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- Brian Minkin - 09-26-2006 In response to Sandor's suggestion of including a tech Q&A section in Dergasser I believe that the person who will be stepping up to the tech position on the exec for 2007 will be more then happy to answer members questions on this forum and in Dergasser. This is something Tom and I have wanted to do and it has been slowly coming about. More news once the slate for 2007 is presented. - sandor - 09-27-2006 wellardmac wrote: Quote:sandor wrote: Looks like Hammond wants to go on TV from his hospital bed... http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news_detail.html?sku=470 - Wellardmac - 09-27-2006 Pretty cool! I really hope that they don't kill the show. I'm glad to hear that he's ready to get the show going again. - Nick - 10-16-2006 Some of my better students first learned basic car control/dynamics through auto cross. RTR used to regularly provide skid pad education with DE. I believe that driving on a skid pad as well as driving on a track in the rain provides valuable experience. There is no substitute for seat time. As drivers experience different situations (taking corners on oil slicks, having their windshield pop out at 100mph, etc.) they gain valuable lessons that can not be fully learned in a class room. - Phokaioglaukos - 10-16-2006 jakp993 wrote: Quote:I grew up in Buffalo, NY. My 1st car was a '71 Camaro V8 that I couldn't afford snow tires for. I got very good at driving sideways Jack's point deserves an underscore. Sliding at low speed in the snow or wet is really not the same as sliding in the dry. The dynamics are similar, but the speed at which events occur is radically different. - Wellardmac - 10-16-2006 Nick wrote: Quote:Some of my better students first learned basic car control/dynamics through auto cross. It would be nice to see more of an education element with AX. It's a great learning experience and the instructors in hand help in an informal way, but a structured session would be really nice. On my last session Steve Mankowski took a couple of runs with me and it helped tremendously.... if only for switching on a few lights (figuratively!). It would be nice to have a "learning track" in one of the sessions where the car is designed to safely be run it the edge of control. |