I'm new on the forum and think it's great. I've already gotten one question answered. So now that I'm an old hand, I have a thought. About two years ago I decided that the best modification I could make to my car was not something that I could hang on it. I ponyed up and went to the Porsche Driving Experience at Road Atlanta. I kinda got "religion" from Hurley Haywood and Doc Bundy. They both suggested that I learn to use what I had before I started trying to tweek the car. I still think about the experience when I drive. Especially when some kid Mustang owner wants to prove to me that FORD RULES! So, I'm not trying to be a smart ***, but I have been taught by some of the best that smoothness makes up for a lot of doodads added to the car. Thoughts? <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" /> <img src="graemlins/drink.gif" border="0" alt="[cherrsagai]" />
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Bill: I am not sure what point you are trying to make nor in what context you are trying to make it. I add �doodads� to my cars because I enjoy doing so. For those would-be racers, I would agree that honing one�s skill on the racetrack, in the long run, is more important than the latest go-fast bolt-on parts, however, I am not sure I see the relevance of smoothness to normal driving at legal speeds. Are you talking about wheels, navigation systems, exhaust systems and the like? Please help me understand what thoughts you are trying to elicit. Hank
welcome, Bill. years ago (@ a Barber / BMW driving event) I got the same lesson from Doc - smooth, smoooth, smooooth is the way to drive fast, easy and yes, safely (even at legal speeds). my insight was the same as yours - improved skills are the foundation of going fast & becoming competitive. Hardware upgrades are most effectively applied by expert drivers. develop your skill first, then consider "buying speed".
Hank, Please don't get me wrong, I like tinkering with the car as much as anybody. What I'm talking about is a "sweet spot" that these cars have that comes from smooth transitions between braking and acceleration. You can feel it best when turning and braking at the same time. At the driving school, they put a clear, large "salad bowl" on the hood with a tennis ball in it, and sent us around a short course. If we spilled the ball, we had to stop and retrieve it. My whole point is that this experience made me a much better driver and yes, much faster than anything I could hang on the car. Go to the school. You won't be able to get the grin off your face for about 3 months and then you can count yourself as one of the "anointed". Kindest regards, Bill Sawyer.
Bill: I live in Atlanta and, as such, am lucky to have Road Atlanta almost in my back yard. I have about 90 days at Road Atlanta as a DE participant, DE instructor, PCA Club racer and Speed World Challenge Pro racer. I couldn�t agree with you more about learning to drive being much more important than what you can do, mechanically, to make your car faster. I misunderstood your point about being smooth when confronted with the kid Mustang owner. I didn�t realize that you were talking about the race track rather than the stop light. Thanks for the clarification, Hank
Well, I guess I do need the school. I broke the bowl and lost the ball. Hank; please go to school. We're sick of you drivin so damn fast un-anointed.
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