.....you generated an excellent thread here!
I have yet to sign up for a driving school, and am exploring area for one. Bondurant would be my choice, BUTT..distaces being what they are......I have found that these cars generate lots of caution in me. I have located two HUGE parking lots in which to experiment with limits of adhesion, etc. I am ecstatic, since Butlers are almost mid-engined, but not so much as to generate the old Cheetah's "frisbee effect"! One local racer is teaching me drifting (rather than sliding) techniques. He also told me that Cobras (and the like) are "rear-wheel steerers" when driven "right" (hard). The guy's 76 and is a true smoothie--and a LEADFOOT at the same time! I ain't to that stage yet, neither the season, the roads, nor the local federales will permit too much exuberance! These cars DO give audible warning of their approach or mannner of operation, don't they?
Put the widest rubber you can tolerate on board, eliminate as much body roll as possible and get a few of the following books: "Sports Car and Competition Driving" (Paul Frere), "Drive to Win" (Carrol Smith), "Winning, A Race Driver's Handbook" (George Anderson) and "Bondurant on High Performance Driving: (Bob B.) Just don't have them on the passenger seat, should the local cops wish to conduct an interview....
You don't have to be an aspiring racer to get a lot out of these pubs.
PS: Since the best form of humor is inadvertent---before your seat-time and resulting skills start changing your hat-size--practice heel-and-toe downshifting! (Do it on that monster parking lot!) Way funny! Good luck
