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09-18-2006, 04:27 PM
Guys,
I spoke to said author and defended our 1st time green "car wrecker". The track was wet and slippery, and we were at the Glen. Anywhere else we drive his mistake would have resulted in an innocent agricultural excursion. Unfortunately, the Glen proves again that it does not allow mistakes to go unpunished.
Yes, the student did made a mistake, and he paid dearly. As an instructor, I feel it's my job to help novices avoid making those types of mistakes. But, they do happen. And they can be made by nice people, who are not overly aggressive, nor driving over their head. It can happen in an instant without warning Lifting in a wet, slippery corner casue one thinks one is going too fast is instinctive for a novice. You can tell a novice student to not do this, but you can count on it happening. In most situations nothing serious happens. You tell the student what they did, explain the potential consequences, and coach them not to do it again. However, from time to time, it happens under the wrong conditions, and too fast for the instructor to intervene. Does this make the student a bad person? No, it means they made a mistake under the wrong conditions. I'd like to talk to anyone that doesn't think that they made a mistake on the track and was lucky enought to get away with it.
I will continue try to teach my students to not make these mistakes, but I also realize that being human, they will be made.
BTW - I'm happy to have this reply printed in degasser.
Jack Kramer
I spoke to said author and defended our 1st time green "car wrecker". The track was wet and slippery, and we were at the Glen. Anywhere else we drive his mistake would have resulted in an innocent agricultural excursion. Unfortunately, the Glen proves again that it does not allow mistakes to go unpunished.
Yes, the student did made a mistake, and he paid dearly. As an instructor, I feel it's my job to help novices avoid making those types of mistakes. But, they do happen. And they can be made by nice people, who are not overly aggressive, nor driving over their head. It can happen in an instant without warning Lifting in a wet, slippery corner casue one thinks one is going too fast is instinctive for a novice. You can tell a novice student to not do this, but you can count on it happening. In most situations nothing serious happens. You tell the student what they did, explain the potential consequences, and coach them not to do it again. However, from time to time, it happens under the wrong conditions, and too fast for the instructor to intervene. Does this make the student a bad person? No, it means they made a mistake under the wrong conditions. I'd like to talk to anyone that doesn't think that they made a mistake on the track and was lucky enought to get away with it.
I will continue try to teach my students to not make these mistakes, but I also realize that being human, they will be made.
BTW - I'm happy to have this reply printed in degasser.
Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer
'95 993 Black - Track (for sale)
'97 993 Arena Red - Street
'05 M3 Imola Red
'03 Chevy SS Black
'08 Audi A3 Misano Red Pearl
'95 993 Black - Track (for sale)
'97 993 Arena Red - Street
'05 M3 Imola Red
'03 Chevy SS Black
'08 Audi A3 Misano Red Pearl