Has VDC made you a worse Z driver?

KillerBee370 · 08-14-2010, 01:09 AM

Sometimes sh!t happens. To the best of drivers. VDC IMO is a false sense of security. I turn it off as soon as I start the car because I know how much it can actually limit the cars performance while on the track.

I don't use it at the track. I didn't use it at the track when it started raining.

Finding out the limits of your car shouldn't be happening on the street. If you can afford a brand new 370 and you wanna drive around from time to time like Ken Block, then you can afford one track day to really learn about the car you dropped a load of cash on. Besides, you might just become hooked

Vegitto-kun · 08-14-2010, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

Sometimes sh!t happens. To the best of drivers. VDC IMO is a false sense of security. I turn it off as soon as I start the car because I know how much it can actually limit the cars performance while on the track.

I don't use it at the track. I didn't use it at the track when it started raining.

Finding out the limits of your car shouldn't be happening on the street. If you can afford a brand new 370 and you wanna drive around from time to time like Ken Block, then you can afford one track day to really learn about the car you dropped a load of cash on. Besides, you might just become hooked

I kept the VDC on during my track day at francorchamps.

those metal walls are scary man. + cars worth 10 times my car all around me.

RCGsupra · 08-14-2010, 03:23 AM

As someone else stated, I find this car very difficult to break loose. With all of the grip combined with the relatively low hp/tourque number, you have to really try to get the tires to slip. You guys must be flooring in tight turns or something. Just practice on smooth applications of the throttle as you exit a turn. As you open up the wheel, feed in more gas. On street roads I am usually not flooring it until the steering wheel is completely opened up. On the track, this may be different as I am usually more aware of my surroundings and how the car is behaving.

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08-14-2010, 01:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 53 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 323	Sometimes sh!t happens. To the best of drivers. VDC IMO is a false sense of security. I turn it off as soon as I start the car because I know how much it can actually limit the cars performance while on the track. I don't use it at the track. I didn't use it at the track when it started raining. Finding out the limits of your car shouldn't be happening on the street. If you can afford a brand new 370 and you wanna drive around from time to time like Ken Block, then you can afford one track day to really learn about the car you dropped a load of cash on. Besides, you might just become hooked

08-14-2010, 03:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
RCGsupra Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 77 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 18	As someone else stated, I find this car very difficult to break loose. With all of the grip combined with the relatively low hp/tourque number, you have to really try to get the tires to slip. You guys must be flooring in tight turns or something. Just practice on smooth applications of the throttle as you exit a turn. As you open up the wheel, feed in more gas. On street roads I am usually not flooring it until the steering wheel is completely opened up. On the track, this may be different as I am usually more aware of my surroundings and how the car is behaving.