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Director
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Joined: Nov 05, 2009 Posts: 1634 Location: Isle of Palms, SC
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Great article in SportsCar, the official pub of the SCCA, on the sometimes lost art of applying both feet in during a spin. Worth reading for all: "Be a Good Spinner" on page 20 written by Randy Pobst.
Excerpt: " ......Your out of options. You ain't gonna catch this slide. Your new mission is to minimize damage. Object : the best case harmless spin. Worst case: four car pileup and broken bones. .......slamming the brakes and clutch does 2 things for you -- make that 3. One, it slows you as soon as possible -- always good when in trouble. Two, makes your path predictable to the car behind bearing down on you at 100 mph. When the brakes are locked your car will continue on the very path it was on when the brakes were applied. And 3, it gets your overanxious right foot off the gas, the pedal that got u in trouble to start with...Any time you have lost control, slam on the brakes and clutch. It will keep you from mulitplying your troubles by rolling back into traffic which is the cause of some of the worst of our incidemts. If you spin, both feet in. "
_________________Dave Derecola National Director 944 Cup cup944@aol.com
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:37 pm |
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comatb
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Joined: Nov 06, 2009 Posts: 144 Location: Burlington, Ontario
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"If you spin, both feet in." hallelujah!
_________________ Bill Comat 2012 944 Super Cup Championship - Second Place 2009 944 Cup National Champion
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Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:30 pm |
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tim pruitt
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Joined: Nov 22, 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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It should be "Before You Spin, Both Feet In".
The sooner you know you are screwing up the corner, the sooner you can take the appropriate action.....which may be BOTH FEET IN!
_________________Tim Pruitt88' 924S Wide Body
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Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:36 am |
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Joined: Nov 05, 2009 Posts: 1634 Location: Isle of Palms, SC
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Tim is right, the sooner the better, for all parties involved. Not putting both feet is just as egregious as plowing into the side of a fellow competitor during a pass, and will be ruled upon the same way when applying the driver conduct standards.
_________________Dave Derecola National Director 944 Cup cup944@aol.com
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Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:45 am |
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tim pruitt
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Joined: Nov 22, 2009 Posts: 184 Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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My most recent experience with "Both Feet In". It works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_VP3U-vo4or search for "Road Atlanta 924S GTS1 Spin Turn 5 During SAT Qual Aug 2010"
_________________Tim Pruitt88' 924S Wide Body
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