I also agree with Will. I started just a few months
ago and while I have done some simple car upgrades,
there is no subsitute for seat time.
Also having a target to shoot for, like getting within
a few seconds of Will, also helps.
Cary
--- Will Kalman <will@kalman.org> wrote:
> I agree with Alan and Dave! Tighten the loose nut
> behind the wheel first.
>
> I started autocrossing about two years ago and had a
> set of Nitto NT-450's -
> the NT stands for No Traction. I knew after my
> first event that the tires
> weren't good and my first thought was "what do I
> have to buy to get
> faster?". Thankfully, I resisted that temptation
> and ran the Nittos for the
> remainder of the year, dropping time relative to
> other competitors all
> along. Now that I've started to pull things
> together in the driving
> department, I've been upgrading the hardware and
> taking time to adjust my
> driving to it. And don't get discouraged when your
> times "plateau", I've
> found that after running the same relative times as
> the rest of the class
> for months, something inexplicably "clicks" and I
> get a bit faster from then
> on.
>
> Will Kalman
> '91 Escort GT
> Cal Club #232 STS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Kizerian" <davekizerian@hotmail.com>
> Cc: "autox list" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Novice needs suggestions.
>
>
> > I agree with Alan on this, Run whatever you have
> currently and spend the
> > money on tracktime.
> > I learned in a civic running 440 treadwear all
> season sumitomos, I ran 1
> 1/2
> > seasons on those tires running every local event
> we had, and learned so
> much
> > about driving, and controlling the car. When I
> finally did switch to
> better
> > tires I found I was quite a bit faster than I ever
> would have guessed....
> > (hmmm amybe I need to spend another year on cheap
> slippery tires to learn
> > the new car?!?!?)
> >
> > Dave K
> >
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