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Rocky Entriken wrote:
>
> Late apex everything. It's usually my first lesson in getting a newbie
> through a course. Later I get into "late apex as early as possible" as well
> as recognizing when early apex is the way through. I contend a late apex is
> the fastest way through 90% of the time and the way that keeps the newbie
> out of trouble 100% of the time.
>
> Walk the course until they kick you off of it. that phrase is someone
> else's, but I like it's meaning. Implicit is that every course is a memory
> course, know what you are going to do in a given section before you get
> there.
>
> Stay ahead of the car. Probably one of the more difficult concepts, so it is
> not usually one I introduce right off the bat. I will try to get there by
> the end of the day.
>
> hand positions -- 10 & 2. Such a basic thing, surprising how many newbies
> DON'T do it. and in line with that, so many rest their right hand on the
> gearshift when they have no need to use it. when I ride with a newbie, it is
> almost always something I need to get them to fix. (I accept 9 & 3, often
> depending on where the spokes of the steering wheel are).
>
> --Rocky Entriken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Cashmore <cashmo@hotmail.com>
> To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 7:15 PM
> Subject: No skirts in this email
>
> >Solo 2 isn't broke, let's not fix it. Instead, why don't we talk about
> >something worth changing, our driving. As an instructor, I find myself
> >repeating the same things to students over and over. Below are the lines I
> >use most often.
> >
> >Cliche #1 "You paid for the whole course, use it." ie: wider lines in AND
> >out of the turn allow you to keep the speed up. Every car I've ever driven
> >had better brakes than acceleration, including the V8's and twin turbo's.
> >Many newbies drive down the middle of the course never getting close to the
> >apex cones, etc. If you go all day (ie: 6 runs at a local event) and don't
> >hit a cone, chances are you weren't pushing it as much as you could have.
> >
> >Cliche #2 "The turn before the longest straight is the most important" ie:
> >don't overcook it. If you have to wait to get on the gas you don't just
> >lose speed for that turn but for the next straight too.
> >
> >"Go fast in the fast spots, slow in the slow spots" Oversimplified, I
> know,
> >but too many newbies try to do the whole course at 35 mph. They're going
> >too slow on the straights but too fast through the hairpins.
> >
> >"Brake in a straight line" It's more efficient and lessens the chance that
> >you'll flat spot the tires. Yes, there are times when you can trail-brake
> >but for the most part it just get's people in trouble. See this months NAP
> >article on the 'tire budget' for related info.
> >
> >Anyone have any they'd like to add?
> >
> >Jeff "Never driven in a dress" Cashmore
> >
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