[atakacs]

Ok it's like this: At my last AX I was probably 6 seconds slower than the avg for my class, ESP on what was mostly a 50-60 second course. Most cars were mid to low 50s and a Z06 even ran a 49. My best was a 60. I am literally one of the slowest drivers at the event. I'm on stock tires which I know sucks, but... even when I let a buddy drive my car, he got a better time than me the 1st time ever driving it so I know it's me, not the car. I mean... there's a guy in a lightly modified CTS-V on street tires that gets better times than me!!!

I ran a few AXs last year... 3, maybe. How can I improve or practice without spending several years doing it? We get so few runs per event and then I couldn't attend the local driver's school, and I'll miss about 4 of the AX events over the summer for work as well as the EVO school. I thought about setting up some cones in a Wal-Mart parking lot after hours but I'm sure the cops would show up in no time... so I tried something different. I got a Logitech/Momo racing wheel & pedals for the PC and a few driving games/simulators like NFS and GTR2. I'm not sure how good they are at making you a better driver... unfortunately I think they made me more cautious, not more competitive.

So what do I do? I'd like to be competitive by the end of the year and recognized as the most improved this year. Do you think there's any hope?

This post has been edited by atakacs: May 11 2007, 08:21 PM

[atakacs]

I drove 3 hours today up to NwOH's driver school. I got a lot of seat time. I started getting pretty good. After progressing from skills to a course, one of the instructors said I had a great line and that it was the best ride she had all day... and that was my first lap. Then it seems like I became the go-to guy. I gave 4 different instructors rides and they said I was doing very well. One had no suggestions for improvement on one of my laps, which made me feel great. The track was fast , with larger turns and more straight than I was used to at OVR. It was also raining on and off all day, so the track was slick, but I felt like I was really learning to control being on the verge of being out of control... that's a start, right?

Well tomorrow, it's OVR Points 3 for me. Maybe I convince my wife to let me go to Miami Valley's AX on Monday. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'll keep you updated.

[TrackAddict]

I drove 3 hours today up to NwOH's driver school. I got a lot of seat time. I started getting pretty good. After progressing from skills to a course, one of the instructors said I had a great line and that it was the best ride she had all day... and that was my first lap. Then it seems like I became the go-to guy. I gave 4 different instructors rides and they said I was doing very well. One had no suggestions for improvement on one of my laps, which made me feel great. The track was fast , with larger turns and more straight than I was used to at OVR. It was also raining on and off all day, so the track was slick, but I felt like I was really learning to control being on the verge of being out of control... that's a start, right?

Well tomorrow, it's OVR Points 3 for me. Maybe I convince my wife to let me go to Miami Valley's AX on Monday. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'll keep you updated.

Hey Andre, good meeting you this weekend. Did you check the results on OVR? You won the novice PAX this week, so I guess the seat time helped you out a little. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Did you make it to Miami Valley?