Originally Posted by MightyBobo

No, you are over-reading what I'M saying. You're acting as if you ABSOLUTELY have to be pushing the limit in order to have a good time and learn something. To which I say, no, you dont. Your brain will be freaking mush your first day, just trying to process everything you're trying to learn.

You're emphatically stating that the only point to go to the track is to push the limit, and thats the whole point. Thats incorrect.

You can do slow laps all you want, you will learn less than you think by doing that. You can still learn somethings, but its different things, than you think.

I guess what I'm getting at is you act like its all cut and dry. "I'll listen to everything my instuctor says and memorize it. Then I'll just drive slow for a little bit, then I'll go fast". No, you wont. EVERYTHING is easier said than done - this is no different.