Suggestions for learning out of the car?

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12-13-2009, 08:51 PM

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Gary R.

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they black flag you for any bumping

Fred wouldn't make it through the warm up lap..

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12-13-2009, 10:24 PM

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Fred wouldn't make it through the warm up lap..

Seeing Sean suddenly taking a 90 degree turn for the tire wall after the unintentional nudge... precious memory... They labored 5 mins to take him out of there.... All that on the warm up lap.

That said, Speed Secrets is a great read and some of the stuff he wrote is very easy to apply!

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12-15-2009, 01:00 AM

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I would add the use of a good computer simulator like iRacing during the off season or track hiatus. Eye/hand/foot coordination and you can learn a track layout as they are accurate to the extreme.

+1 Iracing & Rfactor sims

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12-15-2009, 04:32 AM

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sims and video games are great for the fact that you can get "results" and gauge your progress, all the books are great but actually just going out in a wet parking lot with nothing to hit and trying to work on car control- even in a rental car- is a cheap ticket to gaining confidence and feel in the car.

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