Castle Combe today (28-4-12)

DreXeL said:
Seems nothings changed in here then. Good old OcUK.
Click to expand...

Tbh with conditions as bad as they were, I think how you hold the steering wheel is the least of your worries.

I believe 10 to 2 position is best as you get a greater range of turning motion, without having to 'feed' the wheel; all important to match them Schumacher lap records.

My track experience is 30 minutes at Spa; I'd recommend that. Castle Combe looks pretty poor in comparison.
 
DreXeL said:
Seems nothings changed in here then. Good old OcUK.
Click to expand...

Don't let it spoil your fun. Combe is a fast and tricky circuit (particularly in the wet) with little run off. Being a little cautious in those conditions is entirely sensible - only takes one mistake to mean no more golf. It's something those who haven't driven there (or those that have never ventured on a track may not fully appreciate!)

The hands comment was only intended as a friendly tip to make your life easier. If you're enjoying yourself out there - that's all that matters.
 
AndrewNR said:
Tbh with conditions as bad as they were, I think how you hold the steering wheel is the least of your worries.

I believe 10 to 2 position is best as you get a greater range of turning motion, without having to 'feed' the wheel; all important to match them Schumacher lap records.

My track experience is 30 minutes at Spa; I'd recommend that. Castle Combe looks pretty poor in comparison.
Click to expand...

It all depends what you are driving - Spa is too fast and open to suit slower cars.
Coombe is actually one of the more exciting and challenging circuits to drive, especially in a single seater.
 
One thing I learnt from Cliosport is that if you put up videos of yourself on track, be prepared to get lots of comments about your driving. The thing to do is try to pick out the constructive ones from the people who actually know what they are talking about (for me it was the guys who actually race Clios) and use it to improve your driving.
 
TBH I kind of expected a few comments like that, the fact that OcUK isn't a big pat on the back club is what makes it great, but on the same token when I come back in here for the first time in ages the old attitudes can be a little......tiring.

Still, I was probably over-reacting a little, my thick skin has been re-adorned ;)

As for Combe vs Spa, it's not really a fair comparison. Combe is a great little club circuit, one of my faves in the UK.
 
If you want the constructive side of my advise, instead of me just taking the mick. :D

You seemed to saw at the steering wheel a lot and jab it into corners
You hung the lock on even after the apex when there was plenty of track to let it go.
The sound of the engine gave the impression that the throttle was being used as an on off switch.
Track positioning didn't look all that but I didn't have the mirrors to see behind so I can't say on that one
and finally, your hand position :D

Wet = smooooooooooooooth man smoooooth

Feel free to take me apart :p
 
Fuzz said:
If you want the constructive side of my advise, instead of me just taking the mick. :D

You seemed to saw at the steering wheel a lot and jab it into corners
You hung the lock on even after the apex when there was plenty of track to let it go.
The sound of the engine gave the impression that the throttle was being used as an on off switch.
Track positioning didn't look all that but I didn't have the mirrors to see behind so I can't say on that one
and finally, your hand position :D

Wet = smooooooooooooooth man smoooooth

Feel free to take me apart :p
Click to expand...
You should come to the next Jonathan Palmer day ;)
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18351752

As should you Drex!
 
Constructive critisism is good. Ok, I do tend to throw it into corners, it's just the way I like to do it and what you didn't see was that I usually trail brake into the bends at the same time as aggressively turning in. I find that in the dry this gets me setup nicely into the bend without any understeer. Works well for the way I have my Golf set up (oversteer on the limit). In the wet however this was probably causing me to lose traction and causing the 'sawing' of the wheel. But yes, I take that on board.

As for the throttle sounding like an on-off switch, it was lighting up the inside tyre on every corner even with light throttle, so that made it sound more on-off than it actually was, but bear in mind that I have a very short throttle travel with the bike carbs too.

It was the first time I took my Golf out in the wet so it was a bit of a learning curve, you have to trust me when I say I'm a lot smoother in the dry. Hopefully it'll be dry next time so you can see for yourself :)

I would appreciate it however if you watched the whole video before commenting, rather than not even bothering to watch past the first lap.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom