{"id":10966,"date":"2018-11-12T04:40:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T12:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/?p=10966"},"modified":"2018-10-08T14:46:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T21:46:39","slug":"how-do-i-adapt-to-a-new-rear-engined-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedsecrets.com\/how-do-i-adapt-to-a-new-rear-engined-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Q: How do I adapt to a new (rear-engined) car?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<\/em>I\u2019ve recently bought a 991 Carrera after owning (and tracking) a 1999 Porsche Boxster for 6 years at various PCA DE events.\u00a0In light of the obvious bump in horsepower and the different placement of the engine, I was wondering if you had any tips on how to approach taking the 991 out on track coming from the Boxster.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>I highly recommend sending your 991 to me for a few months just to make sure that it\u2019s in good shape and ready for you. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Beyond the obvious of taking your time building up to speed, the main strategy I\u2019d recommend is the Sensory Input Sessions that I\u2019ve written about in my books, talked about in videos on my YouTube channel (check out this one titled Sensory Input<\/a>), and include in many of my training programs. It\u2019s the most effective way I know of to tune a driver to a car (or a track). It\u2019s what you sense visually, through your feel (kinesthetic sense), and with your hearing that gives you the cues as to what your car is doing. So if you can tune them up and become more sensitive to what your car is telling you, then you\u2019ll learn your new car sooner. If you deliberately focus on those senses, individually, in isolation, you\u2019ll refine them better. So, that\u2019s the main thing I\u2019d suggest.<\/p>\n

The second thing I always recommend is some skid pad time. Getting time learning what the car is going to feel like when it steps out and begins to slide will not just give you better car control, but confidence.<\/p>\n

One thing I\u2019d like to clarify here is this: physics is physics, and cars follow the laws of physics, no matter whether they are front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive, all-wheel-drive, front-engined, mid-engined, rear-engined, or whatever. Too many drivers fall into the trap of believing that changing from one car to another requires a completely different driving technique, as well as completely different cornering lines. Not true. We have to adapt to the car and how it responds to our inputs, and that\u2019s why I recommend using the Sensory Input Sessions, as that will speed up the learning process.<\/p>\n

I could write an entire book on your question (I guess I kinda did!), but this should give you a place to start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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