take a run without using the brakes.
braking is overrated anyway- you are using them, what, like 10% of the time?
i never bother upgrading or doing much to my brakes. nor do i worry about
braking- 90% of the time you are on the gas, and thats where all the action
happens.
-james
PS im only kidding a little bit!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Ciarcia" <veloimpreza@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:27 PM
Subject: The hardest autox skill?
> I'm sure this thread title will attract some colorful
> responses from this oh so serious crowd <hehe>.
> Seriously though, what do you think is the hardest
> skill to master in autox?
>
> After reading a post on the i-club board I realized
> that the thing I have the most difficulty with is
> braking. When I think about it, just about every
> mistake that I've been making is related to braking. I
> think I'm choosing okay lines, at least I'm not making
> any HUGE mistakes about the line I'd ***LIKE*** to
> take. Proper braking seems to be an elusive skill for
> me though.
>
> How does one practice braking? Seems like a silly
> question but seriously, how do I get better at it? I
> seem to be in a rut. It would seem as if most people
> brake to late, or brake to early however I don't seem
> to discriminate between the two (maybe I lean a little
> be towards braking too early which probably makes some
> sense for my experience level). This past event I
> experienced "HOLY CRAP, I didn't know my car could
> stop that fast" and... "ummm... yeah, I'm off course
> because I really wanted to do a donut, yeah that's
> it".
>
> Cheers Joe
>
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