The Technique for Braking Well on the Track

Before entering a corner on a track you’ll almost certainly need to brake hard to achieve the correct entry speed. While doing this you’ll probably want to retain steering control of your car, so locking up all four wheels may not be the best strategy!

Threshold braking is the technique you should strive for in this situation, which is the quickest method of reducing speed. This method of braking involves braking to the limits of grip without allowing the wheels to lock. However it is sometimes very difficult to judge the amount of brake force the tyres will accept before locking up. This technique must be practiced regularly in your racing car before you can accurately judge the brake pressured required in different conditions.

The key to this technique is progressive braking inputs. If you stamp as hard as you can on the pedal the resulting spike in forward weight transfer can cause wheel lock at the rear (if you don’t have ABS fitted), whereas more progressive braking inputs will allow the front wheels to load up more gradually without compressing the front suspension to extreme limits. This doesn’t mean you can’t brake hard, but try to apply the braking in a progressive yet rapid manner. As you load up the front wheels with the forward weight transfer, you artificially increase the amount of grip available which will further aid your deceleration.

If you do have ABS, this progressive technique is still relevant as sudden weight transfers also upset the balance of the car which needs to be stable before entering a corner quickly.

Another factor to consider is the change in state between a rotating wheel and a locked wheel. Tyre rubber doesn’t change between these two states as rapidly as you might think and there is a transition period of ‘slip’ before the wheel finally locks. The maximum braking force a tyre can provide is actually just as it begins to slip and this is the point to aim for with threshold braking. Sounds tricky and it is!

The next thing to consider is what to do if you do lock up one or more wheels under braking (this will happen fairly often until you become very familiar with your car and the track). When wheel lock occurs you have several options.

• Keep the brakes on – the wheel(s) will remain locked so this is only really an last resort option if your desired path is straight ahead. Beware that the directional stability of the car will be compromised in this state. If you need to turn you’ll need to release the brakes to get back steering control.
• The second option is to release the brakes slightly and reapply with slightly less pressure. This should free up the locked wheel and allow you to steer. Now you can resume attempting to threshold brake.
• Cadence braking involves reapplying the brake, but repeatedly continuing to experience locked wheels. Keep releasing and reapplying the brakes as smoothly as you can to try and find the threshold point. This will give you a compromise between braking and steering, but is not the fastest method of braking. Cars with ABS automatically try and find the threshold point by rapidly releasing and reapplying the brakes.

To sum up, aim for threshold braking, but until you’re a very experienced driver make sure you have a contingency up your sleeve!

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Cash for Clunkers Information and Update

The CARA Allowance Rebate System referred to as CARS or Cash for Clunkers is $1 billion program used an incentive to have people buy or lease a new gas efficient vehicle when they trade in their old gas-guzzlers. The vehicle can be a car, truck, or SUV as long as it is not more than 25 years old.

See if Your Car Qualifies Here

The people using the program can start using the program as of July 23, 2009 and have only as long as the budgeted federal money is available to get their newer gas saving vehicles. It is designed to energize the economy, increase the declining auto sales, and put safer, cleaner, and more gas efficient vehicles on the roads.
The person using the program will receive either $3,500 or $4,500 for their trade in as a discount from the car dealership. They do not have to do anything other than bring in their old clunker, proof the vehicle was titled and insured in their name for at least one year, select the newer vehicle from the list and get the financing for the loan or lease.

See if Your Clunker Qualifies Here

Here are some important things you need to know about the program.
1. The vehicle cannot be older than 25 years old at the date of trade in.
2. Only a purchase or lease of the new vehicle is allowed.
3. The trade-in must get 18 MPG or less with large trucks and cargo vans having different requirements.
4. The trade-in vehicle must be registered and insured continuously for one year by the individual using it for the program.
5. The program runs until November 1, 2009 or until the federal money is exhausted.
6. The trade-in is going to be scrapped with the dealer telling the individual the estimated scrap value of the trade-in. The scrap value of the trade-in will be an additional savings to the rebate and not in place of the federal money.
7. The individual does not need a voucher, as the dealers are responsible for applying for the rebate from the government.

