I have an idea.....

All it would take would be a medium size pail of cash and your wish could be a reality.

Collectively our team has 40 years of assorted W2W and dirt track racing, no road races up till having a crap can.
We all felt the same way when it came time to race so I signed us up for a track day with Chin Motorsports(not cheap)
We learned a bunch but still had the same feeling we were being asshats on some level during the race even though we were winning.
Just get out there and race, make bonehead moves and try to learn from them, that's what we are doing because practice uses up the racing budget and car. Perhaps you can find cheap track time and a street car to learn some technique.

being in a Gremlin, you are not the dickhead no matter what move you make. The Gremmie is so far behind top 10 competitors, they have no problem passing you. those who do have a problem passing you (everyone else) have no chance of winning and shouldn't worry if it takes an entire lap (or 3) to pass.
you already do the right thing: stay to the outside, and wave people past when you feel your car wont wobble off course.

I signed up for Chin for several reasons, first I did not know it would be less then ideal, yes it was full of rich guys but everyone was receptive and some were actually curious about our actual Crap heap we were using,we also wanted to shake the car down to see if it was ready to race or implode, it did some of both.

The main reason Chin got our $$ was because that track day was had on the actual track we were to do our first race at, we had a instructor sitting there showing us the line, something that eased our newbe butterflies later while sitting on the grid raceday.

Ideal , no way!    Worth the $$ as road course newbes YES YES YES.

Besides those rich guys love to humble experienced dirt track racers, because after all they do know more then us about fancy cars and such... LOL

Chin and any other "track day" school isn't going to teach you how to race.  They're going to teach you things like how to read and drive the racing line, drive within the limits of your car, safely pass cars in THEIR environment, and hopefully teach you to watch for worker stations and flags, watch your mirrors and generally be aware. (which is great stuff if you have completely newb drivers!)

The only way to learn the "craft" of racing is to do it, though.  And while you're doing it, THINK not just about yourself, but about all the cars around you.  If you're focused on nothing but yourself and your line, you're guaranteed to be driving less-than-safely in traffic and pissing people off.

It's all about courtesy.  Yeah, you're racing all of the other guys, but you don't want to cause them (or you) to crash.  How do you accomplish that?  First, accept that the faster car has the right of way.  You'll never see that published anywhere, and you might not hear anyone else verbalize it, but if there's a car that has caught up to you on track, he IS faster than you.  You don't have to slow down to let him pass, but be consistent and be aware of where he is and aware that he IS going to try to pass you at the first opportunity.  When he makes that attempt, don't cock-block him, LET him pass. (then try to keep up with him and LEARN from him!)

When dealing with other traffic that you may have caught up to, bear in mind that some of them are also faster than you, they just got caught up in some traffic.  Regardless of who's faster, you have to be aware of where everyone is and when you enter that next turn, if there's a car to your left or right (as there inevitably WILL be), you have to give them space to BE there.  That means that you can't take your classic racing line.  You have to leave 10-12 feet on the inside for that car to BE there (hint:  If he's on your corner, he may very well be planning to take that inside line to get around you).  And if the car is on your outside, you can't track out and force him off-track.  You have to give that car space to exist, as well.

So, the "chopping" that we hear so much about is simply a matter of driver A not being aware that there's a faster car approaching from behind and about to pass him on the inside.  If he is aware of that car and loosens his apex by enough to let that car take a tight apex, all is well.  If he is not aware of the other car (or has a misguided perception of what "racing" is) and tries to take a classic racing line, then the passing car has to either nail the brakes mid-turn or hit you.

I agree, but there is a certain point at which each of those drivers needs to decide who is 'going to give' so to speak.  If a guy dive-bombs you in the braking zone just so he can barely stick his nose under you (like he can't even get to your door) then he needs to brake and give you the apex...assuming that's where you (the lead car) was headed of course.  Now if that same guy can make it side by side with you _AND_ keep his car under control (not track out into you as you said) then you should hold your line and let him have the apex.  However what happens more often is the guy runs out of brakes and slams into the outside lead car.

Each driver (the experienced ones IMO) each has his/her own method of decision making out there.  For example in my case I automatically assume that if a car ahead of me is all the way track left before a right-hand turn, he IS going to dive to the apex even if I can out break him and get there first.  This happens with me vs. the Crown Vics all the time, and I'm well aware that challenging their car with its' 1,000 lb. weight advantage will not end well for our little Honda.  In that case I let them have the apex, but when they exit their heavy-ass car tracks so far wide I can safely drive right under them.  Translation...I know (they do too) that I will get by eventually so there is no need to push a bad situation for ONE position in an endurance race.

This is the perfect "attitude" for racing an endurance race like Lemons.

I would add that you should keep your line through a corner, and not drive off your line to let someone pass.  Often they may be setting up to pass you off-line and you end up swerving right in front of them and pissing them off (when you think you're being courteous).

I'm glad I've spurred constructive conversation about this.  Usually I don't see talk about proper moves until after something bad happens and then it turns personal.  Good advice so far.

Well, this post was more for newbees that thought they actually might win or for Substandard when we someday might get a "competitive" car.  All I tell the drivers on my team is to just stay out of the way and don't make crazy moves.  First lap I ever took when the flag dropped, I overloaded the radio screaming "Holy shit they're fast!!"  Didn't help that I was on the back straight of MSR when the flag dropped.

Starting off in a slow car teaches volumes about courteous yet competitive driving. Not only do you get lots of practice staying out of everyone's way and making your intentions clear, but you get to see over and over what dickhead drivers do vs the class acts (the latter often ending up in the top 10).

And that's good insight for when you finally do go fast.

I just go by a bumper sticker I read one day:

Most people can't drive, I call these people "everyone but me"

Seriously, until I know the guy I'm racing with, by observing them on track, I assume that their sole purpose is to take me out or get me a black flag.  The other part is on your next shift, that awesome driver in the e30 has been replaced by his inbred cousin. (no offense intended to e30 drivers)