First Race. How to Prepare Car.

[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.