Racing Driver Tips on driving High Horsepower Cars in Dodge Viper
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2022
- Casey Putsch talks about the finer points of driving a high horsepower car in a 1997 Dodge Viper GTS for everyday and new drivers. How to think about grip with the tires in relation to the torque of brakes and throttle inputs as well as taking a set in corners and asking tires to do work with the steering wheel. These are the basics to not put yourself in a position where you are likely to lose control of a vehicle. Please do not try advanced driving techniques without the presence of a professional instructor or in a safe environment.
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I have never met a race car driver who drives like a maniac on the road. They always drive smoothly, which I think is the secret to driving well on public roadways. Casey is telling us this very clearly.
Not a pro driver (unfortunately) but I just turned 41 and I've been driving since I was about 13, without a single accident. I actually got in trouble for driving to my 8th grade Christmas dance. I've always tried to drive smooth and purposeful, no fast movements with the controls. Obviously at times evasive maneuvers are necessary but leave yourself a way out. There is a time and place to drive crazy, like empty parking lots...
Amen to that!
You sound like an awful person to spend any amount of time with. Thank God our paths will never meet lol.
I'm the same way. Never had an accident, always prepared for the unexpected. Makes it really hard to race fast. Smooth is the lesson here. It's a trick I have to unlearn because I always give myself an out which I can dart into in case of impending doom. When racing, that's a spin out reacting like that or worse, not taking advantage of draft because I don't trust the myriad of people in front of me or behind me. It's a twisted reflex.
Or the dez
Talking from experience I came from a FWD Honda to a 2020 mustang gt my 2nd day I turned the Traction Control off to “see how it felt” bad move, I ended up fish tailing really badly while taking a right turn. Thankfully I kept it together and was able to correct it. I didn’t turn TC off for another 3 months until I started to feel more comfortable with the car and with better tires. Now 2 years laters I understand the car pretty well and on nice sunny days I turn TC off and like a little slip here and there (when I want it).
Thanks for the tip, broski!!!
“How not to get in trouble” next clip drifting around corner 🤣👍
My number one rule for higher power cars is quality tires are a must. After 30 years of playing around with higher power vehicles, I can definitively say, more often than not the ones that end up totaled are likely to be on cheap tires. If you want big horsepower numbers but cannot or will not pay for good tires every 10K to 15K miles or less, you are not really being honest or safe. I regularly toss tires on my toys with 80% tread, just because they get too old after about 3 to 5 years. In most cases your first mod should be tires - good ones make a HUGE difference.
A Fine UA-cam Presentation of the Viper Coupe. I couldnt have found a better video. I love your channel.
I love the Driver Tips videos, especially with the Viper, Casey. I've learned so much through the videos and can't wait to learn more from them. I purchased a '99 Mustang Cobra earlier this year and with traction control always being off, a video such as this makes it so helpful to learn how to keep the car tame and be a safe spirited driver. Much respect.
I needed this video before I buy a gen 1.
Also I would mention tire compounds. Most track oriented sub 200 wear tires when cold are actually less skicky than a street tire. Same goes for street tires when hot, they are less efficient.
You know what you're talking about from experience, and it shows! Keep the advice coming, and I'll listen.
This was really helpful. The way you explained it was great so now I've got to be able to feel it out for myself. Gotta understand the surface you're on and how your car (the way it's currently setup) handles it. In a legal and safe manner of course!
Your car body sits on 4 springs though.
So the springs cause sag, nose diving and body rolls.
Road surfaces may not be perfectly flat.
So suspension must allow wheels to droop down to touch the road when the surface falls away from under the car.
Most people don't realize suspension has a down travel aspect to it.
I recently bought a ZL1. He's right that tires are a huge deal. The car can overrun the tires at most any time it wants. You have to be a lot more aware as you're driving the car. Unfortunately, it's too easy to be lulled into false security and let your guard down based on years of experience in cars without insane amounts of HP and torque, I'd love to see more videos on this!
I'm most impressed with the use of 6th gear. Usually have to go 80mph on the highway to cruise in 6th and not feel like I'm bogging my 01 GTS 😂
I was thinking the same thing. 6th is useless unless I’m at 80-90 in my 98 GTS
@@Jacktherippa82 I've thought about how much gears would wake it up a bit, but now I've grown to love the long gearing as a "quirk and feature" 😂
@@Viporghini I had thought the same but then considered how bad the wheel slip would be and figured I’d probably best to pass. I don’t mind they ability to go 60 in 1st plus I don’t spend much time shifting.
I drive the same as you Casey.. Never went to race school just had a crazy dad who taught me crazy stuff as a kid... When I did tail of the dragon with the viper club this year the guy behind me in a Gen 5 procharged thought I had gone to racing school said my driving was impressive through bootlegger and tail of the dragon... You explain it well for people tho... Letting my son watch this because he's fixing to get a scat pack challenger for the final year model... Hopefully he respects the power
Excellent info Casey. Love that Viper too.
Good ol driving tips video, thanks for dropping some more knowledge on us, sir
Show this to the Mustang People, especially people who are new to Mustangs
Lesson 1) don't turn off traction control unless you're on a track.
Can't tell you how many times traction control has saved my bacon when I've overestimated my tires' grip strength in mundane situations.
