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Old 10-27-2015, 09:57 AM   #5
JayG
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Originally Posted by Porsche Chick View Post
Hey, there's a curve coming up! Wait, let me go get my dictionary . . . maybe a chart would help . . .

And weren't you the one that just said "Autocross is also great practice for low cost and local.

As others have said, slow in/fast out and also slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
Best to be a little slower entering the curve in control than to be too fast and be out of control"?

Where's the contact patch in that post?
LOL

All Seriousness aside

Yes, AX is great practice, just that only 2 wont teach you all about the car.

Definitely better to be a little slower entering a turn and accelerating out of the turn, than having to brake and possibly upset the car balance in the turn.

All of thet has to do with weight transfer, contact patch, apexing, braking and throttle steering, etc.

Here is a website that gives you a a pretty good overview of this stuff
TurnFast! Race Driving Techniques for Heel Toe Downshift, Driving Line, Cornering, Braking, and More • Driving Techniques

On top of doing AX, see if one of the local; car clubs does a driving school and/or look for a DE at a local track.

If you think AX id fun, wait until you do continuous lapping on a race track
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