03-17-2011, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Highway
If you're able to get some track time somewhere locally, I would think that would be the best bet. Slowly work up your confidence in a safe and controlled area where you're able to work up your speed and car control. Hopefully, if you slide off, there would be no car damage and you could continue on.
Hope there's something close to you where you could do something like that.
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I defiantly have a controlled area. That's where I went today. It's a small private air strip with two sweeping turns. One tight, one long.
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
Well, regardless of how good you are you should never "test your skills" so to speak on the street. I think if you can get some track time in and feel comfortable driving at about 80% of your ability on the street, you'll feel much better about yourself.
I go for spirited drives on the street but I never push myself to the point where I know it's likely that I'm going to have to make some corrective control inputs to keep the car on it's desired path. Save that for the track, where you've got a controlled environment and can afford to spin if you have to... and if you do hit something chances are it's going to be a soft barrier or a glancing wall... not a tree, light pole, innocent bystander, etc.
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I agree. Just know guys I'm not pushing it in areas with traffic. And I will defiantly only go 80% on spirted driving trips in the mountains. Another reason next week I'm ordering better brakes and LSD that I didn't have last time.
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