1st gear or 2nd gear
04-07-2016, 07:42 AM
#46
Rennlist Member
Those who want to drive like an asshat on public streets kindly stay the f*ck out.
04-07-2016, 12:24 PM
#47
Three Wheelin'
you started this thread referring to STREET driving and talking about tracking out and high performance turns
Get you shyt together before you get your panties in a twist because people call you out for being a ........
04-07-2016, 08:28 PM
#48
Racer
Thread Starter
The words "approach", "trackout", etc. are better than any wordy descriptions I could come up with, which would probably get lost in translation anyway. Everybody knows what trackout means, or can look it up.
I did not imply driving like an as*hat. This should clear up those people who inferred such.
I did not imply driving like an as*hat. This should clear up those people who inferred such.
04-07-2016, 08:50 PM
#49
The words "approach", "trackout", etc. are better than any wordy descriptions I could come up with, which would probably get lost in translation anyway. Everybody knows what trackout means, or can look it up.
I did not imply driving like an as*hat. This should clear up those people who inferred such.
I did not imply driving like an as*hat. This should clear up those people who inferred such.
04-08-2016, 08:46 AM
#54
Rennlist Member
Why aren't ^those^ youngsters wearing helmets? Their parents could be arrested for child abuse 
You gotta admit though, the kid is good!
You gotta admit though, the kid is good!
04-08-2016, 11:29 AM
#56
Racer
Thread Starter
04-08-2016, 12:53 PM
#57
Race Director
I guess fundamentally I'm confused by the "if the approach is less than 35MPH, downshift to second..."
If the approach is less than 60-65, why aren't you already in second? At any given time, the car should be prepared to make optimal power if you press down on the skinny pedal. If you're in any gear above second at 15-35 MPH, you are cruising, so I'm not really understanding where the transition between putting down the boulevard at 30MPH and flying t*ts-out around every corner happens.
I think some of you folks need to go to an autocross event and spend some time watching the cars that make 100-200HP (or less), like the 914-4's and the 912's. Some of those drivers are amazing at conserving momentum through turns, and they handily beat the hell out of a lot of 300-400HP cars where the driver hauls *** to every corner, burns $3 worth of tire and brakes, finally corrects from the slide/spin they're invariably in, and spools up the turbo for the next 250 feet of straight.
As an aside, the thread is pretty much "how do I apply racing/performance driving techniques to my daily commute;" while you may not appreciate the "why are you doing this on the street," it's a valid question. If you are doing ANYTHING that involves threshold braking, limits of adhesion, yada yada, you are leaving no margin for error if, say, a jogger steps off the sidewalk into the street or anything else unexpected happens. You do not have to be going 100MPH to get cited/arrested for reckless driving.
If the approach is less than 60-65, why aren't you already in second? At any given time, the car should be prepared to make optimal power if you press down on the skinny pedal. If you're in any gear above second at 15-35 MPH, you are cruising, so I'm not really understanding where the transition between putting down the boulevard at 30MPH and flying t*ts-out around every corner happens.
I think some of you folks need to go to an autocross event and spend some time watching the cars that make 100-200HP (or less), like the 914-4's and the 912's. Some of those drivers are amazing at conserving momentum through turns, and they handily beat the hell out of a lot of 300-400HP cars where the driver hauls *** to every corner, burns $3 worth of tire and brakes, finally corrects from the slide/spin they're invariably in, and spools up the turbo for the next 250 feet of straight.
As an aside, the thread is pretty much "how do I apply racing/performance driving techniques to my daily commute;" while you may not appreciate the "why are you doing this on the street," it's a valid question. If you are doing ANYTHING that involves threshold braking, limits of adhesion, yada yada, you are leaving no margin for error if, say, a jogger steps off the sidewalk into the street or anything else unexpected happens. You do not have to be going 100MPH to get cited/arrested for reckless driving.
04-08-2016, 02:42 PM
#59
Race Director
