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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 03:29 PM
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Unhappy What Is that called.........

what is it called when cars are zoomin around a bunch of cones in a line??????

And how do you do it perfect*

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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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Autocross.

And you do it perfect, by utilising the right amount of gas, braking and steering input to get you around the course the fastest...
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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Do you ever use the ebrake at all
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 04:34 PM
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Originally posted by LordJman
Do you ever use the ebrake at all
That would slow you down too much.... goal is to go as fast as possible w/out hitting the cones. no room for "fancy" driving, just skillfull driving.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 04:35 PM
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Re: What Is that called.........

Originally posted by LordJman
And how do you do it perfect
Practice, lots of practice.
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 07:46 PM
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hahaha do you use the e-brake hahahahaha
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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i think he means slalom. just a guess.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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You should probably never use the ebrake in autocross. The only time I can think that it would be necessary is if you have to do a complete 180 and the course is not wide enough for the car to complete the turn normally. But I don't think you will ever see a course that tight.
The proper technique to a slalom is to try to drive over the back side of the cone with the inside tire.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 02:57 PM
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yeah thats it slalom!
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 07:42 PM
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E Brake is a trick used by FWD cars to induce oversteer.

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 01:09 AM
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Depending on your region, the SCCA Solo II events you can ride a long with a more experienced driver. You might want to spend a day riding with some different drivers and watch how they do it, so you can pick up some pointers.

There is a lot more to autocross than going fast.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 07:11 PM
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Originally posted by scca racer
There is a lot more to autocross than going fast.
damn right there is
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