Jad wrote:Kary,
What exactly do you disagree with in this list and who would not be helped following that strategy? If I want to learn threshold braking I would watch and learn the technique, practice it, see how well the car does it and upgrade appropriately if needed.
How is that an attack on you? Is it because you have upgrades therefore you think I am saying you can't drive? Ummm I have after ~7 years upgraded as well in case you haven't noticed but I wouldn't recommend going from karts and a Yamaha to Mike Avitts 928 if you expect to learn to drive well? As I recall, you started with a stock car and learned and got addicted from there. The car is the last upgrade after you know what you can do and what the car does and doesn't do.
Jad, to answer a few of your questions:
First, I do not disagree with the notion of seat time, what I have an issue with is the lack of understanding of the individuals ability and car set up. I beleive these are important factors in crafting a response to someone's post.
Second, how is this an attack on me? Well I would ask what does having slicks and bragging about lap times have to do with this thread? Completely off topic and irrelevant to the original posters request and my original reply. If I took this wrong I apologize, but I still fail to see the relevance to Red928's post given the lack of knowledge of red928 car and experience.
Third, you are correct about my progression in this sport and I encourage others to do the same out of safety for them and those of us on the track with them. Your approach, while I agree with the sentiment, needs to answer the posters questions which can include get seat time, getting instruction, or anything else you deem necessary, but it should include an answer to their question, otherwise what is the point? The answer to his question is not to drive more, though it might be part of the answer.
Lastly, I beleive one of the reasons we get little particpation on this board as compared to other boards (again, one of the reasons), is how we treat people and their questions. We should not be taking anyone for granted about their car, their ability and should be willing to provide complete answers from our experience. Otherwise, for people lijke red928, they will just choose not to participate on our board. I see many readers of these threads but few posters. Could it be that we are scaring folks away needlessly for the reason above or for other reasons?
I am glad to see that you and others responded to Red928 question after some debate, as I do not have any answers nor products to offer even if Red928 could use them effectively (seats and harnesses notwithstanding!)