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Originally Posted by gds52
Great point on insurance.
One more thing, keep traction ON. You must do skid pad, wet or dry to experience how car goes out of control, that teaches you a lot about car control
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Interesting insight. I have heard it is better to have traction off, as the car behaves more predictably in a slide.
FWIW, I have done 3.5 years worth of autocrosses before (roughly 45 events), plus a couple car control clinics hosted by the local BMWCCA which included both wet and dry skidpads, as well as several years of winter driving/snow skid pads in my Z4. I have had a few spins and controlled slides in ax events as well as snow driving and believe I have a good sense and ability to recognize when the car is approaching the limit of grip. My driving style tends to be a little less aggressive than the top autocrossers in my region at the start, and ramp up aggression as appropriate.
Will try it both ways though this Saturday!