MF Podcast Review: JCW GP (Part 1)

Terms like “snap oversteer,” “opposite lock.” and the like are perhaps obvious to some, but not clear to all of your listeners. I would suggest an episode of WRR dedicated to clarifying these and other driving terms and concepts. Perhaps I am just behind the curve on these things, but I don’t really get “heel toe driving” and I just heard about a “Swedish Flick” (which is actually not as dirty as I thought it would be….)

For example, when someone puts on the brakes as they pass over a speed bump, I think to myself – “you just don’t get how this works, do you?” I would like to hear you guys talk this stuff. And Gabe can explain to me what an off-camber curve is too, while he is at it.

Anyway, I am not looking for another “track day” show, I want driving tips, techniques and terminology. not all of us go to the track, but we all could use some ideas about how to be better behind the wheel.

Let’s Tighten the Nut Behind the Wheel!

Daddy Duper

Doug, I don’t agree that they should be spending time explaining driving terms to the audience. I know that if I were doing a podcast on web development and I had to explain concepts like AJAX to the audience, I’d get frustrated pretty quick. Not because I don’t want to educate them. But because it’s so hard to know what the audience does or does not understand.

Also, now that we have good search engines, researching a concept is almost effortless. For example, I didn’t understand what an off-camber curve is, either. It took me less than thirty seconds to find this article with this diagram.

Now, what would be useful is to have someone explain (or demonstrate) techniques for handling off-camber curves. Or even specific locations so we could experience them firsthand.

FrankInMiami : this one is for you:) and yes.. its this much fun.

take it for a ride. buy it. we only live once:)

It would be great to read (or hear) a comparison of the GP to an S with full JCW treatment, including suspension. Methinks the two would be nearly indistinguishable, but perhaps not.