Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona - Photos

[RSO 34]

Bob - can you email me any high res shots you took of the DP? [email protected]

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[dquarasr2]

The car shouldn't step out when trailbraking. You might need a bigger front swaybar to stabilize the car when trailbraking.

I'm pretty sure it's my technique. I've successfully trailbraked, but not very often. I'm too inconsistent. I just need to practice.

I started out autocrossing and had developed a good appreciation for smoothness. Then I started doing track days and I developed bad habits in braking zones that I am working to correct. Pedal pressures required to stop from high speeds are higher than those used at autocross speeds, and I got in the bad habit of being too aggressive on the brake pedal, so when I try to trailbrake I do not use the appropriate level of "touch". I am working on correcting this and going back to my "smooth" roots, unlearning what I managed to teach myself in recent years. Considering the bang-bang-bang nature of autocross and the need to look ahead, I've also developed a bad habit of having "tunnel vision" in the braking zone, even while I instruct my students to move their eyes to the apex as they enter the braking zones, and I'm fairly embarrassed that I have forgotten the discipline to keep my eyes up which also contributes to being inconsistent in trailbraking.

It's just so easy to focus on the turn-in point, and it's something I have to continue to remind myself. After all these years it's still not second nature to me, at least not to the degree required.

And finally, wrt car setup, I'm not talking about this in my NSX. I am talking about my track Miata. But either way, I'm pretty sure it's my technique.

Thanks again.