I just started reading the Barber book, it's really
pretty good. I still have a lot of questions.
Somehow between the Watts book, the Barber book and
Beckman's POR there are still a lot of gaps.
For example: How did you take the finish (in a slow
car) at the last event - remember a tight right hander
leading onto a short straight? is pinching the turn
and keeping to the right correct, or takin a faster
wider line?
Craig
--- Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net> wrote:
> Barber also produces a terrific book on driving.
> Makes things very
> clear. I made the mistake of loaning it to a
> friend...you know how that goes.
> --Pat K
>
> Patrick Jones wrote:
> >
> > Skip Barber two day driving school. It was
> fantastic and I learned a
> > ton. There was even a 16 year old there, sent by
> his parents to pass
> > the class before he got his license. He had never
> driven a stick
> > before and at the end was taking the Vipers around
> an autocross course.
> >
> > They taught car control theory, the physics behind
> suspension and what
> > happens to a car in various situations (class room
> work). Outside we
> > went through many lane change situations,
> threshold breaking practice,
> > skid control, and proper (according to skip and
> friends) hand movement.
> >
> > A week after the course I used what I learned on
> the Sunol Grade to
> > avoid a car by diving onto the shoulder and
> threshold breaking my Neon.
> > Before the class I probably would have locked the
> wheels and held on.
> >
> > Well worth the money. This was at Laguna about
> three years ago. I
> > will send my kids there when the time comes.
> >
> > patrick
> >
> > --- Rob Weinstock <weinstro@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > Is anybody aware of decent driving instruction
> available for folks
> > > that
> > > didn't learn to drive until they were adults?
> > >
> > > This would be non-autox, non-high performance
> oriented, and instead
> > > focused
> > > on things like accident avoidance, car
> positioning, etc.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Rob Weinstock
> > >
>
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