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trip
11-11-2002, 06:27 PM
Would anyone care to share their expierence and knowledge of road racing tactics. I really have no idea what to ask you to explain but some of the stuff that you learn at the track and can pratice it on your everyday exit ramp or daily drive to work/school. A good beginning example would be "trail braking." Could someone please explain this or anything else that they feel is necessary. :cool:
98sr20ve
11-11-2002, 08:06 PM
Read a little bit about what a racing line is really about. Also, read about braking in a straight line and the concept of slow in fast out. You can practice these things every day; hand placement, looking well ahead of were you are driving, heal and toe shifting/braking, being smooth. It is a little hard to do the racing line thing on the road because of the narrow lanes we drive in. I have a great book you can look at if you want. Really you should just buy it. "Autocrossing and Solo 1 racing" or something like that. It has a Porsche on the cover.
Eric16v
11-12-2002, 07:21 AM
Get the book "Going Faster". Very good read. I am not done yet though. Also, shuffle steering. Good thing to practice.
lightningd
11-12-2002, 01:26 PM
Tip 1) hold on.
trip
11-12-2002, 01:52 PM
ok seriously i thought that this would blow up but i guess not. WHAT IS TRAILBRAKING! hehe
Mr.2
11-12-2002, 02:10 PM
Get the book "Secrets of Solo Racing"
98sr20ve
11-12-2002, 02:18 PM
Originally posted by Mr.2
Get the book "Secrets of Solo Racing"

Thats the one I was talking about. You will be told NOT to trail brake at the school. Don't worry about those things until after you have done a day at the school.
trip
11-12-2002, 03:31 PM
Originally posted by 98sr20ve
You will be told NOT to trail brake at the school. .

what if my friend wants to know how to do it :rolleyes: ;) what should i tell him???
roadRacer
11-12-2002, 05:22 PM
Originally posted by trip
what if my friend wants to know how to do it :rolleyes: ;) what should i tell him???

Probably, don't tell him. Interestingly enough, I think the place to learn trail braking initially is in and autocross... when it is completely natural then try it on the road course.

Basically it is braking into a turn. As you turn into a turn you have to release some of the braking otherwise the tires lock up and you go straight off the end of the turn. I guess ABS brakes have made this more common. Dick Turner dosen't call it trail braking, but that is what he is teaching in his video with his example steering wheel with the rope down to the brake pedal.

It used to be something that took lots of skill, especially when throwing a downshift into the middle of it. Not really recommend for beginners with all the other skills they are trying to put together to turn a good lap on a race track.
Darkhorses944
11-13-2002, 07:14 AM
hey trip, stop by sometime we got 3 really good books on racing, mostly old stuff my dad used but still it can provide good info on techniques and such
tecnic1
11-13-2002, 05:10 PM
don't worry about it...your instructor will tell you everything you need to know.
your first 2 or 3 sessions will basicly be just getting around the track. It is a lot harder then you think.
by the last session of the first day or the second session of the second day (first session second day will be really cold and probibly slow) your instructor might start pushing you to go faster...
fuck trailbrakeing...that's a good way to get a new paint job.
trip
11-13-2002, 05:18 PM
oh great news something came up so my dad cant come with me to go to vir the 6/7 :(. BUT I AM STILL GOING SOMETIME! so im pretty pissed about that. i just wanted to be up to date with all of the terms na mean nelly!