At 08:00 AM 9/18/96 -0700, you wrote:
If the spin occurs early in a corner or in the
>middle of a set of complex corners, then the approach reverts to the
>"both feet in" to stop the car safely and in a predictable manner,
>thereby avoiding complicating matters more for any following drivers.
>
>The key word above is "predictable". This is a term we should stress to
>all our ranks and should be practiced religiously (unless it's the last
>lap of the CART finale...). I was taught using the comparison of a
>rolling bowling ball to a rolling football. Which one would you have
>more success in catching? When applied to drivers, which would you have
>more success in completing a safe pass on? Something to think about...
>
>Right foot (Yeee Haaaa, Myles...)
>
>*8o)
>
Good advice! Predictability should be emphasized, remember, quite a few of
us don't have a lot lot of on track experience to draw from. Skip Barber
teaches
"when in doubt, both feet out - in a spin, both feet in" refering to clutch
& brake.
Dennis Murphy
Elgin Sweeper CO.
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