"close to cones"
i have this terrible problem that my sidepipes blow down the cones when i
drive too close... there is this misconception that i am hitting them! if i
was hitting them surely i would hear it.
plus i KNOW i can place the car within a few YARDS of my desired line
ANYTIME i choose.
-james
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Hearn <khearn@legato.com>
Subject: Re: 8 CONE SLALOM (WAS: THANKS)
>In message <001601bfe07a$200825a0$78cc3ec6@JCRE.MOZART>, "James Creasy"
writes:
>> i vote for a steady speed and very smooth steering inputs. it has seemed
to
>> me that upsetting the suspension with throttle/brake/ or lift just
reduces
>> the transitioning-speed and grip.
>
>I definitely vote for smooth steering inputs. I just wish I drove like I
> vote. Hmmm, Maybe not, since I tend to be a "middle of the road"
> voter. I guess I'm just "using all of the track" in the poll booth. :)
>
>I've read that in some cars you do want to go on and off the throttle in
> a slalom (smoothly, of course). For instance, a Miata is more
> stable while cornering if you're on the throttle to get weight
> shifted back. So one might want to be on the throttle as you make
> each turn, and lift as you straighten out in between to bleed off
> enough speed so you don't get going too fast.
>
>In my official runs I hadn't figured out how fast my car could handle
> the slalom (it's a continuing problem for me, the car can handle a lot
> better than I think it can), so I was lifting way too early. But I did
> use this technique and it felt really solid. I just should have been
> doing it about 10 or 15 mph faster. :-P
>
>During fun runs Craig Boyle very generously offered to let me ride with
> him (and een waited for a few seconds at the start as I sprinted to
> join him). That ride convinced me I wasn't being nearly as aggressive
> as the car can handle and my next run I was a full second faster
> (despite some sloppiness). That was when I started hitting the rev
> limiter in the slalom.
>
>Thanks again Craig!
>
>> also, drive VERY close to the cones.
>
>Yeah, this is essential. And something I really need to work on, and not
> just in slaloms.
>
> Keith Hearn
> '99 Miata 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
> B-Stock
> Milpitas, CA
>
>
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