Potomac PCA at Summit Point 7/14-15 open NOW

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bobt993 wrote:

BTW 2 wheels off in T9 is a bad idea. Yes, you can continue going straight slowing the car, but the terrain is rough and the wall is very close. You also have cars coming out of there better than 100mph so coming on the track can be tricky. I have been passenger in a car doing this and it ain't funnnn. hock:

Bob, your are 100% correct. That was why I was happy to be able to NOT RAISE MY HAND during the whole "Who has been off here?" period of the blue safety session.

I may never be the fastest in my run group. I try not to be driving at 10 - 9 - 8/10's of my ability. I am not the driver caliber I want to be. I'm a student learning and this is DE. Also, I like to drive my car home.

I know spins & offs are not just over-driving. I am hopeful that I am saving tenths 8, 9 & 10 to react safely to the situations that occur around me. So far I have had that blessing when other cars were doing things their driver hadn't intended. I am also hopeful that I don't have to find out if I have those tenths to give in an even MORE dramatic situation than those I have seen on-track, but I am a participant and that is the point of my weekends, learning.

Chris, I know I said I was "glad your guardian angel was with you" - but I'm also glad you had your seat time too. Five seconds is not a lot of time to decide which way am I loaded, which way will I go if I am 2 feet in, what is MY escape route (and who else will be trying to use that route. I'd hope that I would know who is behind me & how close, were they closing on me or was I separating.

Thanks for helping my learning experience.