Seriously...

[gareth_oau]

here, take this advanced senior driver for example.....she knows the V8 Supercar and Nascar ways (expect for her 9:00 hand positioning) ....we should all follow suit.

I think she is trying to achieve the rather obscure, but equally effective "quarter to twelve" position. This is a tricky position to master, but highly regarded in some schools of thought!!

LOL if her airbag went off, looks like she'd end up dislocating a shoulder

[Y2008]

I mainly have three problems in most cars, and they all relate to lower body length. It's always hard for me to get into the car, esepcially small ones. My legs get stuck on the steering wheel while going in and out. The other thing is when put the seat in a position that is comfortable for my arms, my legs are too crammed for the pedals, and when i move the seat back my arms are quite stretched reaching the steering wheel. That problem was multiplied for me in a Peugeot 207 gti which i really had trouble driving and another problem i had was with a Skoda Octavia where there was no legroom on the sides, the centre console is too wide and it was a long drive and it was really painful. Back to another issue that was mentioned earlier the dangling keys are very annoying. First time I see some purpose in the renault megane keycard in the centre console. Eventhough i think its a distaster because if ur not used to it, you can leave the car running. I walked out of the car took the keycard, thinking the car had turned off and locked it. The car doesnt lock if the engines running. So i eneded up leaving the car UNLOCKED and RUNNING in the middle of a busy street for about 30 minutes.

[BenjGTI]

Have that problem in the Jetta, but mainly due to the dealers big keyring dangling off keys.
My biggest annoyance is no light on ignition on steering, so at night can't find the hole.

Lol try putting fur around it!!!

[poloplayer]

I usually have it the "old skool" way, wrists touching the top of the wheel when my arms are straight.

However, I do know that for track days and thus racing drivers, its better to sit much closer to the wheel than usual, and almost bolt upright, this gives much much better control of the wheel, and you can twist it up a lot more.

Having said that, its better to not sit so upright day to day because by leaning back a bit, it relieves pressure off various points in your spine, so you wont get back problems as early

[neil]

Lol try putting fur around it!!!

I'm not touching this one.

Or should I say ,not going down that road.

[LoriJarrod]

Regardless of how you sit, Polo seats are not really any good to you on a trackday. You might as well lean back like a P plater in a VT commodore. I find myself gripping the wheel hard enough on the road let alone on a track.

How do the taller driver's get on with a Helmet? I'm 6'4" and my head is almost to the roof with the seat quite low.

The A pillars definately have some racing heritage in them. Perfect position for looking out your side window at the corner exit on both sides.

[gareth_oau]

You might as well lean back like a P plater in a VT commodore.

there have been a few cases of these 'p' plates drivers involved in accidents and their seats have been so laid back that theyve slid under the seatbelt towards the pedals and broken their neck on the lap part of the belt on the way through

sounds like a good result to me!!

[LoriJarrod]

Shouldn't laugh, but it's hard not to.

I can't imagine a side impact in that position would be good either.



Drove the Polo for the first time in a while this morning. Put the seat all the way back (the missus had been in it) and sat down only to find what I thought was some crazy lumbar support sticking squarely into my back. I was looking around for some kind of adjuster for a couple of minutes, until I realised the rear seat was folded down on that side, and it was the rear headrest sticking into the back of the driver's seat. The bloody things must be foam all the way through the back section. Luckily I've got a spare bride seat and a set of rails if I ever go to a track.