Is racing in the rain really an art? Someone should write a book about that. Regardless, finding grip on a wet circuit can quickly become a challenge for the inexperienced.
Luckily, pro driver Tanner Foust is no stranger to wet conditions and shares his tips and tricks for finding grip in the rain.
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By Chris Tropea
7/6/22 1:06 p.m.
My rain tip: The painted lines might be slipperier. Or not.
7/6/22 1:42 p.m.
My rain tip...avoid it if you can. :) If you can't be vewwy vewwy kehhful till you figure out where its slick and where it isnt. Which way would you rather lose a race? By crashing cause you were foolish or because you drove too slow but kept the car and yourself in one piece?
7/6/22 2:57 p.m.
In reply to livinon2wheels :
Well, that, too.
So, several years ago at Sebring, I was in a Subaru–and just got clobbered by all the GT3 Porsches. But it was a track day, so who cares, right?
But then it rained. :)
7/7/22 9:07 p.m.
Love that guy. He is a very good and very talented person
7/7/22 9:56 p.m.
In reply to jfryjfry :
He's our second-favorite stunt driver. :)
And, seriously, Tanner has always been very kind.
6/29/23 12:14 p.m.
Learn to drive on snow and ice. Rain is a cakewalk after that.
6/29/23 12:20 p.m.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
And then the front straight flooded. Sebring can turn into a lake REAL quick.
10/2/23 3:42 p.m.
In reply to hobiercr :
If you have a weak heart don't try to drive drive Mid-Ohio in the rain with any pace at all.
12/27/23 2:52 p.m.
In Canada we race on ice in the winter. We have stud classes, but we have more cars running rubber to ice (no studs). Lots of body contact, you don't want to bring the wife's grocery getter.
12/27/23 4:05 p.m.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
I guess that subie showed those Porsches a thing or two in the rain huh
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