Miata Mailing List: July 1995, Message #272
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   From: a.mccombs3@genie.geis.com
Subject: Re: Avoiding Skids and Accid
   Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:51:06 -0400

Don't recall who originally posted the question about driver school on a wet
track, but I recall what it was all about.  Someone (Frank P?  Tom M?
posted about driving schools at Summit Point, and noted that they have a wet
skid pad which is used primarily for teaching the effects of drop throttle
oversteer (get off the gas quickly, weight transfers forward, rear end
starts to swing out).  They don't flood the whole track; the skid pad is
only about 100 yds. diameter, as I recall.  Still, one can learn a lot about
one's car and the need for fine inputs at speed.
                                                --Jack M. & KANSEi--