I'll agree with you on this one. Braking technique was the toughest thing
for me to figure out on an autocross course. It took awhile before I
figured out I was better off losing a little time by braking too early than
losing a lot of time braking too late.
Looking ahead was tough to master as well.
Scot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Ciarcia" <veloimpreza@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:27 PM
Subject: The hardest autox skill?
> I'm sure this thread title will attract some colorful
> responses from this oh so serious crowd <hehe>.
> Seriously though, what do you think is the hardest
> skill to master in autox?
>
> After reading a post on the i-club board I realized
> that the thing I have the most difficulty with is
> braking. When I think about it, just about every
> mistake that I've been making is related to braking. I
> think I'm choosing okay lines, at least I'm not making
> any HUGE mistakes about the line I'd ***LIKE*** to
> take. Proper braking seems to be an elusive skill for
> me though.
>
> How does one practice braking? Seems like a silly
> question but seriously, how do I get better at it? I
> seem to be in a rut. It would seem as if most people
> brake to late, or brake to early however I don't seem
> to discriminate between the two (maybe I lean a little
> be towards braking too early which probably makes some
> sense for my experience level). This past event I
> experienced "HOLY CRAP, I didn't know my car could
> stop that fast" and... "ummm... yeah, I'm off course
> because I really wanted to do a donut, yeah that's
> it".
>
> Cheers Joe
>
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