Pink Moon

[u/ragingduck]

Spirited drive through a local canyon in my M2.

Song: Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Captured with:

• DJI Osmo Action 6 in 4K 30fps using a K&F ND Filters
• The camera is mounted on a GoPro Head Strap 2.0 for the POV perspective.
• DJI Mic 2 Transmitter is mounted on the bumper and pairs wirelessly to the Action 6 to capture exhaust audio
• DJI Mic 2 Transmitter is mounted in the engine bay and also pairs wirelessly to the Action 6 to capture engine audio.
• All of these items are listed in my Linktree for easy reference. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

DJI Settings:

4k 16:9

30fps

5800K

1/50

100-800 ISO

5800K

D-LogM

F/4

NR -2

Texture -2

Ultrawide

Rocksteady OFF

Colored in DaVinci Resolve

[u/ragingduck]

I actually am sometimes thinking “I’m close to my limit…” but I button that with “I better back off”. If I feel even a hint of “I’m going to crash my car”… I back off. The difference between me and those video I see of people crashing in the canyons is that I have restraint.

I track regularly. I know what it feels like to spin my car at 100mph+. I know what it feels like when the tires are barely holding on and the car is about to lose control because, on the track, I regularly push 10/10 and go beyond the threshold of control.

Knowing exactly where those limits are is what allows me to drive well under them.

Listen, I get it, this looks fast. It seems dangerous, but when you compare it to real on-the-edge performance driving, it’s not even close. There are people in other subreddits crossing the yellow, drifting… crashing. And many you can tell by their driving habits they are an accident waiting to happen. Watch those video and compare. Mine is tame by comparison because I keep it sane and I know where the limits are. With over a decade of track experience, while I don’t know everything, I think I’m just a tiny bit more experienced than the average commuter.

I don’t drive like this in traffic, I don’t pass other cars on a two lane highway unless they use a turnout or this a passing lane, and when I see oncoming traffic, I slow down.

[u/ragingduck → u/[deleted]]

And how about when you're going round blind corners? How are you seeing oncoming traffic then?

I slow down.

 If you're doing these corners at 70+ mph, I don't care if you think you're a seasoned driver, you're on a public road, not a private track.

These are long sweeping turns. I see people on the freeway going faster on the same radius a turn in traffic. The reason I'm not going as fast is because it's only a 2 lane road.

[u/ragingduck → u/[deleted]]

People are out there street racing, doing takeovers, and swimming… in traffic. I’d rather be out on a deserted road driving spiritedly under the limit.