[DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash

[Brent Stewart]

If you get a chance to auto-cross your Pantera (or any other suitable vehicle), it really helps with understanding the "both feet in" thing. they are usually small courses that don't take a lot of speed - in fact, I never get past 2nd gear.  If you are pushing it a bit, not only do you get to see what your car can really do at the edge of the envelope, you will undoubtedly spin.  This is where you can put the "both feet in" into practice.  Even better than visualization is getting to experience it.  I definitely feel it has improved my driving skills...

Here is a good example of a course design: 
http://lprpca.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AX.4.2012.pdf


brent



________________________________
 From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com; panteraplace at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com 
Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 2:59 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Good news from the Swedish crash
 

In a message dated 7/4/12 18 19 54, lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:


> The point was that it takes experience and training to act on 
> self-autopilot many times.  So, my question also, is what should a person do when the 
> gas feed sticks open.  Maybe I will try to episodic-act what to do.
> 

>>>In open-track instruction, they teach that when things have gone to 
hell, the instictive reaction should always be BOTH FEET IN!   Whether it's a 
spin, or heading towards a wall, or stuck throttle, or whatever--when things 
have gone badly, jam both the clutch and brake pedals to the floor.

Of course, that's easy to say in a classroom environment, but when it 
actually happens to you, whether you can remember it or not remains to be seen...

Mike
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