Weight management (was: RE: [s-cars] heel-toe driving)

[Linus Toy]

I've been reading this whole thread with a lot of amusement...thanks everyone
:)

Seriously, one thing that may be hanging up a few minds in here...LFB, apt a
term as it may be, is really about managing weight distribution...the term
"braking" may be giving a bit too much the wrong impression about what you want
to do...in some cases, all you're doing is touching the brakes gently to settle
the front end of the car...in others you might be more aggressive.  YMMV

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of CLAG500 at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:15 AM
> To: QSHIPQ at aol.com; tedebearp at yahoo.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] heel-toe driving
>
>
> Hey Scott,
>
>   Could you give a brief description of how to use LFB in a
> tight corner? I would like to be able to do this in auto-x.
> Seems like it would be helpful in that situation. I'm just
> trying to picture how to do it. Are you using a lot of
> throttle while braking or just keeping it "on the boil"? Do
> you brake coming in? At the apex? or through the whole corner?
>
> Chad Tobin
>
> In a message dated 5/2/2003 7:23:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> QSHIPQ writes:
>
> > I've
> > taught/watched LFB for many years, even to some rather newbies.  I
> > have yet to find any experience or venue to support your thinking,
> > especially in a softly sprung badly distributed street car
> on track.
> > Personally, I LFB every frickin turn in any car on any
> track, turbo or non.  I can think of a handful
> > of exceptions on specific tracks in specific cars where I
> don't.   The side
> > benefit of LFB is keeping the turbo spooled, it has nothing
> to do with
> > a bypass valve installed or not (my 83 urq doesn't have
> one, and my 87
> > wagon does, both benefit from LFB the same).  I don't think
> there is a
> > better way to decrease lap time.  One of the first questions I ask
> > anyone on the track, insulting or not.  You don't LFB, the guy that
> > does has a huge time advantage you need to make up with with
> > equipment.
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