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08-06-2007, 04:08 PM
Larry, we all have been in your place. No need to apologize, it gets better as you move forward. As far as track time. Most drivers think they could go another hour a day. (I think maybe 1/2 hour more while still learning the fundamentals). I believe this is not true by my own omission and experience. Two hours seem to be about the max for rentention, minimal fatigue/error = possible accidents. If you could graph this with real data you would see a non-linear increase in car failure and "spins", "offs", and the unfortunate bent fender. The longest track time I have posted was 6 hours a day for two days straight and I suffered severely.
Alot of solo drivers request instructors and to me that is the luxury of being solo, you can ask the instructors you think may know something at specific tracks. ie, Larry H. and I, amongst others, have run more than 10days this year at the Glen, so this can help someone with less time. What might surprise you is how much time some instructors spend in cars not driving. I know I have run as many as 5 sessions in a row! (this is of course volunteering, but certainly not by the programs design).
Glad you had fun.
Alot of solo drivers request instructors and to me that is the luxury of being solo, you can ask the instructors you think may know something at specific tracks. ie, Larry H. and I, amongst others, have run more than 10days this year at the Glen, so this can help someone with less time. What might surprise you is how much time some instructors spend in cars not driving. I know I have run as many as 5 sessions in a row! (this is of course volunteering, but certainly not by the programs design).
Glad you had fun.