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Re: Sun? Sun? Sunday Chat 11/9/13

Subject: Re: Sun? Sun? Sunday Chat 11/9/13
by BillH on 2013/11/10 17:02:25

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TommyT-Bone wrote:
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BillH wrote:
As great as the Drag Races were, nothing beats shifting gears AND turning the steering wheel.

I enjoyed watching the drivers steering adjustments. That's one (of many) major faults I have. I'm hard wired for fluid steering adjustments and braking. That means I often brake early and easy instead of hard and late. Old habits die hard. Ah, what does it cost .... a second or two? ;)

Well, in that vid, he's pushing the car pretty hard. The steering adjustments are because of narrow (by today's standards) front tires and a boatload of horsepower on corner exit. The car does handle well for that vintage.

Fluid steering input is actually what you want (smooth is fast)on corner entry (watch his hands). At corner exit, corrections must be done with very quick steering input to control a push or oversteer (this is one of the things that takes a while to learn).

Yea, braking early can cost you a lot of time.

NOBODY in their street cars (on the big tracks) uses their brakes correctly, even the "advanced" drivers. It's one of the two major things I work on with advanced drivers and race drivers.
With the advanced drivers, I use "Off the Brakes" more than I use "Brake.....Brake........Harder."

D36