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Originally Posted by flipper35
They are a great way to learn a track as well.
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Yea, when I went to Laguna Secca, I asked for an instructor, at least for the first session. They said I had too much experience and they had too few instructors to provide me one. The racemaster said you should know the track from the simulators. I told him I drive real cars, not simulated ones, and I would survive. He said the first lap is at a slow pace for tire warmup so just follow the lead of the cars in front of me. I started at the back on purpose, so I would not be holding up the group. They all vanished into the distance and I knew if that was the slow pace, it was not going to be long before the front caught me.
That first time drop of the corkscrew was heart stopping, but after that I was fine. Later an instructor said he would be happy to ride with me to show my some tips and I was happy with that. He showed me the good landmarks, and good apex points and that was a bit more fun.
All in all, I never went too far sideways or off track, and had a blast, I got in my undamaged car and drove it the 1,350 miles home.