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Originally Posted by Celicadude
This is exactly my point. The car culture today is stuck in this whole "you must suck at driving or it's no fun if you leave the traction control on" mentality. This is fine if you have taken the time to properly learn to drive your vehicle in a safe and controlled environment. Problem is is that all these newbs to rwd are jumping into these cars thinking the exact same thing. Traction control off does not automatically make you a better driver. My point with the lambo/ferrari experience is that driving a track involves way more than just "wheither or not the traction control is on or off". TCS off does not help your driving line. Ie: you dont need to worry about traction control on a track to have fun, if you are just starting out. I dont know how many times I heard people who rolled up in their honda civics to the event asking if they could turn off traction control (in a ferrari no less, that I gurantee no one had experience driving). Meanwhile the actual regulars to the track could care less, and had a great time. Now if you are seasoned professional and want more of a challenge then yes go ahead turn everything off. But for the 99% of the people out there that think they know what they are doing, do yourselves a favor keep it on. You'll only be wasting your money because you wrecked your brand new car because you thought you knew what you are doing. Nobody is saying to keep vsc on at the track, but if anything this thread has shown us is that it might not be a bad idea to a) not showboat on public roads and b) keep the vsc on when you're on a public street.
Learn the basics, develop the skills, move on to more difficult stuff. For the sake of your car, your wallet, and the general public that you may harm including yourself, keep the "fun" at the track and be safe on the public roads. Live to race another day.
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Yup, I was just telling my co-worker about how much I want to finish the first 1000 miles so I can take the car out to an empty parking lot or a gravel field, ect. and Practice. See how the car handles when its slipping or when the VSC is on/Off, ect. Knowing this kind of stuff and practicing before you start sliding unexpectedly allows you to not be "surprised" and keep your reaction times to a minimum