posted 15 November, 2001 09:00 AM
How have you been driving since you got back?? Just curious, I know that my driving habits changed after I got back last year!!
Do you use Visual Scanning? Do you heel toe? Did you change your seaing postion?
Just wondering!
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posted 15 November, 2001 09:06 AM
I've been wearing my helmet and apexing intersections as well as regular turns. Oh look at the time. It's time to go out and terrorize the populous once again. Posts: 1413 | From: Wappingers Falls,NY | Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 15 November, 2001 09:14 AM
YES! I have been hee/toeing, blipping, scanning and hunting for apexes like a dog in heat! My wife said that while I sleeping, I was heel/toeing and making rev sounds LOL! I also have changed my seating position. Damn, I can't stop smiling! I have been bitten!!!
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posted 15 November, 2001 09:20 AM
I've ridden MAX (Portland's Light Rail Train every day since we arrived home. We even took it home from the airport.
Steve has been driving our All-Wheel Drive Astro Van all week. When he apexes his corners, it jumps the curb! YIKES!!! No heel-toe though...it's an automatic.
You will be at Bragg-Smith with us next year I assume?
Wasn't too hard, but a lot of work...great "mod" though!
Come hell or high water, I'd LOVE to go with you all!!
BTW, if you've been there before...do they still put you through the initial braking, blipping trials?? Or can you just get a "refresher" and get out there for the fun stuff??
posted 15 November, 2001 05:01 PM
Our group this year was comprised of 1st timers and 2nd year repeats.
They had everyone go through the braking, shifting and blipping exercises. The newbies stayed in the paddock, while the blended 2nd timers hit the track.
When the 1st timers went on the track, the 2nd year people came in for advanced instruction (power circles, etc.)
All in all, each group got an appropriate amount of track time and classroom instruction geared to their level.
That was my perspective.....how about you participants?
quote:Originally posted by DanA_F99_1977: Do you use Visual Scanning?
As it turns out, I had been doing that before!
quote:Do you heel toe?
Yes (in addition to the non-braking downshift bliping I had already been doing.)
What shocked me is that I can usually heal-toe blip in my SS without the Bragg-Smith plate; the stock throttle is just a hair too narrow for my Adidas. If it was about 1/2" wider, it'd be perfect for me. (And I've already picked up a spare pedal to modify... They're cheap: $2.50)
quote:Did you change your seating postion?
Yes! Long gone are the days of the Dale Earnhardt super speedway all-but-prone seating position.
[Edit: boy I hate uub...]
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posted 16 November, 2001 04:25 AM
pulled the seat up in the Subby first thing
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quote:Originally posted by Hawkeye: pulled the seat up in the Subby first thing
After Dave took us out in the 'burban to watch you guys on the track, he whipped around afterwords like he was driving a Zed O6 What a ride! He nailed every apex
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posted 16 November, 2001 07:32 AM
Now that's a challenge I could handle. I've done the Skyline drive in a Suburban. 454 V8, 3/4 ton, 4X4. Yee Haww!!
cya next year!!
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posted 22 November, 2001 11:36 AM
Bragg-Smith was awesome. I was a bit intimidated not being a "stick" driver but I had a blast. I was in a level 1 class all by myself. I'm using the techniques I learned but they aren't quite the same in my Blazer, oops! I need to steal one of Neil's cars. It was great meeting everyone and thanks for posting all the pictures. See ya next year?
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posted 22 November, 2001 11:52 AM
Welcome Vicki. It is nice to see you here!!! We all had a great time, by next year, you will be a pro!! Hopefully, we will all be going again!
-------------------- Dan Abbene
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My wife said that while I sleeping, I was heel/toeing and making rev sounds 
LOL! I also have changed my seating position. Damn, I can't stop smiling! I have been bitten!!!
Hi Doug 
