hi debbie,
i remember driving two other RWD cars there on crazy slip angles under
power. bong's car would drive at like 30 degree slip angle. completely
controllable.
i dont know if its my weird car, but i find it turns really well under power
at GGF (it just pushes at the other sites). i got on the gravel in a couple
of places but it didnt seem to hurt me too much for some reason.
my buddy stuart paxed #1 in his AWD car there a few years ago. he would
drive on the gravel, but he just never let off the throttle. amazing.
james
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie" <Debbie.Cunningham@attbi.com>
To: "Bay_Area_Autocross_List" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: Driving at GGF
> I've only driven once or twice at GGF and that was like 2 years ago, in my
> Talon, in ESP. I seem to remember at least one wild spin there...But I
also
> seem to remember that I managed to handle the AWD well enough to perform
> respectably.
>
> This past weekend was definitely a learning experience for me, driving a
rear
> wheel drive car there. My first run, I thought that I was going to spin
out
> like 3 or 4 times (the curse of the tire warmer? ;-), but I didn't
(yay!).
> Kinda spooked me for my second two runs...
>
> I look forward to doing another event there to see if I learned anything
from
> this past weekend. I think there is much to be learned from that site!
>
> Any advice from rwd drivers before my next attempt at GGF will be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Debbie, tire warmer in CSP
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