Re: Newbie on board!
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:09 pm
Hey Mako,Mako Koiwai wrote:You might not be doing great time wise against your class competitors (at first) ... but you WILL BE HAVING FUN ... in a safe environment that allows you to hang it out like no where else.
After five years I'm still not that fast ... blaming the car/tires is always a popular and semi valid excuse, at least in ones own mind ... but I Do Have A Lot Of Fun! Sometimes I ask myself, "what are you doing out here!?" ... but after a few corners you get that huge grin and rush and you Know Why you're out there. It's really easy to tell if you're trying hard enough. If your hand ISN'T shaking when you reach for your Timing Slip at the end of the run ... you weren't going fast enough. That is, fast enough in the fast sections. A lot of people over drive the slow corners and wimp out on the fast sections. It's the fast sections where you make up time.
Lot's of good Auto Cross Tips and video's here: http://www.teamblewracing.com/forum/for ... p?TID=1963
yeah, I can't wait to feel the rush. I'm sure you've gotten a lot faster since your first run. Five years experience counts a lot! And it must have been fun for you or you wouldn't still be doing it. Someone quoted me "Welcome to the addiction!"
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Jon