What to do if your car spins on track?

[juansolo]

git-r said:

Can't work out which track this is... Any hints?

Slippystone.

[git-r]

thought so!

[nickfrog]

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Mario Andretti.

[boxsey]

nickfrog said:

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Mario Andretti.

All well and good if you've got his skills!

[wellground]

boxsey said:

nickfrog said:

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." Mario Andretti.

All well and good if you've got his skills!

Does Mario do track days then ????

[SpeedyDave]

git-r said:

Lol I'm not the only one...

Nice pics

Spa - what a track!

I drive almost exclusively in the wet now. The 'ring is really magical in the changing conditions.

Wet. Its the new dry.

[upsidedownmark]

Heh.. I confess to rather enjoying Craners/old hairpin in the soaking wet.

Prefer dry on the motorbike mind

[git-r]

SpeedyDave said:

I drive almost exclusively in the wet now. The 'ring is really magical in the changing conditions.

Wet. Its the new dry.

- agreed! Having seen some of the wet youtube vide of the 'ring couldn't agree more.. I've been a couple of times but was dry. Was hoping it would be wet! (only for the slower/safer corners mind!)

[SpeedyDave]

git-r said:

- agreed! Having seen some of the wet youtube vide of the 'ring couldn't agree more.. I've been a couple of times but was dry. Was hoping it would be wet! (only for the slower/safer corners mind!)

Very different mood when its wet. No traffic, very calm.

A bit of silliness always raises a smile from the spectators

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erw-2XTZSBA&li...

[M81EP3]

^^ My first ever lap was in similar weather to that, and it was terrifying! Kudos to you!

[git-r]

SpeedyDave said:

Very different mood when its wet. No traffic, very calm.

A bit of silliness always raises a smile from the spectators

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erw-2XTZSBA&li...

Yep that's the stuff

This is not me but very impressive bit of car control!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXeYyG_hsso

[SpeedyDave]

That's Moran. I've been out with him in the dry but not in the wet. Good skills.

[git-r]

What a small world

I subscribe to his channel and geez he's got some balls!! I think he's doing 7:40 ish on a tourist day with an E46 M3 (btg). That's blooming quick!

[SpeedyDave]

git-r said:

What a small world

I subscribe to his channel and geez he's got some balls!! I think he's doing 7:40 ish on a tourist day with an E46 M3 (btg). That's blooming quick!

7:35 a few weekends back I believe so, yep, damn fast. I can't imagine that car has too much more to give.

[FTW]

Under no circumstances ever lift.

[kaese]

Though I always like to avoid it, I find there's a certain inevitability of spinning after doing 1000's of laps, in different conditions, at a decent speed, with no traction control. However, in poorer conditions I tend to only push on within the safer areas of the track with plenty of run-off, and be relatively conservative in the more 'risky' areas.

From my experiences: Both feet in, and try and control the direction of the car with the steering if possible.

If there's an impact imminent, probably release the steering!

[Evangelion]

At Castle Combe, I was always told to just let the car go if you feel it spinning - then you're more likely to end up in the infield, where there's very little to hit. Fight it and you could be heading for the outside, where the barriers are. I've always followed that advice and have never put so much of a scratch in the car, despite frequent spins - three in one session on my first wet trackday.

Perhaps the hardest part of spinning, is to avoid lifting, which usually makes it worse (read The Art Of Racing In The Rain for a detailed explanation of why this happens).