A few things to add here.
1) Most times while negotiating twisties, we cut down speed considerably to do the curves. Reasons given for slowing down are persons limits, cars limits,tyres, body roll, soft suspension etc. While accepting that all this is true to a very great extent, one thing that helps you really do curves fast are lines. Its atonishing how correct lines help you keep far higher speeds in curves without doing anythhing extra at the wheel. This point assumes importance because the cars limits that we refer to all the time becomes a lot more accomodating when lines become correct.
2) Work the gears according to the road. This is a very important part of driving that gets ignored by most of us. If you find yourself caught in wrong gears at the exit of corners all the time, its time to change a few things in your driving. Learning to read the road ahead is a skill that can help being in the right gear.
3) Braking smooth and prgressively is also an eye opener when it comes to car control and mileage optimization.
4) Judge the surface ahead for grip levels which change constantly because of various reasons(gravel, rain, slush, cow dung..)
5) sitting posture for effective pedal usage. Does pedal switching happen nice and easy for you?
Another thing to think about is to see how well you drive on unfamiliar roads. If one is a bad driver, an unfamiliar road easily shows us just "how bad" we really are.
While drivng fast do these things happen frequently?
a) Braking very suddenly for a turn (caught by surprise)
b) Turn is too tight and a mid turn emergency braking is required to stop going off.
c) Do you find the nose of the car venturing into the opposite lane while taking corners?
d) How good are you at handling the steering wheel especially in a corner. |