Wednesday, November 24, 2010

How to adjust driver's seat?

Hello. I need an advice about how to properly adjust driver's seat for fast cornering. Because when I enter turns fast I can't hold myself in seat and it is hard to pull clutch. Any video sources will be appreciated.How to adjust driver's seat?If you are in a basic, adjustable street seat, you most likely have a forwards and backwards adjustment somewhere along the lower front of the seat, and some other adjustments on the side. Proper driving position is fairly upright with arms bent when on the wheel. You should be able to reach the pedals without a problem and be able to exert full force without moving your seated position (if possible, a slight raise in the angle of your legs over the end of the seat can help with better pressure control). This is basically the same seating setup as you'll find in a race shell, which will only be adjustable front to back and with additional padding for some small adjustment.



Now, to your actual problem. First off, how you are driving!



%26quot;...when I enter turns fast,%26quot; why are you entering fast? The very description you are giving suggests you are entering TOO fast, which means you are exiting too slow. Entering turns too fast is among the best ways to achieve a very slow lap time. You would be much better served by entering under control and look to maximize your exit speed. Aim to go a little slower on entry than you think you could and still perfectly hit your apex and line up your exit (again, from your description, it sounds like you are bordering on being out of control and you are likely well off your apex and off line on exit). Only after you have this down should you begin to look for the extra time to be gained by increasing entry speed.



%26quot;...hard to pull the clutch.%26quot; Pull the clutch? I'll assume you meant push the clutch... but regardless of what you are doing, you do not do anything with the clutch once you are in the corner. If you are driving near the car's limit of traction, the only thing you'll get by messing around with the clutch is a quick way to spin the car! Your downshift should be completed prior to turn-in... with heel-toe if you can, but as a novice driver, simply focus on a straight run to turn-in, brake to reduce to the needed speed, then shift, and then turn! As you advance this can move up to downshifting while braking and then trailbrake on turn-in, but make sure you have the basics down before moving onto anything else or you will simply be driving well under the limit in order to accomodate that kind of manuevering.



The majority of your issue seems likley to be technique... but as you get that right and speeds go up, you will find the need to improve your seating. This will generally be done by moving to seat with more side support to hold you in place, most likely in conjuction with a five or six point harness. Short of this, something like a CG-Lock can help in regard to improving basic shoulder restaints' ability to hold you in place, and get a dead pedal as an aid (with bracing yourself with your left foot... try not to brace with anything else as you need to be as relaxed as possible in order to provide smooth, accurate input).How to adjust driver's seat?Do up your seat belt tight, hopefully you have a 5 point harness. Generally your fingertips should just reach the dash in front of you when you extend your arms for correct position.How to adjust driver's seat?Stop driving fast and this wont be a problem, I would suggest driving off a cliffHow to adjust driver's seat?there is a bar under the seat to make it move forward or backward and a lever next to the seat can help you adjust the bending level of the seat.

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