Safety: Cobra vs C2 Vette or other cars

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Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

Everyone should take a high performance driving class that includes time on a skid pad. Bondurant (no longer in business) had a 1 hour session with vehicles with hydraulic lifts to take wheels up to simulate skid conditions. It was enlightening!

Tony,

You are very correct. At my road race driver's school (Bertil Roos) they used specially modified Mazda sedans that had the rear axle modified so that the wheels would turn like the front wheels. You would start out with the wheels locked on the road course and then the instructor would tell us to take the course at 30 mph and he would unlock the rear, which would start initiating a skid and you had to keep the car on the road course for the fun lap. It was hard, but not too hard at 30mph, next time we had to speed up to 45mph and all hell broke loose. Went off track the first lap several times, but once i got it down could go through an entire lap with the rear end sliding like you were drifting the entire course.

Adam,

They are doing track days at Lime Rock and Wants Glen, just no spectators and limited crew. Not quite sure about autocross.

Jim