Tracing the steering wheel!

[stefan]

i tend to agree with sam on this, i dont think i realy trace at all, more throttle and brake but again thats only on the smaller tracks, i just throw the steering at the start and leave the rest up to the car lol seems to work fine for me and my average driving.

[marvis]

I find the best way is one arm out the window and then having your wrist sitting on the wheel, or maybe having one hand on the shifter at all times and having one hand on the middle of the steering wheel.. This is really good for looking cool while drifting.

marvis.

[driftke70]

i trace a fair bit, just learn behavior of what works and what doesn't



just thought id mention that the glove was cause i had second degree burns all over my hand

[kaibeecee]

what laurence posted is a good indication, and is pretty relevant to driving nissans, but with driving an 86, i find loading up and unsettling the car a bit with a hard flick to help slide when it starts to grip up a bit is not so bad.

that said, the dori-ten that alexi talks about explains the technique of holding wheel placement with the upper hand and tracing with the lower. i tend to trace instinctively but find the wheel sliding at a rapid pace on some corners when i want more lock quickly. robo demonstrates a good style, the wheel slips in his palms, but its not to the point where his hands are off it completely. still uses that outer hand to direct the car though. that way kind of gives a bit more awareness with the cars direction a bit more than the old 'flick, spray and prey' method....

its all a learning curve like everything else

[Anthony]

It has a lot to do with car choice and car setup. Sometimes you need to feed a little more lock in after a transtition. (quite often about a quarter turn for me at archy for instance, i notice a lot of pics there with my hand at 12 oclock after doing this). nissans, I have found usually need a lot more lock to be manually fed in after a transition. I would guess in that instance, tracing becomes a lot more important (and second nature).

[sundee]

if tracing is what u call it then thats what i like..

here is a vid that i constantly studdy because his wheel work is smooth, controlled and very precise! i love watching this clip over and over.



enjoy!

[Robo86]

yer really nice smooth style there

[shichi~]

shit i really never notice how i do it ill get an in car came for my next track day will post 4 sure


Edit : robo fkn nice steerin man !

[Robo86]

thanks mate

new vid from wednesday!! bit of tracing in it, dunno though its not really my thing i guess its cause of my wheel alignment setup (castor)

[shichi~]

shit looks intense! love the track too