[s-cars] Kids and cars, vol II - which vehicle dynamics course?

[Steve Powers]

Pizzo -

> For spinning, car control and sliding, I don't think you could do any better
> than a winter driving school, whether it be at Steamboat Springs, Colorado,
> Team O'Neill in NH or any other low traction situation. You learn more in
> that environment about car control than on a high speed track if only due to
> the fact that you can experiment more with traction loss and experimentation
> at low speed with less risk than trying to trailing throttle oversteer and
> not hit a concrete barrier instead of a nice, soft, forgiving snowbank.

Team O'Neil is one of the best driving/riding clinics I've ever done.
For a value gained vs. dollar spent, it's right up there at the top.
www.teamoneil.com

One other class I'd recommend would be Danny Walker's American
Supercamp. While it's designed for motorcycles on dirt track, the
little 100 cc, 6 hp dirtbikes you ride on the mud (at low speeds)
teach you a whole lot about braking and throttle control. All of this
is directly applicable to high performance driving/riding. The camp is
now up to $625, but that's for a whole two days of riding where they
provide the bikes and lunch. By the end of the camp you will be
accelerating into a corner in 2nd gear, kicking the rear out with the
brake and spinning up the rear tire for the exit. All you need is a
helmet and a desire to learn. www.americansupercamp.com

Steve Powers