Car Control-How is it taught?

[bobt993]

The best answer I can give is skidpad with an instructor that can teach throttle balance of the car.  Learning wheel correction is pretty easy, but learning balance with the cars acceleration is a little more challenging.  The problem with T10 at the Glen is once it's wrong before the apex, it becomes very difficult to correct during track out.  One way I help students at the Glen is to drive the outside and inside of the track during cool down (slow speed).  I point out the kitty liter areas, safe routes to look for (not many) and really focus on looking around.  I had an " Oh s(*&t last year when  a flagger was late on a slippy flag for power steering fluid at the apex of T8.  I hit it at over 70mph and immediately was headed for the outside wall.  I managed to ease the car to towards T9 while slowing down.  The wall was 2 ft from the car when I got straight again.  Looked at the flagger, limped it back to the pits.  I am not sure you can completely teach the crisis management, but you can provide the pieces to the puzzle which helps alot.