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I have some reading material for any novice or intermediate driver. In fact there's also a great link for instructors if you're planning on doing that as well.
Novice and Intermediate drivers:
http://www.coastaldr...F/CDS_Guide.pdf
http://www.tracksche...m/wisdom10.html
http://www.red4est.com/pdapi/body.html
http://www.racerpart....com/epaul1.htm
Instructors (drivers should look at this stuff to... it helps!)
http://www.coastaldriving.org/cdePDF/Instr...r_Guide_CDS.pdf
(copyrighted material)
Notes to instructors:
-------------------------------------------------------------
The single most important thing you can do is project
confidence, even if you aren't feeling confident. Make
your student comfortable. If you are nervous, unsure, etc.,
your student will pick that up.
My very first instructing experience: I was drafted, I had
no instructing experience, and I was on a circuit I hadn't
even driven before. I got about five laps before getting
into my student's car. Right at that moment I decided that I
had to project confidence, in order to keep her safe, because
students put a *lot* of trust into their instructors. Everything
else flowed from that.
Was I the best instructor ever? Of course not. But my student
kept it safe, and left the day with more confidence in her driving
and a big grin on her face.
Take a deep breath, draw on what you know, and everything
will be fine. Maybe think about chanelling your favorite past
instructor.
I'm sure others on this list will chime in with what's most important
to teach, and in what order. We could all write a book on this (right,
Larry?), but the only other thing I'll add is that you need to think
fast and use short words, and save the detailed briefings for when
you're back in the paddock.
_ Elizabeth Miller
-------------------------------------------------------------
Well, for your basic trackdays I get basic.
But then, I like teaching newbies too.
First thing I do is drive around the paddock with them -- them first, do
some turns, see what their habits are. 5-10 mph stuff. 90% have lousy hand
positions and have that lazy hand on the gearshift. I get them to 10/2 to
9/3 and explain why. I also throw in turn-preparation with the steering
wheel. I tell them the gearshift is 500 degrees hot and don't touch it 'cept
when you gotta. Seatbelted in, most have good sitting positions. I emphasize
these hand-position practices are going to feel strange because it is not
their habit, and to make it habit they need to do it all the time, street
driving etc. They'll have to constantly remind themselves, but suddenly
sometime a couple months later they'll find themselves doing it without
thinking.
Usually after they've driven some paddock turns, I will drive their car in
the paddock to illustrate. IMHO, easier to illustrate than to just talk.
(One student once told me, "that's how my grandma drove." I replied, "that's
also how Graham Hill drove.")
I never get to left-foot braking -- IMHO that's better left to later
lessons. Straightline braking, please. I may get to some looking-ahead.
Depends on the student.
That's before they ever get on the track.
On track I like to drive their car first 4-5 laps or so -- with their
permission -- again because it is easier to say "put your car HERE" than "go
over THERE". I illustrate lines, how I turn the wheel, what I am looking at
down the track, how to pass if possible (by the passing rules, not "racing"
passes), finding brake/turn markers -- but get out as quickly as possible
and give them the wheel. And I never try to get heroic in their car. The
point is to illustrate things, not show how good I am (or am not), and by
the end of the weekend I usually expect my student to be lapping faster than
I illustrated. In that vein, if I get off-line in a corner, or the car in
front of me does, I make a point to mention it. Just because I am
instructing doesn't mean I cannot put a wheel wrong (especially in an
unfamiliar car) and if I do it becomes part of the lesson.
The student, once in the seat, is probably focusing on those hand positions
and this is good because it makes him smooth the turns. I want him to find a
comfort zone, get around the course nicely and tidily, and later work on
speed. I tell him most of his speed will come from technique, not right
foot -- he'll find he can brake a little deeper (usually a lot deeper!), the
tires will stick to drive that curve faster, get on the gas sooner, hit a
better apex to lengthen his straight, etc. Technique is what lowers time.
And then, I like him to come paddock with me. Make him your pal for the day.
Bench race. Watch other sessions together. Tell tall tales. Go check out a
corner, especially if it was one giving him fits. Point out the cars that do
it well, those that do it badly, and the difference. Draw diagrams on paper.
Teach.
Most of the SCCA PDEs I've taught at are 2-day and we are allowed to sign
them off and turn them loose on their own when we think they are ready. No
matter how good they prove to be, I try to stay with them all day Saturday.
Whether I sign them off for Sunday totally depends on how they do, but I
like to try to give them the confidence/knowledge/skill to do at least the
final session alone. And if I am still riding along Sunday, I like to shut
up as much as possible when actually in the car -- observe, make notes for
after. Actually, that's true of Saturday afternoon if I am on the verge of
signing them off.
Most important: 1) the basics to get around and be comfortable. Then 2)
whatever he's having the most trouble with.
IMHO, of course.
--Rocky Entriken
-------------------------------------------------------------
One of these days I'd like to write something about how to teach
performance driving. I don't have time to do the subject justice, but
I'll list a few things which I hope will spark some discussion.
