OVER-SLOWING = UNDERPERFORMING: Autocross Results

[@RinerAutomotive]

Thanks for the shout-out! Great advice! Overly lifting or lifting vs brake input is a hard thing to master. It's where a lot of speed can be found. It's something I've been working on for myself and Ashley. Cheers to 2025!

[@HANOMotorsports]

I had to live vicariously through you guys this season. As always, I thank you for the well thought out and detailed explanation to your videos. You’re a wealth to the community. Keep up the good work.

[@warhorseracing]

I'm hoping to see videos of your car out on course next season. I appreciate the kind words. And I also appreciate everything you do for the forum.

[@inkster34x54]

This something I’m sure I’ve been doing in more than just autocross. Unfortunately my Mustang decided it wanted to blow a head gasket at the end of the second so I’ve been working on getting that taken care of while it’s the off season. Even gotten some upgrades that it needed and didn’t need but are very helpful

[@warhorseracing]

Over-slowing is something I've seen frequently as an instructor. It can sometimes take several events to break the habit. Most of the time, I can snap myself out of it after a few runs. At this event, I knew I was doing it and couldn't get myself to make adjustments. I'm sorry to hear about your Mustang. I hope it's fixed in time for the start of next season.

[@alhopkins185]

Good luck, Ink

[@alhopkins185]

I appreciate the updated video. Congrats to Riner. I do have a question. You probably mentioned it in an older video. Do you use left foot braking?

[@warhorseracing]

I'm working on my 2024 Season Review next. Riner did an amazing job out on course. I don't use left-foot braking. Some of the fast drivers in my clubs use left-foot braking, but I know a lot of fast folks who don't. I've experimented with it a little, but I always ended up going back to using my right foot.

[@alhopkins185]

@@warhorseracing Bro, you do an incredible job. You critique yourself sometimes as if you were going slow. Trust me, watching your videos, if I could get to your level of slow, I'd be stoked.

[@warhorseracing]

@@alhopkins185 I'm tough on myself when I don't perform as well as I should have. But, win or lose, I always have fun. You can absolutely get as fast (or faster) than me.

[@alhopkins185]

@@warhorseracing I'm the same way. I can be my own worst critic. But I do have a blast. Part is the racing/part is the atmosphere. I doubt I'll get as quick as you but I'm going to try to make up some of the distance.

[@alhopkins185]

I watched this video again for probably the fourth, fifth or sixth time and something you mentioned to me earlier really hit home. I often find myself very brake pedal happy on my first run of an event. Then each following run I use more and more throttle input and less and less braking, which is why my times get faster and faster. You once told me to run the first run of each new event at the same aggression as the third run of my previous event. After I get somewhat use to my new vehicle next year, I will follow your advice. I realize that if I know the course and I run it too conservatively, I'm basically wasting the first run.

[@mattmcbee7109]

I suspect that part of your problem is that you haven't yet learned to trust the increased grip you have with the RE-71s compared to the Rivals you are accustomed to.

[@warhorseracing]

This was my 8th event on the RE-71RS tires. I felt pretty good about trusting them coming into this event. This event was part of a double-header weekend. I was much closer to RinerAutomotive the day before. I think I just wasn't seeing "through" the elements well enough to attack this course properly.