"Oversteer is faster".
Not necessarily, excessive oversteer is slower as is excessive understeer.
Excessive understeer is usually easier to control and recover from. Slip
angles of more than 3 to 6 degrees in most cases are slower (there are
exceptions though).
John Moore
1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R (STS) (Neutral as can be, if set up and driven
right)
1993 Toyota MR2 NA (CS) (The oversteering beast when not driven right)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Cashmore [SMTP:cashmo@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 10:53 AM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: No skirts in this email
>
> Solo 2 isn't broke, let's not fix it. Instead, why don't we talk about
> something worth changing, our driving. As an instructor, I find myself
> repeating the same things to students over and over. Below are the lines
> I
> use most often.
>
> Cliche #1 "You paid for the whole course, use it." ie: wider lines in AND
>
> out of the turn allow you to keep the speed up. Every car I've ever
> driven
> had better brakes than acceleration, including the V8's and twin turbo's.
>
> Many newbies drive down the middle of the course never getting close to
> the
> apex cones, etc. If you go all day (ie: 6 runs at a local event) and
> don't
> hit a cone, chances are you weren't pushing it as much as you could have.
>
> Cliche #2 "The turn before the longest straight is the most important"
> ie:
> don't overcook it. If you have to wait to get on the gas you don't just
> lose speed for that turn but for the next straight too.
>
> "Go fast in the fast spots, slow in the slow spots" Oversimplified, I
> know,
> but too many newbies try to do the whole course at 35 mph. They're going
> too slow on the straights but too fast through the hairpins.
>
> "Brake in a straight line" It's more efficient and lessens the chance
> that
> you'll flat spot the tires. Yes, there are times when you can trail-brake
>
> but for the most part it just get's people in trouble. See this months
> NAP
> article on the 'tire budget' for related info.
>
> Anyone have any they'd like to add?
>
> Jeff "Never driven in a dress" Cashmore
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