Agreed! We get teased because we still have drum brakes on the 7. Well,
we're not going fast enough to use them all that much, usually to set the
car. Plus drums are lighter than discs and weight is a concern. :)
--Pat K
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>From: "James Creasy" <james@thevenom.net>
>To: "Joe Ciarcia" <veloimpreza@yahoo.com>, <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: The hardest autox skill?
>Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2002, 12:52 PM
>
> take a run without using the brakes.
>
> braking is overrated anyway- you are using them, what, like 10% of the time?
> i never bother upgrading or doing much to my brakes. nor do i worry about
> braking- 90% of the time you are on the gas, and thats where all the action
> happens.
>
> -james
>
> PS im only kidding a little bit!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Ciarcia" <veloimpreza@yahoo.com>
> To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:27 PM
> Subject: The hardest autox skill?
>
>
>> I'm sure this thread title will attract some colorful
>> responses from this oh so serious crowd <hehe>.
>> Seriously though, what do you think is the hardest
>> skill to master in autox?
>>
>> After reading a post on the i-club board I realized
>> that the thing I have the most difficulty with is
>> braking. When I think about it, just about every
>> mistake that I've been making is related to braking. I
>> think I'm choosing okay lines, at least I'm not making
>> any HUGE mistakes about the line I'd ***LIKE*** to
>> take. Proper braking seems to be an elusive skill for
>> me though.
>>
>> How does one practice braking? Seems like a silly
>> question but seriously, how do I get better at it? I
>> seem to be in a rut. It would seem as if most people
>> brake to late, or brake to early however I don't seem
>> to discriminate between the two (maybe I lean a little
>> be towards braking too early which probably makes some
>> sense for my experience level). This past event I
>> experienced "HOLY CRAP, I didn't know my car could
>> stop that fast" and... "ummm... yeah, I'm off course
>> because I really wanted to do a donut, yeah that's
>> it".
>>
>> Cheers Joe
>>
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