I was curious...
Watching some in car stunt footage over the years, I have noticed that some stunt drivers make it a point to drive with their thumbs outside the steering wheel rim alongside their hands, while others wrap their thumbs inside.
Is this covered in stunt school? I try to remember to keep my thumbs in when drifting off road, and when hot-dogging the Charger. I've also seen rally drivers steer hand to hand instead of hand OVER hand. Its as if they "feed" the wheel from one hand to the other. The rally guys only have their hands on the shifter to shift , then it is back to 2 hands on the wheel.
I can see the benefits of keeping the thumbs in: If the wheel jerks, your thumbs are protected. The hand-to-hand steering style makes sense as well.
Any comments? Do you drive this way? Any other tips for us newbies? Surely the experienced autocrossers and road coarse guys can throw a few tips to the masses!