[Shotimes] Autocrossed the Sho

[Leigh Smith]

You should have much more fun in dry weather.
Hold your hand kinda near the front wheel and feel for excessive heat &
smells there, pretty likely with stock 89 brakes. If you could almost roast
marshmellows, they're too hot, and they would stink.
The real "trick" in auto-cross is to keep the tires at maximum load in the
corner. That means going in & coming out too. Turn the steering wheel
(smoothly) as you roll off the brakes.  Roll off the brakes as you roll on
the steering angle. Pretend the two are connected and do both at once, one
gets more pressure while the other gets less. (Same for corner exit). If you
ask the front tires to do both max turning and braking at once you'll be
telling us it understeers like a pig! My "Jackie Stewart" tip is to let the
front hood drop 3 inches on the brakes, then try to keep it down that 3
inches as you gradually transition to full steering, (roll it around,) till
the right side is now leaning down 3 inches. Jackie did it so smoothly the
orange didn't roll out of the punch bowl he had taped to the hood!! It
followed the rim.
Lee


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "'Techpriest'" <techpriest@ourlair.com>; "'ShoTimes (E-mail)'"
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Autocrossed the Sho


> Are you sure it was clutch and not brakes you are smelling?
>
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> Paul L Fisher
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> > Glad to hear you had a good time.  Now that you've done it once,
> > you'll be hooked and coming back regularly.
>
> Fun, but not so fun I am hooked yet.  The weather really put a dampner on
> things.  Did not get to meet many people since those that were not working
> were hiding in their cars with heaters on, myself included.  There are a
lot
> of other things I could complain about the event but I bet the rain caused
> most of them.  Next weekend is supposed to be nicer and I will give it a
go
> again.
>
> > I read you other message as well...  never had a clutch problem, but I
> > rarely shift in auto-X.  most tracks can be doen completely in 2nd and
>
> My concern is that other then lap 1, I did not shift or touch the clutch
but
> could still smell burning clutch after the race.  When I was getting on
the
> gas coming out of corners the clutch must have slipped some is my only
> thought.  I will wait and see if it does it after the next race.
>
> > You should be using the brakes,=, and getting into the ABS.  You want
>
> The 89s do not have ABS, does that change your advice?
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