Bring someone to help you. You would be amazed at how busy you can be
when teaching, especially when you have multiple students. Having
someone to make sure that your car has water, oil, fuel, airpressure,
as well as making sure that you have food and water will leave you
with a lot more attention to pay to your student(s).
Be prepared. Some schools have group download sessions where they do
all the instructing and you just work on coaching the students. Others
have each instructor do everything. Make an outline of the important
things to discuss with the student over the course of the
day. Incidentally that's how my book got started, as a checklist of
things to make sure I covered.
People often debate about the relative merits of riding with a
student, doing a lead-follow, and taking a student for a ride. My
opinion is that each of them is invaluable for teaching different
aspects, and a student should be given an opportunity for all of them
during the day.
A lead follow is the easiest way for a student to see the line. When
you are sitting at them trying to point out reference points, they are
just too busy to try and figure out what you are pointing at, but if
they are following, at a reasonable pace, a car length behind your
car, it is much easier for them to not only see where to turn-in, apex
etc, but by puttin their tires where yours were, they can drive the
line also.
However, don't spend the whole session just towing them around. Lead
them for a lap or two, then let them lead and find the line for
themselves. Then lead for another lap to point out where they need
work, and then let them lead.
Work out a few basic hand signals before hand. follow me closer, pass
me, let the drivers behind you pass us ... I use tapping the roof for
follow me, a one finger point by for the student to pass, and a whole
hand point by for the drivers behind (because it's easier for the
drivers behind to see the whole hand).
You will also learn how hard it is to drive two cars at once. There
are many stories of instructors watching their student in the mirror
and driving right off the racetrack because they forgot to turn.
It is hard to beat the immediacy of in the car coaching. Especially
for things like technique (keeping both hands on the wheel, looking
down the track, getting on the gas etc.). When riding with the
students, don't talk too much, and try to only talk on the straights.
Giving a student a ride shows them not only what to do, but why. The
line doesn't always seem to make sense at the speeds students drive,
however at speed, when the car is using all of the track it makes
sense. It also helps show the students the importance of smoothness,
as well as all of the other various tricks. And not to be
underestimated is the fact that a lot of students have a lot of fun
riding with an instructor. Don't scare them, and it's not your job to
show them how much better you are. It's your job to show them how and
why to do it right.
If you scan my book: http://www.red4est.com/pdapi there is a chapter
of common mistakes. I won't repeat them all here, but you may want to
review that chapter. Be prepared, when noticing what your student is
doing wrong to notice what you are doing wrong as well.
_ Larry Colen
* note "lead-follow" sessions may not be an option as certain track days
-------------------------------------------------------------
Comments from:
http://sports.groups...up/raceteachers
Novice and Intermediate drivers:
http://www.coastaldr...F/CDS_Guide.pdf
http://www.tracksche...m/wisdom10.html
http://www.red4est.com/pdapi/body.html
http://www.racerpart....com/epaul1.htm
Instructors (drivers should look at this stuff to... it helps!)
http://www.coastaldriving.org/cdePDF/Instr...r_Guide_CDS.pdf
(copyrighted material)
Notes to instructors:
-------------------------------------------------------------
The single most important thing you can do is project
confidence, even if you aren't feeling confident. Make
your student comfortable. If you are nervous, unsure, etc.,
your student will pick that up.
My very first instructing experience: I was drafted, I had
no instructing experience, and I was on a circuit I hadn't
even driven before. I got about five laps before getting
into my student's car. Right at that moment I decided that I
had to project confidence, in order to keep her safe, because
students put a *lot* of trust into their instructors. Everything
else flowed from that.
Was I the best instructor ever? Of course not. But my student
kept it safe, and left the day with more confidence in her driving
and a big grin on her face.
Take a deep breath, draw on what you know, and everything
will be fine. Maybe think about chanelling your favorite past
instructor.
I'm sure others on this list will chime in with what's most important
to teach, and in what order. We could all write a book on this (right,
Larry?), but the only other thing I'll add is that you need to think
fast and use short words, and save the detailed briefings for when
you're back in the paddock.
_ Elizabeth Miller
-------------------------------------------------------------
Well, for your basic trackdays I get basic.
But then, I like teaching newbies too.
First thing I do is drive around the paddock with them -- them first, do
some turns, see what their habits are. 5-10 mph stuff. 90% have lousy hand
positions and have that lazy hand on the gearshift. I get them to 10/2 to
9/3 and explain why. I also throw in turn-preparation with the steering
wheel. I tell them the gearshift is 500 degrees hot and don't touch it 'cept
when you gotta. Seatbelted in, most have good sitting positions. I emphasize
these hand-position practices are going to feel strange because it is not
their habit, and to make it habit they need to do it all the time, street
driving etc. They'll have to constantly remind themselves, but suddenly
sometime a couple months later they'll find themselves doing it without
thinking.
Usually after they've driven some paddock turns, I will drive their car in
the paddock to illustrate. IMHO, easier to illustrate than to just talk.
(One student once told me, "that's how my grandma drove." I replied, "that's
also how Graham Hill drove.")
