09-21-2006, 02:20 PM
Another thing worth mentioning...
At my 3-day SB school at Laguna Seca, the Formula Dodge cars were not equipped with wings. This was disconcerting, to say the least, especially on the front straight, where the car felt very light and unstable. Even without wings, however, Grant and all the other instructors pounded it into our heads that we should go from gas to brake extremely fast and extremely hard. It worked, too.
Edit: Granted, they are still light cars with stiff spring rates, but hopefully you see where I'm going with this. I do realize that some people race their daily driver, so those guys will have to modify the technique accordingly.
At my 3-day SB school at Laguna Seca, the Formula Dodge cars were not equipped with wings. This was disconcerting, to say the least, especially on the front straight, where the car felt very light and unstable. Even without wings, however, Grant and all the other instructors pounded it into our heads that we should go from gas to brake extremely fast and extremely hard. It worked, too.
Edit: Granted, they are still light cars with stiff spring rates, but hopefully you see where I'm going with this. I do realize that some people race their daily driver, so those guys will have to modify the technique accordingly.