Originally posted by Eric
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I was going to mention something along those lines as well - but more about how you grip the steering wheel. Thumb ON the steering wheel, not around it and finger tips in contact. Finger/thumb tips have much more sensitivity. Its tough to get used to doing it if that is how you normally drive on the street, but if you force yourself to 'thumb' the wheel at all times on the street, eventually it'll become a subconscious action. (until it becomes the preferred subconscious action, your current 'death grip' will continue to happen and that's OK. Don't take much time thinking about it on the track, you need that concentration for the corners!)
Plus, you spin or have wheel contact while gripping, and it can break your thumbs off.
push vs. pull on STR wheel? equal effort from both arms.
Cheap seatbelt addition that keeps the hips in place for track days is the CG lock. I might have a few still around. locks the hips in, still allows UPR body movement.
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