These are your favorite types of driving

Earlier this week I asked you to share your favorite types of driving, and the results were a little different than I expected. I was expecting to get a lot of comments from people about the joys of driving like a hooligan on public roads or perhaps attending track days, but I guess you all are a lot more adult than I anticipated. There were a lot of people saying that their favorite type of driving was safe driving, or even that they were being paid to drive; I thought this question would bring out the hooligans, but perhaps they’re too busy terrorizing cyclists in the valleys to answer. Regardless, there were still plenty of great answers, but if you missed the chance to share your favorite type of driving, head over to the comments section and join in the fun.

I said my favorite type of driving is Baja-style driving, because I was fresh off the weekend with the Ford Bronco Raptor press car, where I spent about eight hours rolling it around dusty trails and jumping jumps, which really triggered a memory of feeling the same feeling I had when jumping off my bike as a kid. This is so much fun! I rarely stopped smiling the entire time, but when I stopped it was to let out maniacal belly laughs. If you ever get the chance to enjoy a Raptor product in the desert, do yourself a favor and just say yes. Anyway, here are some Yours Favorite type of driving!

I don’t know what has happened to me…but this question is putting me in an existential crisis.

In my teens and early 20s, my friend group and I would be found most weekend nights traveling up, down, and around the mountains. Those spirited mountain trips were my happy place.

I still crave those vehicles…light, agile, and direct handling with enough power to keep things interesting. But the last time I went out for a spirited drive I felt very bad. I was worried about a cyclist smoking, spooking an oncoming car (even though I never cross the yellow line), or how expensive an accident could be.

So if I’m being honest, I think my favorite type of driving now is traveling with my family. I still want to be in a car I enjoy, but I enjoy the idea of ​​it as much if not more than actually using it to drive fast. For my kids, sailing on C&C (or getting the chills when people pass by in our cars), and getting home safely without a ticket, feels like a win.

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Rally driving, simply because it involves drifting. I clearly remember sitting on the floor watching TV and watching the WRC on Speedvision. I just said, “I want to do that.” Growing up poor in North Florida, my parents didn’t know how to adjust. However it is still on the bucket list.

Submitted by: Marcus C

Travel long distances in low traffic conditions with low humidity and temperatures of 45-70 degrees in any car with the V8 turning at low RPM and easily audible music. Driving at night like this was my favorite but the LED lights mounted 6 feet above the ground have ruined that experience. For this reason I try to avoid driving at night altogether.

Submitted by: tex

rally driving. I have been taking classes periodically at the Team O’Neil Rally School in New Hampshire for about 13 years. Below is a picture of my 5-day course. I have also been working on a Fiat 500 Abarth Stage Rally project for about 5 years with the goal of competing in the ARA. Have met some great people while attending events as a photographer!

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I used to swap dealers in college.

Some were simple, swapping Camrys between dealers 30 miles apart. But every once in a while you get a fun delivery or swap and you get to drive a Cadillac Escalade EXT with music blasting loudly for 3 glorious highway miles, or get a Porsche 911 lease return from Merritt or Sawmill on the way back to NJ.

So I would say, single or big miles that you are getting paid for in someone else’s car.

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Safe. I prefer to go where I want to go with my car, subject to normal wear and tear. I enjoy tracking down a rental car at a facility.

Submitted by: Cluck

Sometimes it feels second-rate, but that’s where Autox is at. It is relatively cheap and not that difficult for cars. Sure, you only get to 60 or so, but it feels like a million miles an hour. When you mess up, it’s 2 seconds or at worst, a DNF. You learn a lot and have a lot of fun and meet some really nice people.

Submitted by: Clay Horste

I can spend holidays on empty roads, in the woods, on winding hills and tight corners. Years ago, I did the Car and Driver “Hockingham Ring” in Hocking Hills in SE Ohio and it was an amazing experience to drive. Something like the MX-5 was invented for such courses. There’s something so uplifting, so energetic, so much fun about hitting a mountain corner, the scream of the engine echoing off some rock faces and trees, and a smile plastered across your face. Maybe you can kick the tail out a little, get a touch of oversteer to get the heart rate up a little, maybe hit the next corner a little faster. As long as you don’t have slow traffic in front of you, enjoy life with the top down, keep the engine revved up near redline, and spend at least a weekend somewhere in the middle of nowhere, reminding yourself why we love driving in the first place and how much fun even a light car with less than 200 hp can provide.

Submitted by: Xavier96

Driving a car slowly. Maybe that’s why we all recognize that dangerous Nissan whizzing through traffic.

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STI in an empty parking lot covered with snow.

Submitted by: minivanman