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Originally Posted by sperry
Finally... before you get out there and use these tips, please make sure you know what day today is.  |
Today is the day before the Autocross school - so, good timing Scott!
Also, I have found it helpful in the pre-run course walk, to do the coursewalk in a position that you would actually find yourself in your vehicle. That is, you may want to stoop a little to lower your upper body to the height you will see the cones from. (Picture the character JarJar Binks from Star Wars.) Put your hands out in front of you as if you are actually steering the car. When you come up to a turn where you will need to slow the car down, determine where you are going to apply the brakes, and say out loud 'Brake! Brake! Brake'; followed by, 'Turn!, Turn!, Turn!', followed by 'Gas!, Gas!, Gas!'. This will help set in mind where you will execute each step when you are actually on the course in your vehicle.
Edit: If you use even a few of these tips, you can find yourself 5 or even 10 seconds of improvement from your first run to your last. You too can be saying that you "boomed da gasser, and crashed de boss's heyblibber!"