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You also haven't seen many of the spins and off track excursions that happen as well. I personally saw 4 different spins happen right in front of me at Gateway. Every one of them happened when the driver was digging for more rather than just cruising, but thankfully none of them had any contact or damage other than some tire wear.

Aaron is right about the nerves, but as long as you drive within yourself and constantly feel what the car is doing you'll be fine. I assume that all of us are good enough drivers to know when your four tires have good grip with the surface and are able to notice when that grip starts to go away. Once you get to that edge, it is up to you whether to tip toe that line or scale it back and just ride along. Nobody is going to laugh at you or peer pressure you into driving over your head, that is not what these events are about.