Justin, I wasn't talking about using LFB in a sweeper to steer - I was
talking about using it to control speed a little more precisely than with
the throttle. Slight lifts and slight acceleration in my car causes the
car to get upset - I have a lot of torque and a lot of engine braking at
anything over 2500 RPM. I was talking about using LFB to hold myself
at 10/10th around a turn. The LFB doesn't upset the car. Now, I'm
sure that it's better to just hold the right speed without having to brake/
accelerate, but I don't have enough experience to do that yet and if
LFB can teach me to maintain 10/10th faster, then I'll use it as a crutch
for a while.
As for slaloms, I wasn't talking about steering with throttle during slaloms,
I was talking about using the accelerator to make up for the speed you
scrub off turning the car and using the brake to keep the car settled from
the use of throttle.
John "No, not that one" Engstrom
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From: Justin Hughes[SMTP:ka1ult@channel1.com]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 1:12 PM
To: Engstrom; 'AutoCross Mailing List'
Subject: Re: Left foot braking
[SNIP]
>3) For those of you who left foot brake, is it common to use a little
braking
>with the left foot to control speed in the middle and end of a turn?
I'll let you know after I try it. :) Seriously, though, I'd prefer to use
the gas, steer with the throttle a bit.
>4) For those of you who left foot brake, is it common to use both brake and
>throttle modulation in a slalom?
There's not enough of a turn to steer with the throttle in a slalom, but to
me gentle throttle changes seem to be the best way to keep your speed smooth
and provide maximum cornering capability. In theory. I haven't tried it
myself. I could be wrong, and as usual YMMV from car to car (Scotty's Vette
could do a slalom under full braking thanks to his ABS!) :)
- Justin
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