[s-cars] RE: Confessions of indiscretions

[Elijahallen92 at aol.com]

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In a message dated 10/23/2003 8:37:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, QSHIPQ
writes:


> Not to be caught agreeing with Mr Fletcher here, my big concern on the
> below Taka is, this would also include many of the instructors themselves.
>
> Quandry.
>
> Scott J
> In a message dated 10/22/2003 7:52:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
> t44tq at mindspring.com writes:
> Scott-
> By your philosophy, most of which I agree with, the guys
> with the "big dogs" don't belong in the advanced group until
> they can run the proper line- consistently and well.
>
> Taka
>

Hi,
 I think we got a little off the point here. We were talking about ACNA
events (driving Schools). We don't teach the perfect line in a driving school. We
teach you to find limits of your car no matter what your driving. The
instructor is at fault if you screw up so if you happen to be driving a 400hp s-car and
your instructor can tell your skills aren't up to it then maybe he should
give you some earlier braking points, some straight away speed limits, and just
some good advice on slow in fast out cornering. I know there are so many
opinions on what is a good track car but this should not have to do with whether or
not should attend driving schools in a scar. Who cares about the clock. You
shouldn't. If you do you should go to a racing school not a fun relaxed driving
school. Cars are going to keep getting faster and faster and if the club
instructors can't control there students then yes they have a problem and I'm sure
there will be new rules to keep people under control. Look at these old s4's.
There are a few out there with 400+ HP. This is after 10+ years of tuning. Now
look at the new S-4 2000 to 2001. At gingerman this year there we're five
with 420hp kits on them. Have you noticed how many of these are at track events
these days and there making that kind of HP after a couple years. Imagine what
they will be like in 5 or 10 years. Power is here in big cars and will
continue to grow so clubs will have to deal with that but I doubt it will ever come
to having to drive a small underpowered car to be considered track worthy at a
Driving School..

Elijah