Originally Posted by
az3579
Understeer is not corrected with more throttle input with a ZHP. Having an open diff and barely even 200 wheel horsepower isn't going to get you out of an understeer situation. What'll need to do to correct this is not overdrive the car. In my beginning years I found that I overdrove the car far too often, leading to understeer. Be progressive and ease into the limits versus just going in full blast. The very famous and completely true saying is "Slow in, fast out".
Looking well ahead is the #1 thing most performance driving schools will teach you, and they will all make a point of it. If you can learn to look ahead, most of your learning will be rapidly accelerated. This one took me years to fully understand, and now I appreciate it so much! When you look ahead, everything slows down and gives you more time to plan ahead and set yourself up for what's coming versus reacting to it as it hits you. It's always easier to do things in "slow motion". :thumbsup
More seat time absolutely will improve your skills, as long as you practice the correct skills.
Also 100% true. I always advise people that instead of worrying about putting on performance modifications, go maximize your own skills first in the car you already have. Then you'll get a better appreciation for what each mod you install does to the car.
Smoothness is one of the key things I struggled with when I first started. I found that by learning the critical skill of looking ahead, the smoothness issue resolved itself. A lot of these skills tie in together. Jerky movements upsets the vehicle's balance, so to fix all of this, I recommend you focus on looking well ahead and everything else will fall into place.