Just curious, what hand positioning techniques do you use while autocrossing or while on the road course?

 

both hands on the wheel?... lol... i dont really look much at hand positions i normally just leave it at the 3 o-clock and 9 o-clock positions...

 

lol...but eventually you have to take a turn that requires you turn the wheel more than 180 degrees. When this is the case you need to use some hand positioning technique. I personally use (or attempt to use) the "shifty hands" method by which you move your hands one at a time before the turn so that you can keep both hands on the wheel throughout the turn.

 

ok well... take away the autoX and road course... when i'm on the highway racing... i usually grip the wheel really tight at the South East angle of the wheel...lol.. with my left hand... use the right to shift.. and just fly through traffic.. lol... yea...it allows you to turn the wheel with no problem...

 

that isnt quite what i was looking for but...

 

Well, it's kinda hard to say, since most race-cars will have either a small wheel or a quicker steering box, it's hopefully not an issue...

 

Shifty hands works for me. Practice it in your daily driving and it'll be natural before you realize it.

I keep meaning to start left-foot braking, but that's going to be hard. Gotta get rid of the dead time while moving the right foot from gas to brake.

 

Remember... Light hands on the wheel...

Corey #89 STU

 

I think its all about preference or the way it makes it easiest to drive the car.

 

Yes and no. There are multiple "right" ways to handle the wheel, but many more that are just wrong: clumsy, dangerous, or weak. The way you handle the wheel now is probably easiest for you, but it's not necessarily the best. If you're keeping your hands at 9 and 3 o'clock, even while turning, you don't do hand-over-hand, and your arms aren't too straight, you're probably in good shape.

 

Could you elaborate on this a little? I haven't heard this before.

 

I like 9-3

 

I drive 9 and 3 for the most part, especially when I'm driving more vigorously, but if I'm on the highway at 2 in the morning I usually drive with my left arm resting on the door with my hand at 9 and my right hand on my lap.

 

9 and 3 over here.... all the time

 

I go for the coolness factor and have one on the wheel while I rest the other behind my head. Pisses off people that I pass.