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I’ll do the usual; All filters, all fluids, new plugs and belt
Finally add the ST rotors, roll bar and harnesses and Lizard will be ready for Sebring action, signed up for September 19th. Windows UP event ..
Here is the “save the date” for the Florida locals....
This is Sabine Schmitz and her mom, her mom is here at the hotel every morning and evening checking guests in and hot of Hotel Am Tiergarten! She knows all the guests names when they come in for breakfast. Pretty cool.
First part of the cleanup done, two small rock ships went through and the black plastic is pretty rough on the nose and side rockers but otherwise, like it never happened!!
Great and fun dinner yesterday!
All drivers from my N24H team there plus extras except for one driver who said: "Yes I come!" and then woke up 07:00 this morning. LOL
It was pretty hot today here, so I had two hazelnut Magnum Ice creams to fortify myself before getting out.
I got 10 laps in, stopping after lap 8 to fuel up. Those all had section under yellow and they were al low 8 minutes BTG, I did notice that the Michelins give up a lot when they get hot.
So the first few laps where full of tourists in cars that had no business being on the racetrack, and the track was very dirty from yesterday 24H race.
After a couple of laps grip improved, but the Michelins went off.
When I fueled up, the tires cooled and the first lap # 9 was a 7:39 with a few slow cars blocking me and even though the Michelins got slower the last lap was a 7:32 in less traffic.
Probably the most dangerous 10 laps I've done, specially the first 6 werer packed with cars, but never got passed by anyone but I wanted to see if my 7:30 was repeatable.
Still trying different things every lap, still working on the line and using more track, but at least I think my 7:30 is solid now and I can start to be coached more towards the 7 minute mark one day.
For now, these were the last laps of ED, so we will see, maybe I need to work on shipping my car back :-)
Saw a small detail: Do not be parallell to the track before the crest at Schwedenkreutz. As you can see in video you are forced to the left away from the right hand side so you leave a lot of tarmac to the right where turn in for the fast lefthander.
The trick is to stay with the inside curb in the compression before the crest and make it diagonally over to the right hand side before the crest. When you do that you end up parallell to the track after the crest.
The crest is actually a corner.
You see the line in the picture. The arrow shows that the track changes direction at the crest. It is the same on the right hand side but it doesn't look like it on the picture.
I remember standing in the hill for that section talking to you about that "corner" right before SX. I of course promptly forgot that and hugged the right before the crest... lol
It was pretty hot today here, so I had two hazelnut Magnum Ice creams to fortify myself before getting out.
I got 10 laps in, stopping after lap 8 to fuel up. Those all had section under yellow and they were al low 8 minutes BTG, I did notice that the Michelins give up a lot when they get hot.
So the first few laps where full of tourists in cars that had no business being on the racetrack, and the track was very dirty from yesterday 24H race.
After a couple of laps grip improved, but the Michelins went off.
When I fueled up, the tires cooled and the first lap # 9 was a 7:39 with a few slow cars blocking me and even though the Michelins got slower the last lap was a 7:32 in less traffic.
Probably the most dangerous 10 laps I've done, specially the first 6 werer packed with cars, but never got passed by anyone but I wanted to see if my 7:30 was repeatable.
Still trying different things every lap, still working on the line and using more track, but at least I think my 7:30 is solid now and I can start to be coached more towards the 7 minute mark one day.
For now, these were the last laps of ED, so we will see, maybe I need to work on shipping my car back :-)
Saw a small detail: Do not be parallell to the track before the crest at Schwedenkreutz. As you can see in video you are forced to the left away from the right hand side so you leave a lot of tarmac to the right where turn in for the fast lefthander.
The trick is to stay with the inside curb in the compression before the crest and make it diagonally over to the right hand side before the crest. When you do that you end up parallell to the track after the crest.
The crest is actually a corner.
You see the line in the picture. The arrow shows that the track changes direction at the crest. It is the same on the right hand side but it doesn't look like it on the picture.
Thanks!!
I don’t remember that from the coaching, I just thought that I had to be on the right.
At that speed I’m mostly concerned on having the car super stable and then brake (too hard every time) over the crest LOL
Next time this will be implemented!
Its such a huge learning CURVE, I’m still going faster through corners and then adapting to arriving at the next corner faster LOL
One lap I went surprisingly wide into Aremberg haha, but not only there ...
So much time still to find, it’s not even funny. If I win the lottery I rent that track for a month.
I don’t know if it was the heat today and dirt on track today but the Michelin’s overheated bad!
I think Dunlops might be the ticket for Sebring. Feels softer and noisier but maybe better after the get overheated.
as soon as I have the car I will take two new sets to Sebring and see what’s what.
06-24-2019, 10:25 AM
