Originally Posted by RedlineMan

OK Crew;

Good work. Another eager and earnest Seeker of Knowledge sacrificed at the alter of the Rennlist Gods of Speed. Fried to a crisp under the white hot light of our unwavering truth. Chewed up and spit out to appease our insatiable lust for human destruction. Give our best to Ghetto Racer and ColorChange in Drover Purgatory.

May you all continue to drive... Flat Out.

Originally Posted by cello

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.

Originally Posted by kurt M

Get some 997S embosed carpet strips to stop car on between runs.

Originally Posted by jdistefa

G*ddammit are we up to 30 pages yet?