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submitted 4 months ago by BallShapedMan@lemmy.world to c/cars@lemmy.world

My first track day, I didn't really believe these tires would get sticky at the track. I was wrong. Quite sticky to the touch.

I'll edit GoPro footage down to a single lap next week sometime and post it. My son and I had an amazing time and met some fantastic people.

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[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Thank you! I love knowing that's a badge of honor. My lateral g force maxed out at 0.96, the specs says on these wheels it'll go to 1.05 so I definitely left some time on the track. But my for first time ever I feel really good about it.

To be fair I put 150 laps on this track in this car in the simulator first so I knew my breaking and turning points pretty well. I don't think I had a perfect lap but I had a few near perfect turns.

I pushed the car to its limits for the first time, and now I'm thinking about getting a more capable car. I don't need faster down the straights but more communication in steering, more planted with better rotation.

[-] DudeDudenson 3 points 4 months ago

I tried to do the same before my first track day but I couldn't find my third world country economy car version of the golf 4 (a gol power) anywhere as a mod for asseto Corsa so I had to train with an alpha mito with a 50% restrictor lol

Still didn't feel the same but at least it helped me know the course

Funnily enough driving a real car is a lot easier, the only thing harder is the manual vs the paddle shifter

[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Great solution! I also used AC and a mod for the course. Though it had my car.

I'm still getting used to paddle shifting, so I found my M7 easier to shift.

But I was gun shy, I got better times in the sim. I just couldn't push my car that hard even though it was a pretty forgiving run off, only one wall you can hit and it's on the inside of turn 1.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Drive in your comfort zone, but the only way to get faster is to get uncomfortable, and that will eventually give you a whole new unwanted perspective on a turn.

[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago
[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

May the kitty litter be effective and undamaging.

[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I have no idea what this means, yet I'm willing to make it my life motto without question lol

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

"Kitty Litter" is the sand or gravel that is in the oopsie zone off-track to help stop a car.

[-] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Lol I had no idea. The track I'm on doesn't have that. It's out in the middle of nowhere.

this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2024
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