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Message: [QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 212967, member: 22283"] I raced dirt roundy-rounds in the 80's and got a chance to pilot a sprint car or two as well. I won't talk about the stock classes becaue it's best to do what it takes to finish in them, but I can offer a little on the modified dirt car part. Ol89'er is correct on the sprint car/dirt car thing. You want to power to the turn then turn to get the rear headed correctly. At this point oversteering and throttle control is critical to keeping the car hooked. Raising the throttle slightly through the turn (or rolling it on as we like to say). Other factors are in place during a race, like other cars:eek: but when I was qualifying or out in front, the best technique on a smaller track (mind you dirt tracks are mostly banked) is to draw a diamond shape on the track. This diamond will be a straight line from the middle of the strait to the halfway point of the next turn, then to the middle of next strait, etc.... You want to try your best to point the vehichle in the direction that takes you to the next diamond point. This technique has to be modified for tracks more than 1/3 mile that have longer straights but the principle is always the same. Your fastest times will come when you drive hard to each point like that. On a banked track it allows the dirt to help place the car in the corret position without much work on your part. You just need to keep the rear hooked and driving. I realise I've went way past topic, but when Ol89er mentioned sprint cars, it got my old jucies flowing again. ;) Outlaw sprints get to use wings to help them fly around corners! [/QUOTE]

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