I never get to left-foot braking -- IMHO that's better left to later
lessons. Straightline braking, please. I may get to some looking-ahead.
Depends on the student.
That's before they ever get on the track.
On track I like to drive their car first 4-5 laps or so -- with their
permission -- again because it is easier to say "put your car HERE" than "go
over THERE". I illustrate lines, how I turn the wheel, what I am looking at
down the track, how to pass if possible (by the passing rules, not "racing"
passes), finding brake/turn markers -- but get out as quickly as possible
and give them the wheel. And I never try to get heroic in their car. The
point is to illustrate things, not show how good I am (or am not), and by
the end of the weekend I usually expect my student to be lapping faster than
I illustrated. In that vein, if I get off-line in a corner, or the car in
front of me does, I make a point to mention it. Just because I am
instructing doesn't mean I cannot put a wheel wrong (especially in an
unfamiliar car) and if I do it becomes part of the lesson.
The student, once in the seat, is probably focusing on those hand positions
and this is good because it makes him smooth the turns. I want him to find a
comfort zone, get around the course nicely and tidily, and later work on
speed. I tell him most of his speed will come from technique, not right
foot -- he'll find he can brake a little deeper (usually a lot deeper!), the
tires will stick to drive that curve faster, get on the gas sooner, hit a
better apex to lengthen his straight, etc. Technique is what lowers time.
And then, I like him to come paddock with me. Make him your pal for the day.
Bench race. Watch other sessions together. Tell tall tales. Go check out a
corner, especially if it was one giving him fits. Point out the cars that do
it well, those that do it badly, and the difference. Draw diagrams on paper.
Teach.
Most of the SCCA PDEs I've taught at are 2-day and we are allowed to sign
them off and turn them loose on their own when we think they are ready. No
matter how good they prove to be, I try to stay with them all day Saturday.
Whether I sign them off for Sunday totally depends on how they do, but I
like to try to give them the confidence/knowledge/skill to do at least the
final session alone. And if I am still riding along Sunday, I like to shut
up as much as possible when actually in the car -- observe, make notes for
after. Actually, that's true of Saturday afternoon if I am on the verge of
signing them off.
Most important: 1) the basics to get around and be comfortable. Then 2)
whatever he's having the most trouble with.
IMHO, of course.
--Rocky Entriken
-------------------------------------------------------------
One of these days I'd like to write something about how to teach
performance driving. I don't have time to do the subject justice, but
I'll list a few things which I hope will spark some discussion.
Bring someone to help you. You would be amazed at how busy you can be
when teaching, especially when you have multiple students. Having
someone to make sure that your car has water, oil, fuel, airpressure,
as well as making sure that you have food and water will leave you
with a lot more attention to pay to your student(s).
Be prepared. Some schools have group download sessions where they do
all the instructing and you just work on coaching the students. Others
have each instructor do everything. Make an outline of the important
things to discuss with the student over the course of the
day. Incidentally that's how my book got started, as a checklist of
things to make sure I covered.
People often debate about the relative merits of riding with a
student, doing a lead-follow, and taking a student for a ride. My
opinion is that each of them is invaluable for teaching different
aspects, and a student should be given an opportunity for all of them
during the day.
A lead follow is the easiest way for a student to see the line. When
you are sitting at them trying to point out reference points, they are
just too busy to try and figure out what you are pointing at, but if
they are following, at a reasonable pace, a car length behind your
car, it is much easier for them to not only see where to turn-in, apex
etc, but by puttin their tires where yours were, they can drive the
line also.
However, don't spend the whole session just towing them around. Lead
them for a lap or two, then let them lead and find the line for
themselves. Then lead for another lap to point out where they need
work, and then let them lead.
Work out a few basic hand signals before hand. follow me closer, pass
me, let the drivers behind you pass us ... I use tapping the roof for
follow me, a one finger point by for the student to pass, and a whole
hand point by for the drivers behind (because it's easier for the
drivers behind to see the whole hand).
You will also learn how hard it is to drive two cars at once. There
are many stories of instructors watching their student in the mirror
and driving right off the racetrack because they forgot to turn.
It is hard to beat the immediacy of in the car coaching. Especially
for things like technique (keeping both hands on the wheel, looking
down the track, getting on the gas etc.). When riding with the
students, don't talk too much, and try to only talk on the straights.
Giving a student a ride shows them not only what to do, but why. The
line doesn't always seem to make sense at the speeds students drive,
however at speed, when the car is using all of the track it makes
sense. It also helps show the students the importance of smoothness,
as well as all of the other various tricks. And not to be
underestimated is the fact that a lot of students have a lot of fun
riding with an instructor. Don't scare them, and it's not your job to
show them how much better you are. It's your job to show them how and
why to do it right.
If you scan my book: http://www.red4est.com/pdapi there is a chapter
of common mistakes. I won't repeat them all here, but you may want to
review that chapter. Be prepared, when noticing what your student is
doing wrong to notice what you are doing wrong as well.
_ Larry Colen
* note "lead-follow" sessions may not be an option as certain track days
-------------------------------------------------------------
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