stevbd said:A buddy of mine posted up my best Palmer lap of 1:54.6, plus the lap before. Warning, it's really boring compared to a lot of videos on here, lol, and the audio is crap. But I'd love any tips or advice from you track rats. Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5wLfmK4EoI
Just to add to this
1) Keep your hands at 9 and 3 as mentioned, there was no where on that track that would have required you to move them, you might end up with just your thumbs in the tight stuff, but keep them at the locations. Also loosen your grip a little, when you were having to make corrections to the car it was very robotic and labored, relax the hands and be fluid/smooth
2) Make sure you are looking far enough ahead, even on the long sweepers, you looked like you were doing fine in the tight corner(s)
3) I would absolutely NOT be working on steering the car with the throttle, instead I would work on braking points, carrying momentum, lines, and really feeling, hearing and seeing what the car is doing
4) Definitely try and work on not leaning with the corners, especially those right handers, seats and harnesses as mentioned do go a long way to help with that. They also keep you focused on driving, and not have to remember where and when you need to pin your knees against a dash or center console, or death grip the wheel
5) Have fun!
Hope any of the feedback helps you next time!