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Old 07-03-2008, 07:00 AM   #34 (permalink)
davecarama
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Originally Posted by JonOrangeElise View Post
Instead of asking folks to explain the difference between "command" and "informational" flags, the more appropriate challenge, I think, is, "Explain what every flag means, and how you must react, and spare no detail." I write this because in the many HPDE events I've run, and in the seven days of racing schools I've run, flags have never been described as "command" and "informational" -- at least not in terms of, "There are two types of flags, command and informational, and now we'll explain which is which."
Yeah, now that I recall, we had JUST gotten by the pit when the black flag was thrown... and the guys in front of us almost came to a stop

Group 1 and group 2 can be scary sometimes! That is what the in car instructors are for. We basically play playstation from the passenger seat. Break, turn, touch the curb, track out, more gas, shift, break, that's enough break, downshift, turn in, back on the gas, hit the curb, more gas, more more more, good, track out right, drift over to the left, stay out wide, OK now turn in, hit that curb, gas gas gas, good, see that turkey? don't look at it, good... When the driver gets better and starts hitting their marks, I start being quieter. You would be surprised how many students like that much feedback.
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