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Chococar · 05-12-2008, 05:10 PM

"Civic PCH" haha

My wife has a Civic with 92,000 miles on it and the shocks are worn out. When I drive south on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) from Oxnard towards Malibu, I really push it to get practice with smoothness. I have to start my turns very early and very gently and finish them the same way. I have to be gentle getting off the brakes as I'm entering a corner.

It's cool because I found it difficult to trail brake in my Elise very much when thinking consciously about braking later and finishing while cornering, but much easier when thinking about it from the perspective of starting to steer early and getting off the brakes gently.

So, it's a reminder to visualize driving smoothly and trail brake. Works for me.

Thanks,

Joe

05-12-2008, 05:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Chococar #334 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 1,329	"Civic PCH" haha My wife has a Civic with 92,000 miles on it and the shocks are worn out. When I drive south on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) from Oxnard towards Malibu, I really push it to get practice with smoothness. I have to start my turns very early and very gently and finish them the same way. I have to be gentle getting off the brakes as I'm entering a corner. It's cool because I found it difficult to trail brake in my Elise very much when thinking consciously about braking later and finishing while cornering, but much easier when thinking about it from the perspective of starting to steer early and getting off the brakes gently. So, it's a reminder to visualize driving smoothly and trail brake. Works for me. Thanks, Joe Last edited by Chococar : 05-12-2008 at 05:11 PM. Reason: clarification