Subject	my biggest regret during my first track day out was that I
Posted by	robo (sebring1970) on September 27, 2004 at 2:01 AM
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In Reply To	lapping day advice or experience.... posted by greenmachine on September 27, 2004 at 01:13 AM
Message	didn't study and try to memorize the track BEFORE I got there. I don't know about your course, but I found the seventeen turns at Sebring a little hard to remember at first. Reviewing a film of the track, "mental imaging" the course or just studying a map of all the turns would've gotten me up to speed a lot sooner. A support crew is a big help. Make sure you have ready access to fuel, even if it means bringing your own. You won't believe how fast you can burn through a tank at race speeds. Bring oil. Bring tools. Change your oil when your done. Make sure your brake pads are nice and fresh. Get some professional instruction if available. If you lose control, push the clutch and brake in together and pray you don't hit anything. There's more experienced peeps here that can prob offer more. Have fun.
Follow Ups	lapping day advice or experience.... - greenmachine 01:13:52 09/27/04 my biggest regret during my first track day out was that I - robo (sebring1970) 02:01:33 09/27/04 Re: lapping day advice or experience.... - Nephilim 02:02:13 09/27/04 God may not, but Jim Wolf can help ;-) (n/m) - boileralum 09:14:12 09/27/04 Most road courses won't have a long enough straight - Technomancer 09:39:39 09/27/04 Yeah, I expected a much higher top end from my first - robo (sebring1970) 20:07:49 09/27/04 Re: lapping day advice or experience.... - Fleet 05:45:11 09/27/04 why is it that i keep thinking you wrote: - chivas 09:15:11 09/27/04 I just had my first track day a couple of weeks ago... - Tu 09:55:05 09/27/04 Just take it easy and have fun while you learn where... - MarTTy4653 10:03:17 09/27/04 Buy a book called "Driving in Competition" by Alan Johnson. - IBPimpn(Ca) 12:55:49 09/27/04 This link comes from the Events section - Technomancer 14:50:59 09/27/04
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