My personal driving style is as follows:-
Step 1-go flat out at the start
Step 2- crash
Step 3-attack the track to make up lost time caused by the crash
Step 4-crash again
Step 5-attack again
Step 6-crash again
Step 7- swear (sorry if it has been aimed at you in the past) & blame someone else (although its nearly always my fault
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Step 8-Same as step 3
Step 9- as step 4 etc etc
Step 10- retire from racing & let my kids race instead!!
Ok so not all the above are strictly correct (i've not fully retired yet!!) but the main point i am getting at is that i always used to (& still do on my rare outings) attack too much & be far to aggresive. "when you're spinnin you aint winnin" sums it up nicely i think, Calm & smooth is the best i have found although i am rarely able to manage that. A lot of the time at Regional & Nationals the cars that look the fastest are usually spectacular but not under complete control, the smoother looking cars that seem to be more steady are usually the ones with the quickest lap times & end up top of the pile. Rich Lowe at the weekend was the perfect example, his car looked quick but not overly spectacular, the end result? TQ & a win (well done Rich)
Just my thoughts but dont think i am far off the mark.
Barry