My Performance Driving Course

SeattleLion · 04-19-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

I love the instructor who volunteers to drive your car to 'show you the lines'.

I'm amazed they had you keep VDC on during the maneuvering portions. I don't think VDC will let you plow during understeer for more than a moment.

We were told explicitly to leave VDC on. I think the lack of understeer proves your point. On the track, once I got more aggressive, the VDC did slow me down in a turn when I didn't need it (or didn't think so). I only sensed it working once. I guess I am not aggressive enough yet on the track.

spearfish25 · 04-19-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleLion

We were told explicitly to leave VDC on. I think the lack of understeer proves your point. On the track, once I got more aggressive, the VDC did slow me down in a turn when I didn't need it (or didn't think so). I only sensed it working once. I guess I am not aggressive enough yet on the track.

Most of the time you won't notice it on track. The times I have, I usually look down at the gauges and see VDC flashing during the corner exit phase. But it's not intrusive at all unless you really botch a corner. Keeping VDC ON during a track day won't hurt your experience. I've also had the good fortune of doing hot laps in a 370Z with a pro driver. He was ripping the car around the track with Hoosier slicks and smoking every other car out there. When we pitted, I saw that VDC was still on. If you drive smoothly, VDC won't interrupt your track day.

Nikon FM · 04-20-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleLion

We were told explicitly to leave VDC on. I think the lack of understeer proves your point. On the track, once I got more aggressive, the VDC did slow me down in a turn when I didn't need it (or didn't think so). I only sensed it working once. I guess I am not aggressive enough yet on the track.

Turn 3B (at PacRaceway) is the only turn I feel the VDC rob my track out acceleration.

SeattleLion · 04-20-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Turn 3B (at PacRaceway) is the only turn I feel the VDC rob my track out acceleration.

I felt it there too. The instructor wondered why I slowed so much. I told him that I didn't do it. I felt I had a lot more traction than the VDC apparently did.

Nikon FM · 04-20-2011, 10:59 PM

Nice! My 1st HPDE (this season) is tomorrow

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