I did some autocross back in the 70's and was amazed how fast a particular
Pontiac station wagon was on course. Particularly since he smoked and had his
left elbow hanging out the window. Upon close inspection I found that he had
one of those swivel balls clamped to the steering wheel. This allowed him a
full range of motion for the right hand while the left oscillated between
gripping the no-draft window brace and his cigarette.
Did I mention he had an automatic.
Bill B
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Riddle [mailto:dave@microworks.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:09 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Question on Steering
Rocky, you are describing exactly what I do. When turning I NEVER let go
of the wheel but rather will keep the motion smooth with one hand
delivering the wheel to the other hand. For example turning left I will
preset my left hand to about 11 and my right hand to 5 and then when my
hands are moving through 9 and 3 I will release the left hand and continue
to rotate the wheel with the right hand and reposition the left hand 11 and
take over the rotation while moving the right hand back to 5. The motion
stays constant.
Of course if there is a quick left/right combination turn I may not shuffle
steer at all. Regardless I will preposition (or not) based on what is
coming up.
What you describe would be the classic style of Donohue or Bondurant.
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