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Originally Posted by Dean
My biggest issue with the "school" was a lack of in car instruction. If Scott and Matt had not had as much autocross experience, I would have been even more upset. I would not want someone who had little or know experience out there on that technical of a track without anin car instructor.
As far as I could tell, the instructor for the most part was not even out on the track with them doing lead and follow, or just observing them.(I think they did one session of lead and follow, but that is hardly enough.)
Matt, Scott, what are your thoughts on this?
I had planned on discussin it with ET, but wanted your thoughts first. I know we discussed it briefly, but what do you think now in retrospect?
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Woops, I didn't see you post before adding mine, but I think I answered it above. I think Vic is just on too high of a plane to teach the very basics. Matt and I both have a pretty good understanding of car dynamics and cornering, etc. We just don't have the experience, esp. at high speeds. I think getting out on track for a day was all I really needed to pass their "level 1" class. If I had come to the class w/ zero performance driving experience, and no understanding of understeer vs. oversteer and how wechit shifting affects traction, I would have been pretty freaked out getting on course... much like the girl in our group who had no real experience.
'Course, Vic did take her aside and give here a bunch of one-on-one and got her back out on course with some confidence. Perhaps Vic just instructs where needed, and Matt and I didn't really need any additional instruction?
