Passing Signals

[J.Smith]

Sechsgang wrote:

By fully attached...I meant a car and a .5 away...Gary Church, my instructor, said that was the only way to get the car to notice that I was there to pass...it was sadly true though...whenever I hung back 3-4 lengths...I simply would not get the pass...that got pretty annoying...

I gotta agree here. And I have had quite a few instructors tell me the same thing. If you're not making it obvious to the car in front of you that you want a pass, they're more than likely not gonna give it to you. Making it obvious = fill their mirrors. And I think it's safe to say this happens in all run groups. I'm certainly not talking about driving aggressively to the point of harassment, but I see no problem in making it clear that you're faster and would like to be pointed by at the earliest convenience.

I've done the "courteous thing" and given some space, and 9 times out of 10, I'll wait more than a few passing zones before they get the hint. Get up a little closer, and the point by seems to come a bit sooner. Since I've started DE's, nobody has come to cuss me out yet, so I must be doing something right.