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Originally Posted by funcars
Another very helpful tool is to get pictures of your car at the track so you can see obvious issues like an inside rear wheel lifting off, excess body roll, etc.
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Yes, I agree, pics or a vid. Inside tire lift would be a nice thing to see. And if all the other tires are working hard you may not know what the looseness in the rear is till someone showed you a pic of yer car with it lifting its back leg. Now thats an animal of a car, trying to take a leak while on the run LOL Ever see a dog do that, I have, kinda funny. But really kinda sad. Usually with runners with their dogs. Like dude?? Give yer dog a chance to take a leak or pinch a loaf. Good point.
I dont ever plan to take my car to the track, would love to but money would be the deal breaker. I cant afford it.
But if I did I would love to have a video of the car going around. Vids of any sport, including car racing can show the driver where he might be upsetting the car. See a lil uneasiness in the late braking, maybe a lil smoke from the tires (not good) or a lil wiggle. Or a lil hard on the go pedal on the exit, rear moves out too much, some more smoke from the tires. Smoke from the tires is loss of speed. It wont stop faster with them dragging and it wont accelerate faster with them spinning. Traction is speed. A video might be the only way the driver sees that.
Turning, braking and accelerations should be completely fluid motions. Not jerky and twitchy. Aggressive YES, jerky and snap type driving feels like fast driving on the seat of yer pants. But its slower than controlled driving.
And Im not trying to make any brownie points with the ladies but maybe thats why some of them that want to be involved in the sport are really fast drivers. More control and less aggressiveness. They are great drivers.
A video of yer driving might show some flaws in the driving habits also, besides the unapparent car actions. I like the idea. I SOOO wish I could afford to take a few laps on a track, I think I would be hooked. Thats the cost I cant afford, I would need to go as often as possible. And since time isnt an issue it becomes money. Errrr JR