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Ellen's TG performance was partly put down to here being a good listener and quick learner. News on the inside is that she spent a long time listening very hard to the Stig (tame racing driver on TG) and then implemented exactly what the Stig said. Now, anyone who drives probably has a good idea what the racingline around a cirsuit shold be. Well I did to, but last sunday I was at Silverstone Driving a Lotus exige and Ferrari F355 around the testing circuit and my race instructor pointed out the error of my ways; my opinion of the racing line was way out. After some instruction my laps were getting faster and faster. Top speed I managed was 100MPH down hanger straight before she corrected my lines, after 130MPH.

Being a good listener is important.


Right, but how did she manage three incredibly precise laps within split seconds of each other when the competition, many of which have more experience and training racing cars, had the same training opportunities for the track and the car? Are you saying that you think that any given person can give the identical performance with the same amount of training?




She has a talent for learning quickly, and no, if you gave 10 people exactly the same training you would get 10 different results. Each person has an aptitude for different things. They also have different experience before the training is given.

Again using myself. I'll never write a novel as my grasp of english is not good enough, I could learn it, but I would find it very hard. However, I can usually teach myself new programming languages quickly. I also learn Maths quickly. I have a aptitude the the logic and Maths areas, but not for the written or spoken word. I am slightly dyslexic. I don't have a aptitiude (or talent) for words, but I do for numbers and logic.

Another example, My mother was a concert grade paino player, played about 4 other instruments and can cook to an very high standard; she had a lot of training in both things. She also had a lot of education, BUT she cannot spell to save her life. I fundementally believe we are all born with aptiude in some areas and this can help us; I also believe with trainging/learning and hard work, you can overcome this very small advantage (that others have) and still get to the top of a sport or endevor. The aptitude is a very small amount of the equation.

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