autocross
Last weekend at a demo autocross a 16 year vet drove my car and recommended using left foot braking. Her exact words were "the car loves it". Actually she really liked the tiburon a lot and came within 1/2 second of her fastest time in her own car on Kuhmo V700s (the tib was on street tires). Anyway, after a quick demo I did a few runs and tried the left foot braking. I can atest to the fact that it was MUCH easier to control the car in turns. While I need more practice, I took .1 seconds off my previous fastest time. The best part is that I now can tap some of the potential of the car, of which there is plenty for autocross. Anyway, I figured I'd pass along the find, in case anyone else out there is struggling a bit to figure out the tiburon's handling.
For those that don't know...Left foot braking is a technique in which you use the left foot to brake while using the right foot to modulate the gas. It's particularly effective in FWD cars to help the car rotate thru the corner.
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