As you get more confident in the corners, you can start to feed throttle until you start to slide, eventually that controlled slide will be comfortable and predictable.

When I was racing bikes, we would feed throttle to start the rear wheel spinning. This would help turn the bike, square up the corner and away you went.

Assuming, of course, the bike had the HP to spin the rear wheel.

Otherwise, go in fast, and as Mike the Bike said; "Whack it hard and whack it early".

Remember, brakes only slow you down.

Have fun!

 

Ah I misunderstood, I was thinking of lifting off the throttle lightly..

Good info though, maybe Ill find some time next month to head up for my first track day

 

Thanks for all the advice guys. I had a great time but I did spin out on Turn 1 @ TMP on 3 different occasions! Driving the S is so night and day compared to my Si. It's so neutrally balances as is but it is VERY unforgiving if you make a mistake or take the wrong line.



I found that if you go in too hot and take the wrong line, there is almost nothing you can do to recover. The first time I spun out this is what happened. I had no idea I went in too hot, my steering input was way too fast and as soon as I hit the apex my back end was already flying around, did a complete 180 and the car completely died (oil starved). Had to wait for 5-7 minutes before she would let me start her back up. Second time I spun out was almost the same deal but my car didn't lose oil pressure so I was able to recover and get the car back on the track. Third time however I felt the dreaded snap over steer, and boy was it freakin violent! When I was coming into turn 1 I lost the back end but I didn't lift. I counter-steered, held the throttle at position and I actually thought I caught myself in a small drift before the back end snapped around the opposite way and pretty well flung me around a complete 180. It was neck snapping! lol. Again, lost oil pressure and was stuck on the track for a short period of time.

Moral of the story: I need a baffled oil pan and to learn to drive better.

On my first few laps my buddy did tell me I clocked low 1:31's almost breaking to 1:30's which I thought wasn't too bad considering in my Si the best I had ever done was high 1:31's. By the end of the night I was driving a lot more consistently and catching up too or running away from higher powered cars on the corners. I didn't time my laps but they felt really good, and most importantly a lot more consistent. I am pretty confident that I was doing 1:31's again consistently. Not fast by any means but I feel good that I figured out at least how to be consistent.

I never realized how much finesse it actually takes to drive the S. It's really all about keeping the balance of the car and trying to be as smooth as possible!

 

Very cool! I know i learned to drive because of the s2000. Without it i would be some muscle car humping mullet lover.

 

Sounds like you had a good time Purple. Practice and building up speed lap by lap is what you need to practice.
If your car is stalling out when you spin, you need to push clutch in earlier. I have never had my car stall out and not re start on track. But I do hit the key with my knee and turn off the car by mistake (I'm way to big for this car )