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1) You need to fix your hands. 9 & 3 and you have to shuffle. If your hand passes 12 it went too far. When you spun, you could have saved it if your hands were farther apart and you worked the wheel. Keeping your foot in the gas didn't help (modulate), but your hands couldn't keep up with the inputs the car needed.

2) The main reason you lost it was driving your mirror. Identify, ignore, let them by at the next passing point. Always check your mirrors, but they aren't going anywhere until the next passing zone. Don't even pay attention to them if you aren't at a point you can let them by. You got distracted, lost focus and were unprepared for the hit on the curb. But, the curb didn't cause it, it was you not expecting it.

3) Use the entire track. You are leaving a lot of room at the apex, entry and exit. If you want to put all the power down on exit you need to track out all the way to the edge while unwinding the wheel.

4) Carry more speed. There are a lot of sweeping corners that open up a lot more than it looks if you use the whole track at exit. Stay on the gas, power through and modulate. Sometimes it's just a tap of the brakes to nose over for some grip and then back on the gas through the corner.

5) Don't judge your speed by the other cars in your group. Doesn't matter what they drive, it's all the driver. You can start to do that in the more advanced groups. Green is a total crap shoot and the drivers are super inconsistent.

Sounds like you are having fun, which is the most important part of it all. Keep it up and you will get better over time.



Thanks for the tips, Kevin! My instructor was harping on #2 and #4 on your list. I'll add your tips to the notebook and hopefully show improvement on the next track day.

I definitely learned my lesson the spin - well really a couple lessons. First, pay attention to steep curbs at the apex or other track features that could get you in trouble if you don't expect them. Second, and more importantly, if you're in front of someone who you are not sure if you are faster than or not, let them pass. Find out if you're faster from behind, not in front! Put them in the hot seat.

I'll make sure and work on using the whole track on corner exit. I need to do a better job of breaking down the track and being specific on what corners need what improvement.

Question for you:
How much do you attempt to fix each lap? Each session? Do you go in with a gameplan on specific things or specific corners that need improving?

Also- do you use data logging to help identify points on the track that need driver improvement? I feel like this could be a useful tool, but could potentially be data overload.

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