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08-08-2010, 09:24 AM

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when instructor finally got me driving my line consistently in midday second day, nice and slow, with no shifts, no speed, nothing of all that crap that self-righteous people started preaching about on page 1

When an instructor has you not shift, that means you are really struggling. It doesn't mean you are hopeless, but you should reassess your strategy. I would recommend ditching the Rcomps and driving on street tires for a year.

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08-08-2010, 09:38 AM

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Or migrating to golf.

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08-08-2010, 10:06 AM

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This is how to spin a car (one of my early ones)…

LOL; How are you doing?

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08-08-2010, 10:38 AM

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LOL; How are you doing?

Ya.. car came to rest with me face to face with the corner worker with only the tirewall separating us.....

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08-08-2010, 01:11 PM

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08-08-2010, 01:38 PM

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guys..this has been immensely valuable...

BTW...I think I found the missing DE video...

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08-08-2010, 02:07 PM

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08-08-2010, 02:16 PM

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08-08-2010, 03:06 PM

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When an instructor has you not shift, that means you are really struggling.....

or that you didn't buy enough beers the previous night.

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08-08-2010, 03:20 PM

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+1 r-comps and all that suspension you have purchased is not for you right now. You need to be driving a pure stock car for safety and to help you learn.

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08-08-2010, 04:18 PM

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+1 r-comps and all that suspension you have purchased is not for you right now. You need to be driving a pure stock car for safety and to help you learn.

And learn to watch your mirrors..

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08-09-2010, 12:48 PM

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Nah, I am one of the chefs in the background, cleverly disguised as members of the KKK.

I couldn't figure out what they were really supposed to be. All I saw was pointy klan hats.

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08-09-2010, 01:04 PM

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With me, I take things away from the student in a quest to get them to focus on the basics of getting the car around the track smoothly. With a new student, once I know he isn't the next Pat Long, 1st thing to go is the mirrors. I'm the rear view mirror and passing commander. If shifting isn't smooth and is causing imbalance, that goes too. Gas, brake, and steering are his/hers and if I could do those myself I would take some of them away too!