greenhorn`s silly post-event questions :)
08-05-2010 | 06:13 PM
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08-05-2010 | 06:18 PM
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08-05-2010 | 06:22 PM
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The answer is above... Even more simply put, you did not have the necessary skills or the knowledge to handle your car once you started 'pushing' a little. Pretty normal to that point.....
To speak to your post above: Once that recognition is made, what you do from there is the tell.
One can be obtuse - blaming the car, the track, the instructor, the weather, flag station 9, your breakfast, etc etc etc. These people constantly chase their car - mod this, change that: must be the set up, the tires, the car, etc etc etc. These people get and remain frustrated, don't advance, and don't have fun. Or worse. Not to speak for all here, but most have seen this firsthand and know it results in failure of some sort or another. Hence, the warnings you are receiving.
Or one can be objective. Since there are others out there that can pedal the same car about quickly, precisely, and safely, and in stock or near stock form; these people begin to understand that driving (racing even more so) is in very large part a mental sport. These people start with the nut behind the wheel. They realize that even the coarsest of cars is more capable that they are; that their ride will respond in kind to their inputs; that driving requires a special balance of large muscle groups and fine motor skills; and that driving requires an unnatural (in the beginning) balance of focus, awareness, and relaxation such that ones attention is often static and fully saturated (when it needs to be fluid and divided).
The latter persons will slow down. They slow and smooth their inputs so that the ride's response does not saturate their attention. And so they can relax. Which permits them greater focus on the things around them - initially the line, then traffic, working ultimately up to the feel of the car, its balance, how it responds to inputs, etc. Speed will then follow naturally and, equally importantly, progressively.
When you read this thread thru again in the future, I think you will realize that the guys here are only telling you to slow down so you can take that first step. BTW, the next step is the humility to be taught and to learn. As mrbillfill points out we all start there.. GL.
To speak to your post above: Once that recognition is made, what you do from there is the tell.
One can be obtuse - blaming the car, the track, the instructor, the weather, flag station 9, your breakfast, etc etc etc. These people constantly chase their car - mod this, change that: must be the set up, the tires, the car, etc etc etc. These people get and remain frustrated, don't advance, and don't have fun. Or worse. Not to speak for all here, but most have seen this firsthand and know it results in failure of some sort or another. Hence, the warnings you are receiving.
Or one can be objective. Since there are others out there that can pedal the same car about quickly, precisely, and safely, and in stock or near stock form; these people begin to understand that driving (racing even more so) is in very large part a mental sport. These people start with the nut behind the wheel. They realize that even the coarsest of cars is more capable that they are; that their ride will respond in kind to their inputs; that driving requires a special balance of large muscle groups and fine motor skills; and that driving requires an unnatural (in the beginning) balance of focus, awareness, and relaxation such that ones attention is often static and fully saturated (when it needs to be fluid and divided).
The latter persons will slow down. They slow and smooth their inputs so that the ride's response does not saturate their attention. And so they can relax. Which permits them greater focus on the things around them - initially the line, then traffic, working ultimately up to the feel of the car, its balance, how it responds to inputs, etc. Speed will then follow naturally and, equally importantly, progressively.
When you read this thread thru again in the future, I think you will realize that the guys here are only telling you to slow down so you can take that first step. BTW, the next step is the humility to be taught and to learn. As mrbillfill points out we all start there.. GL.
08-05-2010 | 06:30 PM
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reasons i keep running in my head over and over got nothing to do with current or future driving skills or humility or else, so, not a big deal. thanks again to everybody who took time to speak back to me seriously enough, as of the rest - well, water under the bridge.
08-05-2010 | 06:36 PM
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When you read this thread thru again in the future, I think you will realize that the guys here are only telling you to slow down so you can take that first step. BTW, the next step is the humility to be taught and to learn. As mrbillfill points out we all start there.. GL.
08-05-2010 | 06:37 PM
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08-05-2010 | 06:43 PM
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No, but there is already a nice dude in SoCal named Emilio who is selling the T-shirt:
http://949racing.com/flat_out_t_shirt.aspx
http://949racing.com/flat_out_t_shirt.aspx
08-05-2010 | 06:43 PM
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I took me 11 years, but it hit my first wall this year. I got luck in the damage was something I could push back out and fix with no need for new body work. Thank god for 4 layers of tires.
08-05-2010 | 06:46 PM
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sure, no doubt about that, tons of great info and it was very appreciated, some ******** too, as usual, but it was expected.
reasons i keep running in my head over and over got nothing to do with current or future driving skills or humility or else, so, not a big deal. thanks again to everybody who took time to speak back to me seriously enough, as of the rest - well, water under the bridge.
reasons i keep running in my head over and over got nothing to do with current or future driving skills or humility or else, so, not a big deal. thanks again to everybody who took time to speak back to me seriously enough, as of the rest - well, water under the bridge.
******* = anyone that didn't directly respond to the now famous RPM question and had the ***** to try and steer this fool in the right direction. Now we should all worry because he is so "conflicted" about doing DE's! Guess what champ, if you DO decide to continue and still have the **** poor attitude to learning you have displayed I'm sure i'm not alone in being one of the instructors that will take a "pass" if your name shows up. And don't worry, no one here put your name and humility in the same thought.