamental! Keep going with this format about the best tactics and advices.
Awesome video! I am looking forward to this serie!
Huge appreciation for this video. Please do more of them! This is very useful and important knowledge that may make the streets safer. Greetings from Poland!
Thanks Misha. I was looking forward to seeing these video series
Perfect Video ! Keep up the brilliant work !
Thank you for doing these very informative videos, always learning something new
Great vid, Misha. Really well done.
Underrated and very much appreciated on making the driving experience 100% better
Love this video! Will send this to some folks for sure. You already mentioned it, but would be great to hear about advanced left foot braking techniques - brake + throttle at same time, mid corner weight balance adjustments, etc.
Thank you misha for your time and effort, I’m late but gonna love this series.
Great video Misha life saving information 👍🏻
Thank you bro, I was literally looking for this video
Awesome driver seating position refresher training!! 👍🏿
Good Job, Misha! Really like your videos, very informatime and always fun to watch!
Awesome video Misha! For the foot position I always use the clutch pedal as an easy guide. If the leg is still lightly bent when fully pressing the clutch I am good. And I just simulate that in a car with an automatic transmission.
Love the educational videos, looking forward to the next one 👌
Misha, I’ve studied the subject “Proper driving position” and I must say, you are right on the spot sir. Well done, very well done explanations and thanks for educating people the right way.
Really good video. It touched all the points of being in a good position to drive. Keep going!
Thank you Misha for this great explanation on that very important topic many people ignore. Спасибо! With love from Belgium.
I'm going to enjoy this series! Maybe include viewing techniques (you already mentionned during an AC session that you can enable 'view into corner').
Such a great 101 video - much appreciated!!!
I think this will be a great series of videos can’t wait for more great content like this 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻
Great video, Ive always had trouble finding a proper seating position and stuff like this isn't talked about enough.
This format is what is missing on you tube. Its simply excellent.
What a fantastic series!
thanks for this Video I'm excited for the rest of the series. I'd love to hear about car balance and safety related themes like this one. (HANS, breaking technique, how to react in an emergency Situation like flat tire, oil spill, coolant spill, driving over the orange stuff that soaks up the oil and others).
Really enjoying the recent videos, more of this please!
Great video Misha! Went fully in-depth just as curious audience loves it, can't wait for the rest of the series!
This was extremely informative. The great thing is these tips can be used for street driving too. I just learned that I have been driving with the wrong seating position all these years. I drive with the seat as far back as possible to the point where the pedals are just in reach and recline the seat ever so slightly so it's not upright. These are going to change effective immediately. I am going to try your tips and see the difference it makes. You should also touch on how to stay alert and comfortable during long journeys like the ones you made from Germany to Croatia.
Awesome video. I learned so much on how important the seating position is and the proper way to strap in.
Nice to see a car enthusiast (i know you are a race car driver, but) who is sensible. Keep up the good work.
I am very excited for the next videos of the series, this is so interesting even though I never went to any racetrack yet
Nice video Misha, can't wait to see what's next 😁 Hope i will be better driver with all your advice 😉
Great video. Thanks. Looking forward to the next video.
Great, great, great👌... You moved us/you to the next level of this "universe" 🙏😉. Thanx Misha 👍. And please keep on 😇.
Loving this Green Hell Tactics, I've a guy I've been tutoring at trackdays, albeit in Ireland, that won't listen to me at all even down to the simple stuff like hand position etc. hopefully this content will help him 🙂
Always heard that a good rule of thumb for adjusting your arms/seat/steering wheel is: when sat all the way in the seat and comfortable, you should be able to rest your wrists on the top of the steering wheel with straight arms
Slightly bent arms is even better
And you should be able to get to your cup holder :D
Then no way to adjust Steering wheel properly on a Tesla Models S 🤣
@@ezanchi5422 turn the yoke sideways so it is vertical should do it… but i really think this yoke thing is quite dumb on a road car
@@MrTchou I am a Tesla fanboy and even myself admit that the Yoke wheel is absurd. Once Autonomy level 4 or 5 is here then maybe but until then its non-sense for daily use.
Awesome video Misha! I never felt comfortable driving with my arms and legs stretch out. I fell unconfortable while normal driving, more so when driving on Nürburgring. Good point on the proper shoes and expressing the importance on braking. Speaking on that, maybe you can make a video about braking and weight shifting, plus maybe add heel-toe/rev matching with manual transmission. As always, awesome videos
Absolutely crucial point about never using the full harness without the HANS device! Helmet always comes first then the system of harness, either just standard three point or hans+4(6) point harnesses.
Really good explanation 👌 looking for the upcoming videos 😊
I would like to add that if you have an impact with your legs fully extended to floor the pedals, it's not just your knees at extra risk but the force of impact will be transmitted to your hip, which is much more vulnerable and could end up in a permanent disability.
This is possibly the most informative video I've ever watched on KZhead. I'll be coming to hire a car for a few laps one day, it's on the bucket list 👍
I've had the chance to be completely corrected by a rally pilot. He showed and taught me correct position of legs, arms, back, chair, etc. Never ever went back to the bad driving habits i used to have. And it's some like 20 years since. Sad thing is: still many people driving while sleeping or viceversa. Golden rule: 90 degree angle of the chair and its rest. Thank you, very informative and helpful video!
