Autocross questions

cossie1600 · 04-30-2012, 09:51 AM

If you can do it well, more power to you. I just dont think that is the norm. Charles Barkley was one of the greatest pf of all time, do you tell all 6 foot 5 people to play power forward?

ChrisSlicks · 04-30-2012, 10:13 AM

I think whatever you make work well is good. I've had many an auto-x instructor (SCCA National Champion folks) try to push me towards shuffle steering, but I don't like it and it doesn't suit me. I prefer the hands locked at 9 and 3 and crossing arms if need to since it is rare to need more than 180 degrees of steering input in a competition level course. Tight parking lot auto-x might necessitate a different technique altogether but I haven't really done those.

In the video above the steering input does need some work since the hands were banging into each other and causing errors. I would agree on moving the camera more forward, couldn't really see anything out the windshield since it was so washed out (try spot meter mode).

04-30-2012, 10:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
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04-30-2012, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 32	If you can do it well, more power to you. I just dont think that is the norm. Charles Barkley was one of the greatest pf of all time, do you tell all 6 foot 5 people to play power forward?