Report from Sebring HPDE 4/30/11-5/1/11

flashburn · 05-10-2011, 07:07 PM

Actually, I think I did worse than just lifting, my instructor went "brake, brake, brake" when he really just meant for me to ease off the throttle a bit once I hit the dirt. So I think it was the combination of hitting the dirt with two wheels and then braking that caused me to spin.

handyman · 05-10-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Actually, I think I did worse than just lifting, my instructor went "brake, brake, brake" when he really just meant for me to ease off the throttle a bit once I hit the dirt. So I think it was the combination of hitting the dirt with two wheels and then braking that caused me to spin.

Ohh yea. Hitting the brakes while 2 wheels are in the dirt will spin you in a heartbeat.

As you've realized knowing the right thing to do and reacting the right way are two very different things. I made a similar mistake while road racing motorcycles which ended in a much more spectacular and painful way. One great tool to train you to react correctly are "simulator" video games (forza and gran tourismo). They do a surprisingly good job of recreating real physics, and if you use a wheel and pedals you can train yourself to react quickly and appropriately to these kinds of situations. Of course they aren't perfect and will never replace time behind a a real wheel, but they can definitely help.

flashburn · 05-10-2011, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by handyman

Ohh yea. Hitting the brakes while 2 wheels are in the dirt will spin you in a heartbeat.

As you've realized knowing the right thing to do and reacting the right way are two very different things. I made a similar mistake while road racing motorcycles which ended in a much more spectacular and painful way. One great tool to train you to react correctly are "simulator" video games (forza and gran tourismo). They do a surprisingly good job of recreating real physics, and if you use a wheel and pedals you can train yourself to react quickly and appropriately to these kinds of situations. Of course they aren't perfect and will never replace time behind a a real wheel, but they can definitely help.

Yeah, thanks guys. I appreciate all the feedback regarding the "incident", that was why I posted the video. Talking about it will just help drilling it into my head, so hopefully next time I do react correctly.

I just recently got a good wheel stand, currently using the Driving Force GT with GT5, and I'll be getting the Fanatec GT2 so I'll also be able to use a wheel in Forza as well. After starting to turn all of the assists off in the game, I've found that it's also starting to help me to react to various situations. I've also found that it's pretty hard to learn a track while driving a car @ 150+ mph with no assists on,

. Once I rebuild my HTPC, I'm going to try out iRacing as well, sounds like it is supposed to be a great sim.

ChrisSlicks · 05-10-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Yeah, thanks guys. I appreciate all the feedback regarding the "incident", that was why I posted the video. Talking about it will just help drilling it into my head, so hopefully next time I do react correctly.

I just recently got a good wheel stand, currently using the Driving Force GT with GT5, and I'll be getting the Fanatec GT2 so I'll also be able to use a wheel in Forza as well. After starting to turn all of the assists off in the game, I've found that it's also starting to help me to react to various situations. I've also found that it's pretty hard to learn a track while driving a car @ 150+ mph with no assists on,

. Once I rebuild my HTPC, I'm going to try out iRacing as well, sounds like it is supposed to be a great sim.

Before going to iRacing try out GTR2. It is like $20 and is a great sim, a boat-load of 3rd party track and car downloads as well. It will probably need some updates to play online, check out www.northamericangp.com and www.nogrip.com for help. It made me a better driver for sure.

There is a demo link on this page.

ChrisSlicks · 05-10-2011, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Actually, I think I did worse than just lifting, my instructor went "brake, brake, brake" when he really just meant for me to ease off the throttle a bit once I hit the dirt. So I think it was the combination of hitting the dirt with two wheels and then braking that caused me to spin.

A friend of mine totaled his Z06 on track by doing that, at a similar speed. Never brake with 2 wheels in the dirt, that's an instant spin.

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