Official "my latest HPDE experience" thread.

[EvoFire]

I find under heavy braking, difference of RPM while I'm downshifting isn't huge and it's very easy to overshoot the match. Heel toe on the street is very different from heel toe on the track.

[BIC_BAWS]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

TIL: I did not know how to heel-toe.

I use auto revmatch.... gasp.. I know. Only on track tho.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

I find under heavy braking, difference of RPM while I'm downshifting isn't huge and it's very easy to overshoot the match. Heel toe on the street is very different from heel toe on the track.

This. I have to get used to this overshooting was quite real at first. (And still is.)

[EvoFire]

My weakest part of track driving is braking. Every single car I've had for a long time all have ABS. I have almost zero threshold braking experience and the M3 really isn't conducive to learning that. I was at a bit of a loss of what to do this year at Mission, when on the first session my car kept locking up.

Turns out my tire pressures were way wrong, but still I am very weak at braking. I'm not afraid of braking hard, but judging distances is when I need to start braking is definitely not where I excel at.

[!Kodamu]

Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS

I use auto revmatch.... gasp.. I know. Only on track tho.

Lol you know every car I've driven now I've asked to have auto Rev turned on.

[bcrdukes]

Final DE weekend for the year and for PCA UCR. Great weather throughout the season and amazing instructors. I've picked up speed into corners that used to give me the shakes but I've overcome that. And last but not least, I learned how to properly heel toe.

I'm likely going to increase my track time in 2025 by running with the local BMW CCA Trillium club in addition to PCA. Looking forward to another season in 2025.