Rocky said:
"slow in fast out. Give up a little speed going in to enable you to stand on
it
exiting. To some degree, I disagree with Richard Nichols, although what he
says may be
more applicable to high-powered cars."
'Member, I said these were not my words of wisdom -- my instructor was
driving a Miata, and if that wall of cones had been of brick instead, I'd
have been convinced I was gonna die when he didn't let up until the end of
the straightaway, then slammed on the brakes, went 'round the corner, then
powered away. I just applied what he taught me to my "torque peaks below
3,000 rpm" SVO.
>"Smooth doesnt count for anything." Bull. Yes, there are a few good drivers
that are choppy
Both Rocky here, and Joshua Hadler in his message, dinged me on this one.
I'm sure I deserved it :] but I was simply repeating what I was told.
But -- I will have to say that, as soon as I stopped worrying about
emulating what I'd heard about "great" drivers by trying to be smooth, I
went faster.
>"Point and squirt." Good technique IF your car has gobs of power or really
killer torque
Yup, my CP SVO has those things. But does the Miata? Seriously, I don't
have its stats, but it was the Miata that showed me how it's done. 'Course
he did have to shift up and down a lot, and I stay in 2nd from launch to
finish. Dammit, and I know how to heel and toe, too. ;]
Richard Nichols
rnichol1@san.rr.com
San Diego, California, USA
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