I'm just getting started. This was my fourth HPDE course and I have just signed up for a fifth one in December. I'm not a "natural' so my learning has been incremental, but I'm really having a good time. I'll post some pictures once they get them up on the web.
I've spun only once so far. Thankfully, I wasn't on the track at speed. It happened on the slalom course. I had done slaloms before, but this time I screwed up. I started the slalom OK, but for some reason begin accelerating as I progressed through. Finally I was going too fast for the car to handle it and instead of skipping the next cone, I spun around. "Both feet in, both feet in". In second gear, it's kind of hard to keep your speed steady. The throttle is very sensitive. If you don't pay attention you just naturally start going faster and faster.
You know, I don't specifically remember putting both feet in when it happened. The car had stopped by the time I was facing 180 degrees so I didn't roll backwards. The engine didn't stall either so maybe I did put both feet in. However, after reading the responses to this post, I have GOT to consciously remember to put both feet in if it should happen again. Replacing a GT3 engine would be a huge hit financially.
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2008 GT3
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