From my HPDE instructor : "Leave a little more space between you and the car in front of you, they get scared when they see you in the mirror."

lol

 

I would be too, 4600 lbs of meat moving at me really quick, and it's not like lightnings look like the best braking vehicles in the world.

 

At one track event, this chick in front of me was all over the place. Braking in the middle of a straight, not hitting a single apex, and pointing people by on the wrong side of the track.

I was intentionally leaving space between us to not spook her (I almost always do that, but was especially careful with this white-knuckled teenager).

I take a charge to get around this cute little accident-waiting-to-happen, but she moves over on me right in the passing zone. I have no choice but to stomp the brakes and tuck in behind her. We are clipping along at about 80, and, seeing the Darth Vadermobile filling her mirrors, she immediately begins to freak. She's throwing up gravel, swerving, and getting all bent out of shape. I had to damn near stop to give her back a space cushion.

In the beginner groups, it's always best to either get on by or ease up. I know that it sometime takes me off of my game when someone is menacing from behind -- especially at an unfamiliar track.

I just wave them by. I'm running my own race; I just wanna find my groove and ride it out.

 

omg i havent seen one of those things in ages. Memories of booting dos from a 5 1/2 in floppy just came rushing back.

 

It was fun to lap that Porsche three times though.

hehe, and always nice to to know you had to slow down because the NSX in front of you was too slow.

--D

 

 

Hahaha I get that from my friends (rx7's, supras, Z's) when we cruise 287.