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rex:

--- Quote from: the bruce on June 12, 2012, 10:33:58 pm ---In Germany some say "less is more".

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I agree  :happy2:.


--- Quote from: RedRobin on June 12, 2012, 11:17:33 pm ---....So true! I have stopped spending money on mods several times!  :laugh:

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:grin:  :grin: :happy2:

rex:
Well guys, after a long time editing (I had some issues over here) I managed to post one more video.

Here it is:


And a few words about it:
- this film contains my best 2 laps (identical time) and the lap where I lost control of the car
- the first lap of the video is the first lap from the third session. This is a lap where I did not push to hard but still I got a good time. There is also some traffic that slowed me down a little bit.
- the second lap of the video is the last lap from the fifth session. This is a lap where I was really pushing and where I made a lot of mistakes. But, none the less, I still got a good time. Unfortunately the GoPro made this video without capturing the sound (I have no idea why, did any of you experience this?) so I added a soundtrack. I hope you like the soundtrack.
- even though I had identical times on the first two laps of the video you can see a big difference between them.
- the third lap of the video is the lap where I lost control of the car (min 7:20)... To be more specific I made a lot of mistakes at that bend. To start with, I braked to hard on entry to induce a slight oversteer. I wanted to brake on entry (and after that) because the car understeers midcorner and on exit due to the fact that I left the spare wheel + jack + stuff in the trunk. Well, I braked to hard and the car oversteer heavily. From that point I tried to control the slide but I was just a passenger. I fit the gas pedal but nothing happened (could it be my lack of power?), even changed to 3rd gear to have more power but that did not help. Fortunately the car came to a stop. During this entire episode I am really disappointed of the way I moved my hands on the steering wheel (left curves should be taken with the left hand and vice-versa). It clearly shows I am a beginner and there is a lot to improve.

As always any comments are welcomed!
Thanks for watching!
 :drinking:

the bruce:
 :congrats:

I'd suggest to leave your hand on a 9:15 position. You will easier be able to compensate (slight)
oversteer (and much faster).
At least from the beginning of this last lap you got hassle with your hands on the steering wheel.

 :driver:

If I remember correctly you had an oversteer issue at entry of 'Brünnchen' as well. You might
consider to increase rear camber a bit. What's your current data front and rear?

rex:
Well Holger, the hand position is debatable...
I agree that the normal position is at 9 o'clock and at 3 o'clock but styles differ from there on.
I had a rally driver training and rally drives have a different style than track drives. My hand movement over the steering wheel is more like this:



As you can see there is a lot of movement.
This is the style I am aiming at (because I think this is well suited to road and track).

The oversteer happened only because I provoked it.
At Nurburgring I was going to fast on rain and that is the reason of the oversteer.
But to answer your question I have 2 degrees negative camber and 0.05 degrees toe in.

Thank you for your advice, my friend!

the bruce:

--- Quote from: rex on June 15, 2012, 08:59:27 pm ---I agree that the normal position is at 9 o'clock and at 3 o'clock but styles differ from there on.
I had a rally driver training and rally drives have a different style than track drives. My hand movement over the steering wheel is more like this:

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I know, mate.  :wink: Rally drivers need way more steering angle.

Some say they even don't know to deal with GRIP.  :grin:

Tommi Mäkinen is a world class driver. He varies steering position but never get's in hassle.
Surely hard to do it the same way. For track driving I'd still strongly recommend the classic
position.

Don't get me wrong - you have to find your own style - I just think it's much easier that way.

 :wink:

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