I have 25 lapping sessions in so far and still improve my times so things are well. I ran my first two track days with all the nannies on at the instructors' recommendation. I spun twice, learned lots. The next few days I ran AdvanceTrac sport mode. And it felt better. Almost spun twice. Learned more.
The past few days I ran with AdvanceTrac off and everything about the car felt better. I felt more connected and more sensitive to its reactions. Perhaps it is due to the experience I gained. It feels much easier to control.
I noticed one thing I'm doing differently with AdvanceTrac off: coming off the brake in slow corners I will go full throttle and off throttle maybe 10 times over a distance of 50 feet. I do not realize I'm doing this while driving. With the AdvanceTrac in sport mode I was gradually feeding the throttle back to max as I was straightening the wheel but I stopped doing that. My times are faster with this "stabbing" the throttle out of slow corners. Somehow I have the impression it is wrong as it should upset the balance or weight transfer but everything else in my laps is the same. Could it be that the frequency and duration of the throttle stabs is so short that the car does not have the time to upset before the weight is fully transferred back for the straight?
I have no idea why I'm doing this I'm not aware. All I know is that the car feels great and my times have dropped. I noticed it when reviewing my data. Should I make the conscious effort to go back to a progressive throttle coming out of the slow corners, or is it OK to do it the way I described above?
The past few days I ran with AdvanceTrac off and everything about the car felt better. I felt more connected and more sensitive to its reactions. Perhaps it is due to the experience I gained. It feels much easier to control.
I noticed one thing I'm doing differently with AdvanceTrac off: coming off the brake in slow corners I will go full throttle and off throttle maybe 10 times over a distance of 50 feet. I do not realize I'm doing this while driving. With the AdvanceTrac in sport mode I was gradually feeding the throttle back to max as I was straightening the wheel but I stopped doing that. My times are faster with this "stabbing" the throttle out of slow corners. Somehow I have the impression it is wrong as it should upset the balance or weight transfer but everything else in my laps is the same. Could it be that the frequency and duration of the throttle stabs is so short that the car does not have the time to upset before the weight is fully transferred back for the straight?
I have no idea why I'm doing this I'm not aware. All I know is that the car feels great and my times have dropped. I noticed it when reviewing my data. Should I make the conscious effort to go back to a progressive throttle coming out of the slow corners, or is it OK to do it the way I described above?