02-10-2009, 01:56 AM
Still the best answer(s) are driving in the rain on the wrong tires (AX, skidpad, Road Course). A course like Summit is perfect for testing limits in a couple of turns. Usually there are no more than a handful of cars on the track so a spin is pretty safe.
Ask Todd Reid about driving on a track with peanut oil on it while raining. Both of us were surprised at how bad the conditions were and it took at least 3 laps to adjust to what we found out were beyond normal wet track conditions. Staying ahead of the car required aggressive throttle lifts and opposite lock in several turns.
Jack and I had talked about a car control clinic a year ago and it started to move forward, but somehow got lost in the myriad of events going on.
Ask Todd Reid about driving on a track with peanut oil on it while raining. Both of us were surprised at how bad the conditions were and it took at least 3 laps to adjust to what we found out were beyond normal wet track conditions. Staying ahead of the car required aggressive throttle lifts and opposite lock in several turns.
Jack and I had talked about a car control clinic a year ago and it started to move forward, but somehow got lost in the myriad of events going on.