Unbelievable video. Well done. A master driver.
Very good stuff Misha!
Very cool video & necessary!
Thank you! well made!
Thank you so much for all the reminder! You’re so right about the shoes. I haven’t driven on a racetrack for a little more than two decades, but now that you said it, my shoes in that era weren’t made like now. The back was much lower and they were much more comfortable for my day to day driving.
this is actually such a good and relevant video
Insane amount of knowledge in this video
Awesome Video! Thanks for making them. Like you said, man people make such mistakes and i m sure with this video you helped a lot of them. I would like to see a video about driving technics/dynamics such as things you can do to controll the car better in extrem situations.
Thanks for this video, very important and interessing
Great video, stoked for this series 🤜🏻🤛🏻 .. ken block that door 😂👌🏻
Thx for the advice!
Great video Misha
Glad you did a video about that! There are sooooo many dudes who think they know what they're doing and have a horrible seatingposition!🤯
Man this video saved me. I’ve always had issues getting smooth shifts in my GRC, and I had no idea how to fix it. Practice practice practice nothing helped. I followed your seating guide and turns out I was sitting HORRIBLY wrong. Within just a few driving cycles of getting used to your seating position, my shifts are smooth as butter and I have confidence like never before. Thanks Misha 2 years ago. You’re awesome
Privet, chuvak. Always a pleasure to see your face my dude!
This video needs more views! Great education!
Thanks for the great content of this video, which although it is mainly for track racing but has many little secrets for safe public driving! 💪😎🤘🔥🔥🔥
underrated topic, great video!
This is such an amazing video as I was also not very comfortable in the car! Everyone should do this!
Thanks Misha for a very comprehensive explanation to the seat position. I fully agree seating position is so very underrated and good and supportive seats for cars are often very neglected. Really good tips you share that help drivers improve seating and perhaps even driving safely. May I ask your advice for driving foot postion with respect to organ pedals vs top hung accelerator pedals. I drive a F20 and I must say the foot driving brake and accelerator pedals create very poor ergonomics. Hope you can advise.
Nice video misha!
Excellent, many thanks
Very informative. I'll be checking up on my seating position tomorrow. I'm used to sitting relatively high.
Thx Misha With that Ken Block note you make me smile. I miss him so much, I am glad you mention him.
Awesome points , thank you so much
Important video! too many people ignore this tips
This is really good - it might not look cool but the amount of improved control is huge and means you can focus on the drive. Being tall means I'm compromised in a number of cars so your tips are a great reminder. I like the last points on closing doors before belts - for road cars mirrors and heating might also need set before settling in to seat. Finally the last segment reminded me of resetting the belts on my grandchildren's child seat in the back of my golf 😊
Interesting and informative 🇯🇲
this video is public utility ! need to put it on every driving school ! (y) thank you camrade
Excellent content! Important for both racers and for regular street drivers - seating position can be a life saver in any accident and in preventing them :-)
excellent content, thank you
Super explained video. "just i missed " best and fastest escape from danger crashed car.
thank you for the information Misha
Thanks for this, I didn't know anything about harnesses before watching this and it's nice to know about them if I ever use one
These kinda video's are great! like to see more of them please!!!
Great start!
Excellent!
Great video. I knew most of it but great to watch
really good video!
A topic suggestion : steering technique (correct positioning and use of the hands) - there are KZhead videos out there saying whatever
I’m just about to put rollbar and harness in my Miata and Before this video I wasn’t sure if I had to get a hans device. Now I am! Thank you. Looking forward to meet you. I’m from canada and want to live this track experience.
This really helped !!!
Great Stuff!
Thanks Mischa! I'm going to send this video to all my friends that sit in a car _like they've been casted as an cheap substitute for an Ali G Sequel._
I’m an osteopath. Nearly everyone I see has problems related to their rubbish sitting position while driving!! 🙈 not just backs- shoulder, neck the list is endless… Your advice is spot on in my professional opinion! 👍👍
Great info vídeo!!!!
best video serie ever very good idea
Thank you! Not to toot my own horn and say I "knew" all of this, but there was one crucial part I was missing -- scooting into the seat (as you put it, "sitting in the seat rather than on top of it".) I was habitually rounding my lower back when I got in the car, creating a small triangular gap between me, the seat, and the back rest. I started from scratch and followed every tip, being sure to scoot into the seat as much as possible, and it feels excellent in comparison. Much more comfortable, supportive, and easy to operate the pedals. Before, I would get sloshed around a bit when taking corners, even with gently bolstered seats. Now, everything is tight, and comfortable! Funny how one little change can make such a huge difference.
this is the same in general driving, the lad who lived next door to me had his seat in a position to look 'cool' (seat forwards and reclined back looking like he was on a sun lounger) he had 3 crashes that he paid for repairs himself to keep his (then new) insurance from going crazy expensive, when asked why he kept crashing he said ' i couldn't steer quick enough or i got my pedals messed up'. told him his problem was his seating position and he wouldn't listen until i dragged him out of his car and changed it myself and sat next to him on a 50 mile drive, his response was amazing 'i feel in control now' was his words, yes mate you were trying to look cool but you looked a fool with your front wing hanging off and no front bumper or NSF headlamp if i see you back in your old position i'll beat the living daylights out of you. 15 years later he's sat the same position as i gave him and no crashes.