Help me slide my Scirocco better...

[sfwilliams@comcast.net (Scott F. Williams)]

Mark, the time and money that you spend on rigging electronics will be more
than a set of brake pads that you'll never wear out by LFB in the first
place. :^) Just practice a little bit more and you'll realize that the rear
brakes are locked up when the car is sliding. FWIW, I used to LFB while
rallying to the point that my front brakes glowed a dull red. I'd change my
front pads no more than twice per season (5 events on average). So, you'll
be fine. Go for it, have fun, and be safe.

P.S. On snow, the rear end will lock up so easily that the wear on the front
will be negligible. You'll wear the fronts faster by braking hard on dry
pavement. Seriously!
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:10 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Help me slide my Scirocco better...


I'm practicing my left foot braking techniques in all this snow we've
had around here this winter, and it's come to my attention that this
practice is probably wearing the hell out of my front brakes.

Here's what I would like:  an LED mounted on my dash that would light
up when my BACK wheels are locked up.  That way I don't end up mashing
the brakes too hard to achieve rear wheel lock up - which, in turn,
would require more throttle to keep the fronts spinning...  It would
speed up the learning curve alot, I usually feel like I'm over-applying
the brakes...

Any ideas on a cheap/clever way to achieve this?  I have friends who
could help me build simple electronic circuits, so feel free to get
technical...

Thanks for any ideas!

Mark.
80 S
81 S


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