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<blockquote data-quote="ShelbyGuy" data-source="post: 3781341" data-attributes="member: 10042"><p>well, every time i tried the "racing" parts on my car when i was first starting out, it just made things worse. i had to work my way up to needing a racing brake pad. i had to work my way up to needing an r-compound tire. i've had to work my way up to wanting stiffer springs and fatter antiroll bars.</p><p></p><p>i'd like stiffer springs, but changing springs at this point will have no bearing whether or not i have fun on the track. i'll get to it eventually.</p><p></p><p>my take on it is: there's always someone going quicker with less modficiations. i want to be that guy.</p><p></p><p>when i was autocrossing with midwestern council, there was a guy who ran sticky tires on an otherwise stock terminator (ralph) and he'd wipe the track with me because he is ten times the driver. with this activity, its not really about the parts as such. its about driver confidence.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>everyone gets something a little different out of the racetrack experience. for me, i'm trying to be technically proficient at the grand prix driving technique. im not trying to set the fastest lap of the weekend every lap of every session.</p><p></p><p>i always feel like i could have braked less and scrubbed off less speed (thus turning in with more speed)</p><p>i always feel like i could have turned in just a little later</p><p>i always feel like i could have apexed later</p><p>i always feel like i could have gotten on the gas just a little sooner, or gotten on the gas more smoothly</p><p></p><p>i always feel like i could be smoother if i just practiced more. oh darn its sunday at 5 and the corner workers want to go home. cant i just run one more session? please?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShelbyGuy, post: 3781341, member: 10042"] well, every time i tried the "racing" parts on my car when i was first starting out, it just made things worse. i had to work my way up to needing a racing brake pad. i had to work my way up to needing an r-compound tire. i've had to work my way up to wanting stiffer springs and fatter antiroll bars. i'd like stiffer springs, but changing springs at this point will have no bearing whether or not i have fun on the track. i'll get to it eventually. my take on it is: there's always someone going quicker with less modficiations. i want to be that guy. when i was autocrossing with midwestern council, there was a guy who ran sticky tires on an otherwise stock terminator (ralph) and he'd wipe the track with me because he is ten times the driver. with this activity, its not really about the parts as such. its about driver confidence. everyone gets something a little different out of the racetrack experience. for me, i'm trying to be technically proficient at the grand prix driving technique. im not trying to set the fastest lap of the weekend every lap of every session. i always feel like i could have braked less and scrubbed off less speed (thus turning in with more speed) i always feel like i could have turned in just a little later i always feel like i could have apexed later i always feel like i could have gotten on the gas just a little sooner, or gotten on the gas more smoothly i always feel like i could be smoother if i just practiced more. oh darn its sunday at 5 and the corner workers want to go home. cant i just run one more session? please? [/QUOTE]
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