Sebring Turn 17 Roadblock
#17
It was the end of the next to last lap, and I needed a quick uniform change
Some day I'll learn how to edit my videos and get it posted somewhere.
Greg #012
#19
Sorry, nope. I was behind this and was lucky to choose the gap to the left and made it through with a few AutoX moves. If I tried to go to the right I would have been collected. And there was at least one car behind me.
It was the end of the next to last lap, and I needed a quick uniform change
Some day I'll learn how to edit my videos and get it posted somewhere.
Greg #012
It was the end of the next to last lap, and I needed a quick uniform change
Some day I'll learn how to edit my videos and get it posted somewhere.
Greg #012
#22
I have over the years tried to slow down my hand reactions as stuff happens in front of me sometimes it works sometimes not so much. One really lucky example.
Rich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOUXuHbCZRY
Rich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOUXuHbCZRY
#23
go to :25 seconds at the beginning of this race.. you can see that into and out of the turns, you are constantly trying to feel the cars movement and adjust with the wheel, so there are no surprises. It's kind of like driving by steering the rear of the car, vs the front of the car.
#24
Sorry, nope. I was behind this and was lucky to choose the gap to the left and made it through with a few AutoX moves. If I tried to go to the right I would have been collected. And there was at least one car behind me.
It was the end of the next to last lap, and I needed a quick uniform change
Some day I'll learn how to edit my videos and get it posted somewhere.
Greg #012
It was the end of the next to last lap, and I needed a quick uniform change
Some day I'll learn how to edit my videos and get it posted somewhere.
Greg #012
My vote is good save and not so good on the recovery.
Personally, I always wait for the corner worker to tell me to go.
#25
Thanks for any tips Mark.
Jeff
#26
This is exactly the kind of thing I am looking to improve in my driving, and I've been pumping my mentor Bill Rudtner for tips on how to accomplish it. I understand that advanced driving is on the edge but I'm unsure what I am "feeling" for before I make a correction (butt sensor). Do I actually feel the car slide a few inches or am I feeling an impending slide? It seems getting over the hump to that level is not easy. I don't want to be tossing my hands around without knowing what I am doing if for.
Thanks for any tips Mark.
Jeff
Thanks for any tips Mark.
Jeff
On your "slide" you got caught and surprised...........but, your reaction and action was awesome, probably the best save possible as far. you needed full lock to prevent the spin and then, timing was just a hair off for the over correction tail wag, but thats being real critical. very hard to uncoil a full lock steering wheel , which you needed on the save, on a street car.
all of the slides so far shown on the video are SO easy to counteract. but, because the driver is not expecting it or makes a reactive move... the input is way over the limits 1.5 to 2x over the limit and at 150% or 200% the car willl slide out for sure and usually spin. but when always at 100 to 110%, you can always correct and make the car do what it is designed to do.......... a slide and spin is always preventable. again, when you are sliding, you are in the lease effective mode of slowing down... pushing 100% of the brake pedal, doesn't equal 100% of the slowing capability. (unless you have cup car ABS ) you get the idea!
#27
Suggest you sometimes run worn tires or worn street tires to get the feel of sliding rather than looking to optimize lap times. Also, try a skid pad sometime and of course driving in the rain.
#28
Just mentioned worn tires to bill. He said "yeah why not". Thanks for the suggestion Frank
#29
Skid pad all the way! I tortured a poor little miata last fall for a whole day and learned a ton!
#30