Leo Parente shares another edition of Shakedown where he discusses the ways to become a better driver using your Head, Hands, Eyes, Ass, Feet, and more. Mears interview – tinyurl.com Muller interview – tinyurl.com SDU / The ’4 Fasts’ – tinyurl.com SDU / Driving Skills – tinyurl.com SDU / Passing Skills – tinyurl.com SDU / The Racing Line – tinyurl.com
Driving the Line: Eyes, Hands, Ass, Feet – SHAKEDOWN
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Leo, magnificent presentation of ideas you want to convey. Great job, sir!
@killjoy114 I drink to that. *raises glass*
Tsuchia has some f*cking fast footwork- heel/toeing 3 or 4 gears in the time it takes me to do one or something. O_O
Ha ha… Good stuff
Finally found that video.
Keiichi Tsuchiya on Tsukuba (would love to know how to pronounce his name properly)
/watch?v=oFU9aUB0scA
Seriously on top of Shakedown just being absolutely dope with the new racing knowledge segment, you include one of my favorite clips from Best Motoring, from a man who knows the book when it comes to car control, Keiichi Tsuchiya.
Just letting you guys know what he means by late apex is not too late, just about a split second later than the racing line or else you’ll be entering too slow. Trial and error makes you better!
great info Leo! more please
Leo, I think one of the best bits in the last segment of the Kagi (?) lap was that you could see his feet. While you tend to see the steering wheel action in F1 and WRC, you rarely get to see what the feet are doing. It was interesting to see how the amount of accelerator used going through a corner, varied from corner to corner. More feet!!! That’s what I’m saying!
Thanks Leo, great show. Everything you said was spot on, thanks.
Once again, saved to favorites for future reference.
Good job FLD, keep up the good work!
A really positive response, glad to see things like this !
Yo dawg we put a segment in yo segment so you can watch a segment while whatchin yo segment!
Best Shakedown episode yet.
@KiwiVaikkoden yeh dad paid $7k (AUD) for ours, but it’s cheaper than racing a real car, I can’t slide my real car it’s a FWD
@PAPO1990 no lol i was refering to playing in my car. but karting is my next project after i build my car. it just seems so expensive a couple thousand dollars just for a kart chassis
@KiwiVaikkoden you kart too? it really is great fun (but you better have an electric start kart or you might stall), but when I want to be fast I can only do it on 1 corner, only ever been in the rain once, but it’s also great for new tyres when they have that slippery layer on top but then you have to be careful not to go right ’round
@PAPO1990 yes agreed not subtle but that sounds fun i think ill have to go play in the rain sometime soon : )
@KiwiVaikkoden not all fast drivers, in a car with a fixed axle (or similar) it can be necessarily for one wheel to loose traction to get round tight corners (what you are talking about with shumacer), most race cars now days any significant slide is bad, what I am talking about is throwing the back end out to turn the car not quite as subtle as what you are talking about
@PAPO1990 all fast drivers slide a bit u just cant see it, if u could see the telemetry u would see. this is why guys like shumacer are so fast he could manipulate the slide. watch the stig from bbc top gear in slow motion hes drifting every corner
love it!
@bartybaby like I said I was in a go-kart, I’ve never been on slicks so I can’t comment on that, but not all people have the resources to be in a fully prepped race car, so when I’m racing I know a good slide can get the job done if I can’t find a good line on a tight corner. admittedly the other down side to drifting is it kills your tires much quicker so that also makes it a no no in real racing as opposed to just spending a day at the track
Good show, really!
Could just have a reference of GT5…
@PAPO1990 What car are you using? Is it a full blow race car on slicks there must be something wrong with your suspension, but if it is a regular/sports car with normal or even sports compound rubber, then yes, over steer get the job done on some hair pins, I do it too, but based on professional records on full slicks on race cars, sliding is a no no.
Loved that show, thanks!