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128MB video from BMW Driving School where Cayman participated. As of 3/4/08 this video is now on page 3 of the Cayman Videos category in our Files section. This is just one of some of our older videos that newer members probably have not seen. Check out our Files section sometime!
Hi Kman, just wondering what camera/mount and software you were using for the track video. The Video came out nice. the Older porsche (944?) got a little squirrely before he let you pass! Nice job overall though!
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The video was fun to watch as you pick off the other cars. Just wondering. What was your top speed on the long final straight-away? It looked like your rpms where in the 6k range. I've never tracked before, but it looks like a blast!
What is up with your creepy-crawly hands on and off the wheel? It was driving me nuts watching it. Knowing you, there is some good reason why you do it. Or at least you think you do. LOL.
Doesn't it make more sense to keep both hands solidly planted so you always know where dead center is? Or am I just a rookie too hung up on listening to what my instructors tell me?
Help me. I am going to have nightmares of you driving like Bo Duke.
I really don't want to bring up this debate again. I've had pro drivers telling me I should be presetting my hands the way I do and I have had pro drivers telling me I should have my hands fixed. Honestly I think it comes down to whichever style works best for you. This video is a couple of years old and my hands are not as "shifty" as they once were as I have tried to balance where I think I should preset vs. where I should keep set on the steering wheel based on track layout, conditions, etc. so don't take this video to heart my handwork has changed since it was shot.
I really don't want to bring up this debate again. I've had pro drivers telling me I should be presetting my hands the way I do and I have had pro drivers telling me I should have my hands fixed. Honestly I think it comes down to whichever style works best for you. This video is a couple of years old and my hands are not as "shifty" as they once were as I have tried to balance where I think I should preset vs. where I should keep set on the steering wheel based on track layout, conditions, etc. so don't take this video to heart my handwork has changed since it was shot.
OK, shifty.
The one thing that I know for sure after seeing your videos is that I can't keep up with you.
Dave: I'm certainly no expert, but I think the two videos contrast the two popular steering styles; shuffle steering (Ken's) and fixed hands (yours).
The strategy in shuffle steering is to be able to keep your hands in the "strong" position (left hand about 9 to 11, and right hand about 1 to 3), shoulders back, and head straight up, even in sharp corners. Just slide one hand at a time over the steering wheel so that both hands will be in the strong position through the turn.
In F1, the driver keeps his hands fixed on the wheel, because it takes only a very small steering wheel movement to turn the tires in. But most of our cars don't have such a quick steering ratio.
Fixed hands are fine for steering, until the turn is sharp enough to put your fixed hands in weak positions, your shoulder off the seatback, and your helmet partially out the window. How do you think you would steer the car into a sharp corner if you were strapped down tight in a 6-point harness with your head movement constrained by a Hans device, or even a collar? You'd probably adopt the shuffle steering technique.
I remember a race forum thread on rennlist debating steering style where some racers didn't even know what to call how they steered. Eventually, Manny Alban admitted that he used every style he's ever heard about, and then some. Just don't stick your hand through the top of the wheel to grab the backside of the wheel like my wife does.
Dave: I'm certainly no expert, but I think the two videos contrast the two popular steering styles; shuffle steering (Ken's) and fixed hands (yours).
The strategy in shuffle steering is to be able to keep your hands in the "strong" position (left hand about 9 to 11, and right hand about 1 to 3), shoulders back, and head straight up, even in sharp corners. Just slide one hand at a time over the steering wheel so that both hands will be in the strong position through the turn.
In F1, the driver keeps his hands fixed on the wheel, because it takes only a very small steering wheel movement to turn the tires in. But most of our cars don't have such a quick steering ratio.
Fixed hands are fine for steering, until the turn is sharp enough to put your fixed hands in weak positions, your shoulder off the seatback, and your helmet partially out the window. How do you think you would steer the car into a sharp corner if you were strapped down tight in a 6-point harness with your head movement constrained by a Hans device, or even a collar? You'd probably adopt the shuffle steering technique.
I remember a race forum thread on rennlist debating steering style where some racers didn't even know what to call how they steered. Eventually, Manny Alban admitted that he used every style he's ever heard about, and then some. Just don't stick your hand through the top of the wheel to grab the backside of the wheel like my wife does.
I had to unlearn the off-road rule of NOT wrapping your thumb around the wheel when I started doing track work. I am at that "consciously incompetent" stage of development where anything that deviates from what I have learned freaks me out. LOL. I can see where shuffling to a position that gives you better feel/control than having your arms twisted into a knot makes sense.
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