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N Camarolina · 09-03-2023, 11:55 AM

Before you make any big-time decisions involving selling the car, consider looking inward.

A lot of us have contributed ideas to the topic you started, and it seems that the most likely culprit, backed up by careful PDR analysis by Ken, is too aggressive a transition from full throttle to full brake. Adapting your driving style to this may not cost you and lap time at all (or a negligible amount at the most). But your posts indicate you seem to want to find an equipment solution to this problem rather than a driving style solution (slightly slower transition from throttle to break).

I'd suggest you first go back to basics and focus on consistent smoother driving. Looking at some of the videos on your YT channel, sometimes your inputs are smooth, but other times you are over-driving the car (overly aggressively throttle to brake transition, aggressive steering input while under braking, too much throttle tip in on exit).

Practicing to be consistently smooth is a mental discipline that a good driver needs to have on the track. It will avoid your ice-mode problems, provide more predicable cornering, and I doubt it will slow you down much at all on track. In fact, on a road course race track, smooth inputs and carrying maximum speed through the corners is usually leads to the best times. Conversely, simply switching to another car with your current driving inconsistences may simply transfer or cause new problems in the vehicle you switch to.

I hope you stick with it!

09-03-2023, 11:55 AM	#168
N Camarolina Drives: 2021 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 975	Before you make any big-time decisions involving selling the car, consider looking inward. A lot of us have contributed ideas to the topic you started, and it seems that the most likely culprit, backed up by careful PDR analysis by Ken, is too aggressive a transition from full throttle to full brake. Adapting your driving style to this may not cost you and lap time at all (or a negligible amount at the most). But your posts indicate you seem to want to find an equipment solution to this problem rather than a driving style solution (slightly slower transition from throttle to break). I'd suggest you first go back to basics and focus on consistent smoother driving. Looking at some of the videos on your YT channel, sometimes your inputs are smooth, but other times you are over-driving the car (overly aggressively throttle to brake transition, aggressive steering input while under braking, too much throttle tip in on exit). Practicing to be consistently smooth is a mental discipline that a good driver needs to have on the track. It will avoid your ice-mode problems, provide more predicable cornering, and I doubt it will slow you down much at all on track. In fact, on a road course race track, smooth inputs and carrying maximum speed through the corners is usually leads to the best times. Conversely, simply switching to another car with your current driving inconsistences may simply transfer or cause new problems in the vehicle you switch to. I hope you stick with it!