- There are loads of driving styles,
but only one way to turn the best lap time.
And what's the best driving style for that?
Smooth?
(car engine revving)
(rock music)
Or aggressive?
(car wheels squealing)
And that's what we're talking about today
on The Racing Line.
(rock music)
Now what constitutes smooth,
and what constitutes aggressive?
Now what if I was a star in the latest
blockbuster romantic comedy?
(playful music)
Well, I had a really nice time.
- Me too.
(smooching)
(disappointed music)
- Too safe.
You are not going to get a second date like that.
Smooth would be like this.
All right, all right, all right.
I had a really great time.
- Me too.
(smooching)
- Perfect, strong and confident, right on the edge.
Now, how would Mr. Aggressive do it?
(rock music)
Rock and roll, rock it, rock it, rock rock roll.
Oh man, I had a really great time, baby.
- Me too.
- Ah, come here.
(smooching and shrieking)
(groaning)
Mr. Aggressive went zero to 100 real quick.
Now aggressive may work a few times,
but it's high risk, high reward,
and if you're going to be around long enough
to make it to the wedding chapel,
or the end of the race,
you're going to have to keep it exciting
without going over the edge.
So what's the fastest way to get around the track,
one time?
Does aggressive driving give you a faster lap?
Now if this were an action movie,
we'd have a fight to the death.
Well, that's exactly what we're going to do
to find out which is better, smooth or aggressive.
So let's introduce our hero, Mr. Smooth himself,
BFGoodrich driver Mike Junior Johnson.
And now let's introduce our antagonist, Mr. Aggressive,
also known as Road Rage.
(car engine revving)
- Hey (beep) hole, get the (beep) off
the (beep beep) race track.
- As you can see, Mr. Aggressive and Mr. Smooth
have distinctly different personalities
and driving styles.
So what we're going to do is have a race around the track
to see which driving style is the fastest.
But before we do that, let's talk some tires.
For this race, we're running on true slick.
For the layman, tell us about it, Mike.
- Well this is a BFGoodrich g-Force race slick,
and as you can see there's no tread on this tire,
which puts more rubber on the ground for more grip.
- And this is really sticky rubber, which wears faster,
but it's meant to last only a few hours,
rather than the 10s of 1000s of miles like a street tire.
The lack of any grooves makes this tire downright
dangerous in any conditions that aren't dry.
This is as serious of a tire as you can get,
and it can be life-changing to a driver.
And now that we know all about the tires we'll be using,
let's go do some racing.
- Let's do it.
(car engines revving)
- What we're going to do is give Mr. Smooth
a two-second head start,
and see how long it takes Road Rage to catch him,
giving it all he's got.
- I'm going to kick your lily-white butt,
because I drive flat out, jam the brakes,
whip the turns, floor the gas.
I live my life one lap at a time.
- Mr. Smooth, ready?
- Mr. Aggressive, ready?
- Yeah, let's go, rock and roll, woohoo!
- Mr. Smooth, go!
(car engine roaring)
Mr. Aggressive, go!
(car engine roaring)
(rock music)
(calm acoustic music)
(rock music)
(calm acoustic music)
(rock music)
(car engines roaring)
(calm acoustic music)
(rock music)
And the winner of this epic contest by way of smoothness,
Mike Junior Johnson.
- What?
Smooth, my (beep)ing (beep).
What is this (beep beep)?
This is (beep)ing (beep).
(guitar clanging and breaking)
I'm a better driver.
Why?
- So Mike, what have we learned today?
I mean, you drove away from Mr. Aggressive,
and he was driving the wheels off that car.
- That's just the problem.
He was overdriving the tires.
When you overdrive the tires, and you start to add distance,
distance will really hurt you out there.
Also overheats the tires.
Not good all the way around.
- Ah, I see, 'cause he looked like
he was roaring into the corners.
- As you know, sometimes the guy that looks fast
and makes all the noise, not always the fast guy.
The most important part here, Randy,
is to have a game plan.
If you enter the corner under control,
give it up a little early,
you're able to get on that throttle
and really drive off the corner hard.
- So now we've learned a critical lesson about speed.
Drive right on the limit, never over it.
It's just like life, smoother is better.
And on that note, be smooth and be fast,
driving enthusiasts, and we'll see you next time on
The Racing Line.
Rock and roll, rock and roll,
rock it rock it rock rock roll.
Rock and a roll, rock and a roll,
rock and a roll, rock and a roll,
rock and roll.
Woohoohoo!