Here is a slightly different way of thinking about this issue. :-). Look
at the point where you want to be at exit of the turn, and not the apex.
I recall getting this advice in my first year of autocrossing from
Michael Butler, a phenomenal driver who unfortunately gets his fun
somewhere else now.
Boris
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of james creasy
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:10 AM
To: Vernon Head; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Not Looking, was Re: Not Thinking
>However, it's not good to keep looking at the
> apex cone (or chalk line) too long.
um, i said dont look at the cones. :) never look at any cones.
and sorry, when i say the LINE, i dont mean the CHALK line, but rather
the
RACING line. look at the racing LINE.
as you point out, you should be looking ahead, where you want the car to
go.
how far? as far as you can visualize your line (2 apexes? 3?)
so:
LOOK ahead at where you want the car to go (your racing line)
(DONT look at the cones)
of course, if you have to have an idea of where you want the car to go
for
this to work. =)
-james c
"True Street" Results Round 1 http://thevenom.net/truestreet/round1.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vernon Head" <vhead@radar.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: Not Looking, was Re: Not Thinking
> What you say is true, James. However, it's not good to keep looking at
the
> apex cone (or chalk line) too long. As you approach your apex, you
need to
> start looking at the next, so as to get ready for it sooner. I have a
> tendency to worry about how close I am to cones (so I won't hit them)
and
I
> spend too much time looking in that direction. I've heard it said that
you
> need to learn how to use your peripheral vision more as you pass an
apex.
>
>
> -Vernon
>
> on 2/1/02 6:15 AM, james creasy at Black94PGT@pacbell.net wrote:
>
> >> When I look at the hoop
> >> and don't think I make about 90% of the shots
> >
> > this reminds me that the car tends to go where you are looking.
> >
> > so DONT look at the apex cones, look at the (curved) line next to
the
apex
> > cone that you are going to drive on.
> >
> > and if you get off the line, LOOK back at the line, not at the cones
on
the
> > outside of the course.
> >
> > LOOK where you want the car to go, not where you dont want it to go.
> >
> > (in tennis they tell you to see the ball hit the racket. or so i
hear.)
> >
> > -james c
> > "True Street" forum http://thevenom.net/forum/
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