I get how it can happen. You’re not always ‘racing’ your car, let alone on a track. so finding that fine threshold of top acceleration + grip can catch us off guard and wheelspin
Good point. I have driven plenty of track days, and am pretty competent in all sorts of cars. BUT, one mild sunny day, driving my work bucket, a FWD hybrid sedan, coming off a mountain road I hit a shaded corner with a trickle of water flowing across it. Front end slip out in a snap on those low roll resistance tires. TCS stabilized it before I reacted and given how small the road was and the rocky cliff face toward which I was sliding, saved my butt. When your in the zone on a track, you stay ready and are on the cars limits all the time... its those low intensity events where you are not as focused that will get you. That emergency reaction to someone merging into your lane, where TCS can be a blessing.
You can tell late millennial and gen z drivers by comments like this haha.
or just get used to driving with it off?
Good luck turning it on in a gen 2 viper
I came from a honda si to a c6 z06. Craziest experience of my life. I drove fast cars before but not 650 hp fast
Love your content! Remote 🎤 maybe 🤔. Love to hear the motor , but straining to hear your word’s of wisdom. Thanks for sharing.
Why does it look like that seat and interior was made perfectly to fit you lol
I couldn’t get over how much the entire seat back moved in every plane. I’d have thought it would be more rigid and supportive in a car geared toward performance.
@@danjones1365 well…at the end of the day it is a Chrysler product.
audio got drowned out but the knowledge is good as always, might wanna edit the subtitles
I'd love to see you do a fleet update on your current cars and what you do to prepare them for storage/sitting over the winter short term and long term. Maybe debunk old or current myths on the subject.
He's only got time for baby now.
Casey will get some freedom back in 18 years.
The real reality starts to kick in about now.
Soon the garage won't be a safe place.
Casey will have to sell one more car for covering surprise payments for baby. And for buying a fully fitted, brand new tool kit.
Once that child gets out of diapers, all money is going to that child OR the next 1.
We need a pov snow driving video this year that picture u had last year In a snow storm with ur wife driving was amazing !!!
As a multi-year manual vehicle operator...I can definately point out there were not enough Neutral wiggles prior to starting the car 😅
Only need one when you have a shifter this good.
Along with not using sharp inputs another thing to check if you are buying high horse power cars are the tires themselves. This should be applied to any car but is a must if you are buying from a boomer who thinks cars like Vipers are yard ornaments. Sorry grandpa but starting your car twice a month for ten years won't stop your tires and hoses from dry rotting along with ruining the fuel system because that gas turned to varnish.
How you and the family are doing great.
Reverse seatbelts feature is really cool
Hey Casey, what kind of jacket was that in the beginning? Love it!
Any more driving advice for a gen 1 would be greatly appreciated.
We need more
Casey you have to tell me where you got that shift knob! I want one for my mustang gt. It looks so good!
Could you do a video on street car tire choices both for various seasons/conditions/usages? Like what's a good all-rounder for 50+ degrees but it rains a lot where you live and you wanna be absolutely safe when it does? What's good for that 30-60 degree range but no snow? What's ACTUALLY good for a performance car when it snows? What's a good tire for straight-line performance that can still take a corner decently (as like a daily driver going maybe 6/10ths or 7/10ths max what you can with road tires meant for corners) and not kill you in the rain?
I was looking into this exact topic a couple of days ago. What's the chance you actually made a video on it.
Potentially going from a v6 gen 3 tacoma -> v8 s550. Hope this helps
I call it impending acceleration. Ever slight wheel spin during a hard acceleration.
I was told not to grab the steering from the under side (1:23 left hand). Is there a specific reason that you do it? I know it doesn't hurt when cruising at low speed, but is it a bad habit? Thanks!
Late, but… the airbag could theoretically injure/break your arm. But you’d have to be quite unlucky with timing.
I'd say for modern cars there’s no reason to hold it like this (unless you’re cruising and rest your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel).
In older cars with heavy steering, (don’t know if the Viper even has unassisted steering) it might be easier to turn the wheel like that at low speeds.
Tech tip: I'd use a lavalier mic for these cruising-around videos. Engine sound overwhelms the speech.
Hey casey I'm looking to buy a new manual car and i can't wait. I got a question for you:
Is rev matching necessary/useful in everyday driving when I'm just cruising along? My parents drove stick back in the day and they insist that you don't ever need to rev match or heel-toe downshift even when you're braking and downshifting from 60 to a stop.
Yes, always. Your parents are driving oddly. If you need to shit into a gear, you always rev match.
@@CaseyPutsch thank you very much
@@nates7844 no its not necessary, its easier to replace brakes than a new clutch especially for a new driver.
Eff Jay Bee!
i had a 2018 audi s5 and went “drifting” on a rainy night, ended up totaling it into a brick wall. rip
Driving myths could be a good subject.
I'm back!
UA-cam hasn't been suggesting any of your videos for months.
The AI can ruin your day if it chooses.
Tell people the car body sits on 4 springs.
I don't think people understand what happens to the body on springs when you brake or accelerate.
And then explain droop to people.
There's rally video after rally video from Europe where the hatchback cars spin 180 degrees cause the car has no droop ability to cater for the undulating road.
They touch the brake and the car spins.
They lower the car, drive it, the road falls away under the car, the car rolls over to the side, they touch the brake for the next corner, the car does a 180 degree spin and falls off the road and down the mountain side.
"This would become much longer hour plus long discussion" ... Well... it would if you would continue, so... when will be part 2 continuing this discussion? :)
Analog cars are fun. But mind your manners.