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lol...but eventually you have to take a turn that requires you turn the wheel more than 180 degrees. When this is the case you need to use some hand positioning technique. I personally use (or attempt to use) the "shifty hands" method by which you move your hands one at a time before the turn so that you can keep both hands on the wheel throughout the turn.
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ok well... take away the autoX and road course... when i'm on the highway racing... i usually grip the wheel really tight at the South East angle of the wheel...lol.. with my left hand... use the right to shift.. and just fly through traffic.. lol... yea...it allows you to turn the wheel with no problem...
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Shifty hands works for me. Practice it in your daily driving and it'll be natural before you realize it.
I keep meaning to start left-foot braking, but that's going to be hard. Gotta get rid of the dead time while moving the right foot from gas to brake.
I keep meaning to start left-foot braking, but that's going to be hard. Gotta get rid of the dead time while moving the right foot from gas to brake.
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Yes and no. There are multiple "right" ways to handle the wheel, but many more that are just wrong: clumsy, dangerous, or weak. The way you handle the wheel now is probably easiest for you, but it's not necessarily the best. If you're keeping your hands at 9 and 3 o'clock, even while turning, you don't do hand-over-hand, and your arms aren't too straight, you're probably in good shape.