Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by RogerB:
[b]This guy shows up in his brand new Sentra Spec V, for his first ever autocross, and kicks butt. Don't underestimate this car.
I beat one by nearly 5 seconds on a .9 mile course at the last Auto-X. (my 75.1 to his 79.9)
We were both STS class.
I'm not too worried at all
Glad you had fun. It is a blast isn't it...
The best advice I can give you is to be smooth! Smooth & steady beats fast & powerful 9 out of 10 times.[/b]A Spec V should have been in STX. In any case, this guy did really well. And you know what they say about the driver... Hmmm. Maybe I was driving the one you beat.
I don't know if smooth is my problem. Well, that's part of it. Anyway, people talk about going slow to go fast, but I just seem to go slow. Like I'm too tentative. I mean, 3 events and not one cone? Something tells me I'm far from the limit.
It's also very difficult to evaluate from inside the car. I mean, when I'm working the course, or watching, I can recognize when somebody is "on," but from inside the car, I have no idea. Shifty's tape should help. Learning in progress, here.
Hmmm. Hey Demon, any chance you'd wanna come to Kansas and coach me?