Sell Your Used Car Through Free Advertisement

One of the most effective ways of selling your used car is through advertising. To sell it fast you can advertise it on TV, radio, print on Brochures also you can do it on internet. But some of these options are very costly, which might not suit you. Now what is the solution to advertise the used cars and that also without paying any money?

To solve this query we have many used car dealers, who provide the facility to advertise free on their website. These dealers have thousands of visitors coming daily on their website, some of the visitors are buyers who are looking to buy the used cars and some of them are the sellers. All these visitors are from across the world. Therefore when you advertise for your used car on the website by providing all the details of the car with the price and model, the buyers will be able to see it and if they are interested they will send you the queries. That means the fast sale of the car and that will be without paying any money.

Let’s have a look at some of the Benefits of Free Online Advertising:

Free Advertisement: The most useful advantage of online advertising is that you don’t have to pay any amount for posting your ads

No need to go anywhere: You don’t have to go anywhere to sell your car, you have to just sit and post your ad on the internet.

Fastest selling: There are thousands of buyers visit the website daily therefore it is one of the fastest way of selling.

No Agent required: You do not require any agent to sell your car because all the deals will be between the buyer and the seller only

So, if you are getting so many good way of advertising your used car then why you should go for the advertising where you have to pay a huge amount.

Free car advertising websites offer plenty of advantages. If you have not posted your advertisements till now then you must give it a try. They are really beneficial.

Simple tips when buying a new car

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Buying a new car is as a big a decision as buying a home. If you do your homework and prepare yourself it should not be difficult. You want to buy your new car with confidence. Once you know which car you want to buy or lease, you need to know what is a good deal, recognizing what a good deal is, is key before signing on the dotted line.

Understanding the in and outs of New Car pricing in Canada

M.S.R.P– This is the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, often found in the window of a car when shopping around, which is the preferred price dealers would like you to pay. With that being said you can still find a dealer that will sell under MSRP. However, dealers will hold off on this when they have a car that is in high demand and have a limited supply from the manufacturer.

Dealer Invoice Pricing– Once a car is delivered to a dealer, the manufacturer sends an invoice immediately which is usually paid from a prearranged line of credit. From that day onwards the dealer will pay interest charges on these vehicles.

Holdback- After a vehicle is sold, the manufacturer will help the dealer by subsidizing the interest charges and marketing/advertising expenses. The dealer will not consider this when negotiating a new car deal as it ranges from 2% to 2.5% of the invoice amount.

Maximum dealer margin/profit– It is the difference between the invoice price and the M.S.R.P. This amount is usually used when the dealer is negotiating a deal.

Dealer and Buyer Goals– It’s the dealer goal to sell the vehicle as close to the M.S.R.P and your goal is to get as close to the dealer invoiced price.

Actual dealer margin profit-This amount is based on the final negotiated price between you and the dealer. Before any sales and overhead expenses, it is the dealer’s actual profit/margin.

Dealer overhead and bottom line profit- This is the amount that you’re left with once the sales rep and the sales manager’s salaries along with the commissions and bonuses have been covered. The remainder then goes to the dealership to pay all other expenses, with the final balance being the net profit to the dealer.

Factory-to- consumer incentives-Manufacturers will offer the consumer incentives when they are trying to encourage sales. They may offer finance/leasing rates as low as 0% or sometimes cash back. The key word is “OR” as the dealer rarely offers both incentives.

Factory-to-dealer incentives- This can be a great advantage to you as the dealer may allow you to buy/lease a vehicle for less than the dealer invoice price. The manufacturer usually give dealers incentives such as marketing credits, factory cash, dealer cash, dealer bonuses, invoice credits etc. to motivate the dealer to sell more cars. This is commonly referred to as “secret or hidden rebates”.

So, when shopping around for a new car, bear in mind, all the attributes that can make or break a good car deal.

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