small 1/4mile oval tips, transitioning from road racing
My local track is Barona Speedway near San Diego, a small 1/4 mile oval. I've an IMCA mod with a 602 in it. I've been fairly successful in sports cars on asphalt road courses (Laguna, Sears, etc), and have read a book about 4 bar rear suspensions, but I'm still having some issues with knowing how the car is supposed to handle.
Has anyone else transitioned from sports car racing? How is the car supposed to feel? Should I be tossing the car in sideways with a "pitch and catch" technique? Should the car want to do the entry on its own without me tossing it in there? Do you guys rely on trail braking to get rotation on entry?
Sorry if the questions are vague, I'm not really sure what question I should be asking.
Would anyone be willing to share how the setup and driving style changes from say your average 3/8 oval to a small semi-banked 1/4 mile track?