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01-15-2013, 12:58 AM | #463 |
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I personally think it is best to start from Day 1 with DSC Off...otherwise bad habits develop. Plus when you are first starting most likely you are "slow" anyway and a slide here and there will usually keep you brain and foot in check until you gradually learn more car control
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not sure i agree with this. cold and wet will not help with ego with DSC off. it will make you friends with your body shop guy.
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Cooler != cold and wet. Those of us in SoCal enjoy a lot of cool weather winter track days, with only a small fraction of them being wet
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01-15-2013, 10:51 AM | #466 |
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true. i drive on track all winter as well. guess it depends on what cooler means. for me its track days down to low 30s so not condusive to traction even if dry. car also makes more power under these conditions which can make matter worse.
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01-15-2013, 11:16 AM | #467 |
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DSC off...always.
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If you're not driving with the DSC off, you're not driving, you're just steering.
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All I'm saying is, with cooler temp, the car makes more power and, hence, you get better lap times. But, I don't necessarily mean you should go for track lap records on your first day of going DSC off either. In my particular case, before going exclusively DSC off, I had already experimented with going DSC off and, at Buttonwillow (which is the track where time attacks, etc, are held at and hence is the lap time standard many of us compare things to) had matched personal best lap times (i.e. lap time was same with MDM & DSC off @ 2:06). Then, as I went DSC off permanently in May, the weather got hotter and hotter and my lap times got slower and slower into September. I think had this happened betwen December thru April, my lap times may not have gone slower like that and hence the comment about 'ego.' I'm not saying my personal experience is equally-applicable to everyone else, but it is what it is. If I had to do it again, I would choose to go DSC off in the cooler winter months. And, just because the engine makes more power doesn't mean you're gonna flat out right away anyways.
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DSC and even MDM just causes a lot of understeer on entry and then just kills any exit speed. For example, slow corner onto a long straight. You generally want to be on power sooner and you want to be slipping the car all the way to exit. MDM just interferes and kills any speed. This car does awesome with some judicious throttle steering and sliding.
Your missing out on half the fun if you keep MDM or DSC on. An e46 M3 is a great car on the track. An E9X M3 is a FUN car on the track. Just my $.02.
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Went to Speed District's Buttonwillow 13CW day yesterday. Thanks for the good times Josh!!
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Running with DSC or MDM WILL develop bad habits. Once acquired, bad habits can become difficult to get rid of. Sure, the car can be plenty fast with the nannies on. But YOU can be faster with the nannies off . I guess it all depends what your short and long term goals are, becoming a better driver or posting fast times . |
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I was running cups awhile back but my skill/experience wasn't good enough to make use of them (I also didn't run enough camber). I actually turned faster times on street tires. But I have R888's coming in today so I hope I'll have a better experience this coming Monday.
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