First Race. How to Prepare Car.

[Topless]

Fresh fluids, get lots of sleep the night before if you can. Drink water and pee between every session. Listen to and trust your instructor. Relax, breathe, and have fun!

[smlporsche]

Originally Posted by Topless

Fresh fluids, get lots of sleep the night before if you can. Drink water and pee between every session. Listen to and trust your instructor. Relax, breathe, and have fun!

I drove my Boxster in stock form for 2 years before I built my race car.
Your car is WAY more capable than you are (no offense).
Like was stated above get a good nights sleep, drink lots of water, listen to your instructor and have fun

One of the biggest hurdles new students have is their failure to look way down the track. Many are so concerned at the immediate corner they literally look 20 feet in front of the car and fail to set up the corner properly. Instinctively your hands (and therefore your car) will follow your eyes so by looking further ahead you are subconciously giving your brian more time to analyze the upcomming events....

[ProjectM96]

FYI, I had my track day 2 weeks ago. It was amazing. My car did suprise me.

My instructor was telling me to turn sharper. I felt like I was turning as sharp as possible at 60mph without spinning out or losing control. He grabbed my steering wheel and forcefully turned it. No tire screeching. No loss of control. It took that turn like a champ.

I shaved off at least 33 seconds off my laptime from my first ever lap to my last recorded lap about 5 or 6 laps later. My camera ran out of memory. I had a few laps after my memory ran out so I assume I shaved off more time. Every lap was faster. Here is a video of the faster, last recorded laps if you have not seen it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHGHDFmS_Lg

[thstone]

Originally Posted by ProjectM96

He grabbed my steering wheel and forcefully turned it.

Wow. That is a fairly dangerous thing to do. Did he try to heel-and-toe for you too?

All joking aside, only one person should be driving the car at a time. Instead of grabbing your steering wheel, he should have either taken you out for a ride along to demonstrate early turn-in techniques OR coached you from the passenger seat to learn to do it yourself.