[A Snake]

Excalibur,

You can beat him in the slalom too. I wasn't there to watch, but I'll bet he cuts the cones pretty close. Right? Finesse win slaloms, not horsepower. Economy of motion. I don't know how your car is set up, but I'll suggest a couple of things to think about. #1 - leave it in first gear, unless you're too low geared for a longer part of the slalom. #2 - neutral gas in, power out...gently so you don't break the tires loose. Spinning the wheels doesn't win races.

If you are heavily on and off the throttle, it throws the car around and loads the suspension too much....makes your turns wide. Learn how to power up and down without the car reacting violently.

Just for giggles, go get a set of cones and set them up somewhere with lots of room. Start by going slow and tight. Find the "line" Get the feel of what the car is doing. Do this maybe fifty or sixty times in succession. You should be able to do it in your sleep before you move to the next level.

Add a little speed and continue the exercise. don't lose the line as you add speed. This is the whole secret. The guy in the 510 has probably done it in the same car hundreds of times.

Let me know how you do.

Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt. Damned Mini Cooper kept getting to me. Like you I got tired of it. Decided to drive with my head instead of cojones. Worked a lot better.....yeah I got him....finally.