Ride along.
You actually take a debriefing class before anything. They explain the cones they set up around the track to help identify when to lift, when to brake, then when to steer (in the direction of the corner you're going in to). Pretty basic stuff.
When I went on the ride along, my guide, Fast Freddy (who I asked to go with me in the Vette), had me watch his hands as he was apexing corners, to help me do things smoothly and efficiently. So that ride along was very useful.
I haven't driven a C7 or previous gen Vette aggressively, so I can't tell you differences, but as much as people hated that interior of the C8 in pics, I loved it. It was tight, cockpit'ish. I LOVE the steering wheel. From there I went out and did my thing with Fast Freddy guiding me what to do. Coming from the V, which is no slouch in handling, or the GTO, what was quickly evident zero body roll, both side to side going through corners, but also forward/aft in transition from braking to rolling on the power. This car was flat. I found myself lifting at the orange cones, and then starting to ride the brakes almost immediately before even getting to the red braking cones, simply because I am used to that extra mass of my two whips. This led me to not be as progressive in my braking as I should've been. As I said, I was gently riding them, then the corner would come up, and I would have to work them harder then necessary to scrub speed and make my turn with the car flat/neutral using all 4 tires. That is something they try to hammer home in the pre-driving course and then when you're out there. Keep the car as flat/neutrally balanced as possible.
My take away is that I really think this should be more like 5 - 10 laps. Just as you get a cadence down, you're dialing in how the car likes to work the corners, and you're getting comfortable, it's the 3rd lap and you're done. But still it's awesome no matter...
