AutoX driver ed

[Larry C Leung]

It IS amazing isn't it. And furthermore, almost too bad that you didn't
get a chance to school in the rain, it's ABSOLUTELY amazing how much grip
there is on even near slicks (i.e. 2 yr old shaved DOT "R" tires) in a
very light car (GTi) at autocross speeds (i.e. slow for real world
circumstances) when driven right. And it's also amazing how quickly you
can spin (can you say, I thought I was going THAT way!) when you screw
up!

LL - NY

On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:09:44 -0400 "Lee M. Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
writes:
>Spent the moring at an autocross driver's ed program.
>
>I can say only two things.
>
>First, wow. I never knew my car could do that!
>
>Second, it's not about the cones.
>
>Seriously...I was amazed at what my car could do in the hands of an
>experienced autocross driver. With the help of the two instructors, I 
>got a
>*lot* smoother and faster through the course. I also learned not to 
>look at
>the cones I was trying to avoid, but to pick a spot far ahead, or 
>elsewhere,
>and stay focused on that. Interestingly, my car drove *very* 
>differently
>using this technique...it drifted through corners where before it 
>pushed.
>
>I, like everybody else, left a *much* larger gap in slaloms and 
>elsewhere
>between the car and the cones...feet rather than inches. It was quite
>interesting to take the slalom flat out without lifting...first time I 
>did
>it, I took *way* too much speed into the next segment, with the 
>expected
>consequences!
>
>I also learned how to steer. I had been letting the car come back to 
>center
>on its own after a big turn...I found a *lot* more power if I brought 
>the
>wheel back directly.
>
>Had a *lot* of fun, even with the flat on the way home.
>
>Lee
>'95.5 S6 avant
>'96 A6 quattro avant
>