Man .. we all were young once .... glad to hear you have some common sense in you ...

Have fun with the TL ..

 

lol thanks for all the advice

 

autocross racing is controlled low speed- 20 to 45mph pylon chasing on a big parking lot.
Car control is all important and will teach you where the corners of the car are-
cost about $25 to enter the event for a day- see www.scca.org as a starter point
Going fast requires very little skill beyond pushing the big pedal, while real driving....!
Look into local racetrack websites- Most have several car clubs that rent the track and offer Hi Performance driving days also called Track School or Track Days about 250 $
You dont race the other cars, you learn to drive safely, and speed comes with skill-
you have a real race driver as your copilot as you learn what entry apex and exit mean. After that- report back here for more skills developement

Dont even think of going out alone yet- the TL will bite you until you know its systems and get experience working up the speeds you can corner and braking points with a skilled adult to help you and watch for idiots on the road

Look at youtube type sites for Track Day videos shot by students, and see how they go thru the corners- most have a few laps at a time to view

 

shoot. at least its not a 70 year old. i think a 16 year old driving is safer than a 60 year old+.

 

typical kid, 60 year old? thats not that old. I'm 20 and I would not agree with you one bit, more 16 yr olds die because of stupidity than 60 year olds! 70-90 on the other hand....

 

woot got a 4.1 gpa now i have a higher chance of driving the tl

 

congrats

damn youre smart.

 

No.
I was the shizznit at Pole Position.

 

4.1? How does that happen?

 

haha thanks, i worked hard

 

ap (advanced placement) classes which makes my gpa higher

 

BS.... I took plenty of AP courses while in high school, GPA cannot go above 100%...its pure mathematics.

Did you take any advanced placement exams yet? which APs are you taking?

 

^ it can happen.

 

Congrats.
Where are you going to college?
For what?

 

New Math.

Standard Classes = 4.0 scale
Honors Classes = 5.0 scale
AP Classes = 6.0 scale.

Total GPA is a weighted average based on mix of class types. Not all schools (or colleges) recognize a scale higher than 4.0, but many do.


(daughter in HS; gotta know these things)

 

LOL, like the 2400 SAT.
I guess school is much more complicated these days.

 

Bearcat94, thanks for the info...

This is just as ridiculous as getting paid to do well on the exams.

Instead of making students smarter and more aware of how they are doing in school, we are creating a new system which babies everyone.

 

Wowww, take it easy, bro. Don't give yourself a heart attack or anything . . . damn!

 

OK autumnfalls, there is one thing you need to learn about this site. Everyone is going to hate on you for a while, cus you are new to the site, and you get to drive your dad's brand new TL. All the older dudes here are upset because they didn't get to drive an '08 TL as their first car. If I were you, after reading half of the replies here, I would run and never come back . . . I don't know why everyone is freaking out. You must be a pretty bright kid considering you are taking AP classes and have a 4.1 GPA. I am a teacher in a high school, so I know how difficult that can be. Congrats on getting to whip around in the new TL! Enjoy it.

 

autumfalls, don't run, stay with us

This is very informative website. For example, I just learned that GPA goes up 6.0

Are the AP exams still in the scale of 1 - 5?

 

+1

Autumnfalls- welcome to the site. Now that you've cleared up a little bit of the confusion while being mature about it, I'm sure NO ONE will continue to be a jerk about it.

 

lol, you made me laugh, cuz i just learned too that GPA goes that high, never knew.

yeah, don't run stay with us...

gonna learn a lot from here, and welcome

 

haha ya i was thinking y ppl were getting mad at me i was just saying how much i wanted to drive the tl cuz i love acura
yes for the ap its still 1-5 and i already took calc and us history so far, dunno if im gonna take govt or stats
for our school max gpa is 5.0
thanks for the ppl who werent bagging on me

 

nahhh, stick around, dude. some people just got a little carried away. There is lots to learn here. you will like it.

 

extra credit in high school haha

 

man i wont lie. i remember the day i got my 2005 6MT acura tl. I have a 1996 accord coupe which is my first and only car. I knew how to drive manual from my friend but just for the sake of switching gears and actually accelerating. I thought I was a badass cause the car was so fast compared to my accord. I went on a local freeway when it started getting dark and I pulled up to this modded honda s2000 thinking i was bad. I started messing with him. Im guessing the guy dropped into like 2nd or 3rd and gunned it for like 2 seconds and it scared the shit out of me. I started picturing myself try to gun my tl and lose control and crash. I literally had a panic attack. haha, i just started driving normally all the way back to the house.

a couple months down the road now and its a different story

that car has a nice kick for somone who doesnt have experience driving that kind of power on a normal basis. easily do something stupid and lose control.

 

Hi Darksom...I'm still bitching about my "still less than perfect WDP mismatch"
Regretting not getting the NBP

 

dont know where your daughter goes to skool but we only go up to 5 for honors and ap, and 4 for regular

 

take govt, i took it, it wasnt that bad, and the kaplan review book is amazing prep.
how was calc? im takin it in may and im really nervous cuz if i do well, i could place out of business calc in college and i might not have to take math again.

senioritis is getting to me, which is restricting my tl privileges...

 

wow, that came out wrong
wat i meant was, it could be cool to have aps out of 6 here, cuz my gpa would be a lot higher, given the emphasis my school places on aps

 

No, it's cool. I understood the intent. I am sure there are a variety of formula's depending on the district.

I have NO problem with getting "extra credit" for AP classes. You take a college level course (say Calculus) in HS, you deserve some consideration over somebody skating their way to an "A" in a "regular" math class.

 

Same im getting senioritis, but the Calc AP was soo hard last year cuz they changed everything, but i still did pretty good
Ya Govt was alright, I had Kaplan too soo good.
lol ive been driving the tl lately and its been so fun
i have to take the car myself now cuz my dad is gone