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Well dry slick I really push drivers to learn and pick up due to the fact that I'd say 90% of the feature races are dry slick. In fact practice nights are always great times to go to the track because usually they are dry and traction is very limited. Have a crew member time every lap and log them. You should all know what times the fastest guys run at your track on a given night. This is your bench mark you must get to on practice night. If you're not seeing a time within a couple tenths work on the car and driving technique. Timing in sections helps as well. Cut the track into 4 sections on a race night. Both straights and corners. Time your driver and the fastest car of the night. This will help you work on parts of the car and or driving as well. What I have observed with some of the top IMCA drivers is they're not the fastest down the straight away at beginning of the race. In fact a 1/10 or 2/10ths slower. But the cars that are faster down those straights fall off sooner and actually gave up at least double the time within a few laps in the corners. One thing I always live by is the watch. It never lies and says if you're fast or not everytime. Now lines change for instance it may be dry slick bottom and a cushion on top. Log all the conditions and times. One thing that is a great investment is the in car timing systems. As a driver it's like having a spotter telling you where to drive. You'll already know the times you need to be at and by trying 2 to 4 lines you'll know what's working best and what is the fastest way around he track. There are a lot of details I could talk about but mostly any driver should focus on consistent laps. Consistent consistent consistent!!! As for the braking. On a practice night have your driver drag the brakes in as light and as far as possible. This loads the nose and places the weight on the turning tires. If your car is lose from doing this you most likely have a side bite issue. If its tight you probably got off of the brakes too early. There are many many factors but when it comes to driving I believe in one style and that's a smooth and consistent one. If I see a driver driving radically into the corner that skates up track in the dry slick he's not a driver you'll have to worry about most likely in 5 laps.
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