Bob77064
Elite Member
That thunder roadster would be fine to drive.
Was that you or your wife driving?
If it was you. you should have got off the track when the drops hit your windshield.
Since you didn't....stop whining.
You spun out because the track was wet, I can see you were trying to compensate for the water on the track and you failed. Cold wet track means bent sheet metal.
Since it's bent up....race it some more, only this time..... RACE IT TO WIN, NOT TO WRECK.
RACE IT OR GET OFF THE POT.....ER AH TRACK.....
I like it when the track is wet. You can learn finer nuances of car control at a lower speed.
This implies to me that you weren't having to make corrections and thus weren't driving near the limit of traction. So when you did find a limit it was a surprise.
I know, I know, they preach that you should be smooth. They drill it into your head. But what you should realize once you're past an intermediate level is that 'smooth' applies to the path of the car, and that your inputs should be whatever is required to make that happen. Don't tell green students this yet.
The first time you try this, do it in a slow, wet carousel turn that has clear runoff area. You'll notice this gives you conditions similar to a skid pad. Once you reach that steady state condition around the turn, try a quick but small tightening of the wheel followed immediately by a quick counter steer. If you were near the limit and you get it right, the tail should have stepped out for just a fraction of a second. Unless it just under steered.
Also do the same thing with throttle control and throttle combined with steering. Eventually you can do it while trail braking into a turn.
Hope I haven't been talking down. Just trying to be informative to somebody I don't know. Good luck at your next event!
xtn (past hpde instructor)
It's a very expensive hobby. There is no return on the investment at your level. I think your biggest issue was tires and weather. You were a victim of your tires..but my budget for mods has been depleted a bit. Roll bar, seats and harnesses are also on the list.
You were in second gear when you lost it? It looked to me like you saw the straight and you started to put your foot in it when you were at the fat part of the performance curve. You don't have a turbo...right?I just don't think I've got it in me.
It's a very expensive hobby. There is no return on the investment at your level. I think your biggest issue was tires and weather. You were a victim of your tires.
You were in second gear when you lost it? It looked to me like you saw the straight and you started to put your foot in it when you were at the fat part of the performance curve. You don't have a turbo...right?
Your tires were cold the track was wet. That was it. 10.3:1