White Mountain Chapter BMW Car Club of America WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION GROUP 3 LECTURE 1 COPYRIGHT © 2006 WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER BMW CCA

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION With arms straight and shoulders firmly planted in seat, wrists should be able to touch the top of the steering wheel. When depressing either the clutch or brake, the knee should still be bent. SEATING POSITION

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION MIRRORS

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION FYI… STUDENTS WHO LET THEIR INSTRUCTORS DRIVE FOR THE FIRST FEW LAPS WILL MORE QUICKLY FIND “THE LINE.”

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PIT OUT TURN 2B TURN 2A TURN 1 DRIVING LINE PIT OUT COMMON POOR LINE

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING - ALL PASSES MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN A PASSING ZONE - CHECK MIRRORS COMING INTO PASSING ZONE AND POINT BY EARLY - STAY ON LINE… LET PASSING CAR ALTER LINE - ACCOMMODATE THE PASS (LESS ACCELERATION)

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION POINT-BY’S PASS ON LEFT PASS ON RIGHT

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION POINT-BY’S -EACH PASS MUST BE INITIATED BY A POINT-BY… NO POINT-BY, NO PASS -EVERY CAR PASSING MUST RECEIVE A DISTINCT POINT-BY - POINT-BY’S DO NOT REQUIRE A PASS

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING ZONES 1 2A 2B

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION CORNER ANATOMY – “THE LINE” Turn-In Braking Point Apex Track-Out R2 R1 MAX. RADIUS = MAX. EXIT SPEED = 1.5 ft / Sec. / MPH REFERENCE POINTS

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION FINDING THE LINE 1.FIND THE LINE 2.FIND THE BRAKING POINTS 3.FAST IS LAST!

Proper Line (Min. Radius 150 ft) Late Turn-in* (Min. Radius 130 ft) Early Turn-In (Min. Radius 130 ft) Inaccurate Line (Min. Radius 130 ft) WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION FINDING THE LINE * USE LATE TURN-IN FOR UNFAMILIAR CORNERS

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION FUNDAMENTALS EYES -OUR EYES TELL OUR HANDS WHAT TO DO - THE FURTHER AHEAD WE LOOK, THE MORE INFORMATION WE CAN GATHER AND THE MORE TIME WE HAVE TO PROCESS IT

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION FUNDAMENTALS HANDS (STEERING PROGRESSION) Turn In: -As smooth and as gradual as possible. - TURN IN ONCE. Apex: -Steering lock should be set prior to apex and held through the middle of the corner. Track Out: - Steering wheel is unwound at varying rates at track out. - UNWIND ONCE.

Full Throttle / Full Brake - Steering Wheel Straight Turn Steering Wheel – Foot Lifts Lower Foot – Steering Wheel Straightens WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION FUNDAMENTALS FEET (THE “STRING ANALOGY”)

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PIT-IN SIGNAL GIVEN WHEN: - ENTERING THE PITS. GIVE SIGNAL WELL IN ADVANCE - SLOWING UNUSUALLY ON COURSE

PIT-IN SIGNAL TURN 11 WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PIT IN

WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION REMEMBER… 1.PIT OUT 2.LISTEN TO YOUR INSTRUCOR 3.PROPER EYES, HANDS & FEET 4.WATCH MIRRORS / GIVE POINT-BY’S 5.COOL DOWN LAP 6.PIT-IN SIGNAL