Agreed.
I had two years of autocrossing under my belt but, looking back I wasn't
prepared to push the car as hard as I did.
Low speed oversteer while auto-x is manageable, high speed oversteer on the
track is not.
Unfortunately I went off track into a dirt berm instead of a flat area (end
of the back straight).
The combination of the setup of the swaybars, tire pressures and braking
into a crest with little track experience was a recipe for disaster.
Fortunately the car was only worth less than $5000. I ended up stripping it
for parts rather than trying to claim insurance.
I just cut my losses rather than drive up my insurance rates.
Steve 70' 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <9laser3@bright.net>
> Might be cheaper to take a driving school and learn what your car can do
> instead of heading out to the track and rolling. I doubt your insurance
> company was happy after that. Not sure about other tracks, but MidOhio
> offers several schools, including a high performance driving class. Not
> racing, but how to get the best performance out of your car. The class
cost
> a lot less than a new car.
>
> IMHO,
> Paul
> Ohio
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