[Flieger]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

"A man has got to know his limitations." —Dirty Harry

It makes me a bit nervous to see drivers like Flieger talk about how many 10ths they are running on canyon roads and tracks, but don't have time to autocross. Autocrosses are the best place to train your reactions so you don't have to think when those 10ths sneak up to 11 or 12 real fast due to traffic, or just a slick spot. My autocross trained reactions have saved my butt several times when just cruising along at 0-10ths and someone pulls out in front, or traffic suddenly stopped, or something very slick that you couldn't see was coating a turn.

I've been in some surprize tight spots (not in the canyons) and my reactions have saved me.

The most fun I have had while driving was at the Jim Hall Kart Racing School. When I got to day 2 and we did wheel to wheel racing it was the best thing ever. They even let us do more laps than normal since we were doing well. I was only 14 then. I would like to do it again someday but they moved the track so I have to start from the day 1 stuff and those courses are pretty expensive for us. There is also a similar deal at Willow Springs.

It was so exhilarating to feel the slide coming and catch it with a little bit of opposite lock and a mash of the gas pedal. I only spun a couple times. The scariest part was convincing yourself that a particular corner can be taken flat-out. You just keep your foot down and pray. When everything goes smoothly then you realize it is not so bad and you can do it every lap after.