Cornering Tips for a Newbie

[Gortwol]

You guys are right handers, right? I have similar experience, turning left in the direction of the road camber is a breeze, but right up against the camber is always slower for me. A perfect flat road....no problem but the slightest camber and i take the right handers slower. So for u right handers it will mean turning up against the camber when you turn left. Could it be that the centrifugal force is exaggerated by the camber leaving u feel unstable?

 

[Yazz]

I know a lot of you will say it is in my head :banghead:and you are probably right. I have no problem making a tight right:yes: turn or a long right turn but when it comes to a left turn,:yikes: I just can't make the turn as good as when the turn is to the right. I have tried everything but I still have to slow down. Any advise would be helpful. A little cold right now to try your suggestions, but spring is right around the corner, sooner or later.

The problem with left hand turns may be the camber of the road. The cuve tilts the way the Spyder wants to sway, to the right. It can be an uncomfortable feeling.

Have you tightened up your shocks?

Also, try shifting your weight to the inside of the curve to counteract the feeling of swaying to the outside of the curve.

The more miles you put on the Spyder, the more comfortable you will become.

 

[fas2000]

old thread, great advice.

 

[joet82]

http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/gran-turismo-5/guide/page_13.html

Gran Tourismo is the way I learned how to drive, and I have always been looking for the training tools they use. this link is one of them.

 

[Dan McNally]

Another thing to go out to a vacant parking lot and practice is hard braking. You want to learn what the anti-lock brakes feel like when they do their thing. They will stop your Spyder FAST! When you do it, don't lock your arms, because you want to maintain the ability to steer, and grip the Spyder hard, with your thighs, so you don't kiss the windshield!