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Detroit, 10:20 PM
Sun Nov 29
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Simona De Silvestro showed the girls knew a better way around the track.
She hit that turn right all day long, she was on the power prior to hitting the first apex and launched up the hill, she was hitting the next gear 30+ feet before everyone else.
11/24/09
Other than that you looked good and your steering input looked pretty smooth. I like lime rock a lot but i start to get nauseous if I do too many laps. Needs more left, haha.
11/24/09
11/24/09
Then when you watch the video later on and say to yourself, "I shouldn't have braked so much before that turn" or "Why did I turn in so early there?" The most effective learning tool is watching the video of the first day before the second day to get a good idea of what to fix.
Here's a slightly funny video of me driving at limerock in my 05 STi. You can see how far I go out to the edge in big bend... and then some. My steering wasn't so smooth but I didn't really know how to deal with understeer back then. You can't see very well but you get the point (also, ignore the stupid text).
I can't figure out how to embed video so here's a link.
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11/24/09
Here is my racing advice in one sentance:
Foot to the floor until you see God, then brake.
easy.
11/24/09
This comment conjures memories of meeting my childhood hero, Chuck Yeager. I grew up in the High Desert of Southern California, not far from Edwards AFB (and Willow, for that matter). I had the opportunity to shoot the sh*t with him at some length when I was a teenage hoon with dreams of becoming a test pilot.
One of the questions I asked him was how he knew he was really putting an airframe through its paces. His reply was classic, "If I'm up there testin' some new hot rod and don't get to the verge of blackin' out, I know I'm not givin' Uncle Sam his moneys worth."
Quite simply, the man's a God.
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I HIGHLY recommend the class - it was way too fun! And like Wes said, they treat you like adults, not kids.
Personal experience - didn't feel much understeer, but did manage to get myself in the gravel once in the carousel! #jalopnikvsgm
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Still, good PR for both parties involved. #jalopnikvsgm
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The concept behind the traction pie is pretty useful. Great for motorcycle education, actually.
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