Fred(DrivingSchool)Kinder
Enthusiast
Hi Tom,
I would love to promote your brake upgrade and do feel there is a need on the Gen I and Gen II Cars that go to track events. On the track brake system temperatures can cause loss of performance or failure which can be improved with system cooling and higher temperature fluid. But without threshold braking skill, street braking improvements may result to some degree but it is likely more a placebo factor for most drivers. I have the StopTech Big brake kit on my play car with improved cooling, my SRT10 stops and my 98GT2 both 100% stock stop just fine on the street. But thanks for the consideration.
The first and most important performance modification is for the drivers software because without that all the other performance upgrades are limited by the drivers ability. I have attended 12 Skip Barber schools from the Two Day to Car Control Clinics, three day Racing School, and VCA specific schools as well as a couple SCCA Viper autocross schools and private full day in car lessons from Skip Barber instructors during NASA and Green Flag open track events. You may get the idea that I am a slow learner, there is some truth in that but I like to have a refresher as much as possible and like to have instructors ride with me at Viper Days as well.
I stick with my original comment "may not", I did not say all will not!
We(Northern Calif. Region) try to provide at least one VCA School per year and I have attended most of them to keep my brain connection to my hands, eyes, and feet in tune with their limits as well as they apply to various vehicle platforms including the Viper. The three most difficult techniques to master are looking ahead(example: as you enter a turn your eyes keep your eyes on the turn exit 3-5 seconds ahead of the car), Braking, and unwinding the wheel to reduce understeer. Having observed many students gain a good grasp of threshold braking technique, resulting in a much shorter stopping distance. Threshold braking Combined looking ahead those Deer will go on to have more deer. I would love to take a like sample population and compare their braking performance driving school vs your brake kit. I know this is not a practical study to execute. But I will try to include a braking base line comparing before and after distance measurements at our next VCA Skip Barber driving school.
I have been promoting Skip Barber's Driving programs, starting in 1996, as a must for Viper owners to help them keep their cars and lives together. As most of us know, to many Vipers have been lost due a driver judgement errors or lack of performance driving experience.
I would love to promote your brake upgrade and do feel there is a need on the Gen I and Gen II Cars that go to track events. On the track brake system temperatures can cause loss of performance or failure which can be improved with system cooling and higher temperature fluid. But without threshold braking skill, street braking improvements may result to some degree but it is likely more a placebo factor for most drivers. I have the StopTech Big brake kit on my play car with improved cooling, my SRT10 stops and my 98GT2 both 100% stock stop just fine on the street. But thanks for the consideration.
The first and most important performance modification is for the drivers software because without that all the other performance upgrades are limited by the drivers ability. I have attended 12 Skip Barber schools from the Two Day to Car Control Clinics, three day Racing School, and VCA specific schools as well as a couple SCCA Viper autocross schools and private full day in car lessons from Skip Barber instructors during NASA and Green Flag open track events. You may get the idea that I am a slow learner, there is some truth in that but I like to have a refresher as much as possible and like to have instructors ride with me at Viper Days as well.
I stick with my original comment "may not", I did not say all will not!
We(Northern Calif. Region) try to provide at least one VCA School per year and I have attended most of them to keep my brain connection to my hands, eyes, and feet in tune with their limits as well as they apply to various vehicle platforms including the Viper. The three most difficult techniques to master are looking ahead(example: as you enter a turn your eyes keep your eyes on the turn exit 3-5 seconds ahead of the car), Braking, and unwinding the wheel to reduce understeer. Having observed many students gain a good grasp of threshold braking technique, resulting in a much shorter stopping distance. Threshold braking Combined looking ahead those Deer will go on to have more deer. I would love to take a like sample population and compare their braking performance driving school vs your brake kit. I know this is not a practical study to execute. But I will try to include a braking base line comparing before and after distance measurements at our next VCA Skip Barber driving school.
I have been promoting Skip Barber's Driving programs, starting in 1996, as a must for Viper owners to help them keep their cars and lives together. As most of us know, to many Vipers have been lost due a driver judgement errors or lack of performance driving experience.
