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Sorry I missed you. The weekend was good, but my Sunday lap times were horrible (worse than the cones should have dropped them).
That 996 crash was scary bad (I'm glad he walked away). Additionally, turn 14 collected another GT3 (I'm not sure why they seem to have problems there).
All in all a good weekend....
That 996 crash was scary bad (I'm glad he walked away). Additionally, turn 14 collected another GT3 (I'm not sure why they seem to have problems there).
All in all a good weekend....
The 996 wreck was very scary. I guess he forgot to check his pads, and went into 5 without brakes. Yikes...
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I remember the car. Zotz on the plates?? You were running in group 2 by the end of the weekend? Great looking car.
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Glad he was okay.
Hope everyone had a good time. I had to miss it to get the house finished and packed up. It'll be a while before I get a chance to get back up there now.
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Yep that was me...i started in group 3. i assume because they didnt have any history w me as it was my first event with this region. people were mostly good w point bye's tho. i asked pete on sat afternoon about moving up to group 2 and he agreed. group 2 was much better. the last session was great, maybe 15 cars or so. it was basically flat out the entire session. finally got some times under 2.35, just barely. i think w out the cones maybe another second. still learning the track and braking too early in 1, 5 and 12, mostly due to my brake confidence, or lack thereof. my pagid oranges were toast in the front and were fading pretty bad in those braking zones. cant wait to go back soon.
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Yep that was me...i started in group 3. i assume because they didnt have any history w me as it was my first event with this region. people were mostly good w point bye's tho. i asked pete on sat afternoon about moving up to group 2 and he agreed. group 2 was much better. the last session was great, maybe 15 cars or so. it was basically flat out the entire session. finally got some times under 2.35, just barely. i think w out the cones maybe another second. still learning the track and braking too early in 1, 5 and 12, mostly due to my brake confidence, or lack thereof. my pagid oranges were toast in the front and were fading pretty bad in those braking zones. cant wait to go back soon.
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OT: in the market for a PISTA, I think. Want to PM me what you are doing for RL people?
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Pm sent to you with what a nice Pista setup would be.
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I didnt really look much at speedo but i did sneak a peak once or twice and it was over 150 but i really can't see it easily without moving my head as the momo steering wheel blocks that section of the speedo and by the time you try and do that its time for some serious whoa'ing...
as for the kink, that will take some serious getting used to. by Sunday i was comfortable going thru w out a little tap of the brakes but still not near what the car is capable of. i had one near grass full rumble strip track out and the pucker factor was full on. its like a concrete canyon thru there! carousel is fun tho. what kind of speeds you guys carry thru it? i was pretty much around 85 to 90 and throttle steering thru it. these tt's love to understeer.
as for the kink, that will take some serious getting used to. by Sunday i was comfortable going thru w out a little tap of the brakes but still not near what the car is capable of. i had one near grass full rumble strip track out and the pucker factor was full on. its like a concrete canyon thru there! carousel is fun tho. what kind of speeds you guys carry thru it? i was pretty much around 85 to 90 and throttle steering thru it. these tt's love to understeer.
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I didnt really look much at speedo but i did sneak a peak once or twice and it was over 150 but i really can't see it easily without moving my head as the momo steering wheel blocks that section of the speedo and by the time you try and do that its time for some serious whoa'ing...
as for the kink, that will take some serious getting used to. by Sunday i was comfortable going thru w out a little tap of the brakes but still not near what the car is capable of. i had one near grass full rumble strip track out and the pucker factor was full on. its like a concrete canyon thru there! carousel is fun tho. what kind of speeds you guys carry thru it? i was pretty much around 85 to 90 and throttle steering thru it. these tt's love to understeer.
as for the kink, that will take some serious getting used to. by Sunday i was comfortable going thru w out a little tap of the brakes but still not near what the car is capable of. i had one near grass full rumble strip track out and the pucker factor was full on. its like a concrete canyon thru there! carousel is fun tho. what kind of speeds you guys carry thru it? i was pretty much around 85 to 90 and throttle steering thru it. these tt's love to understeer.
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as for the kink, that will take some serious getting used to. by Sunday i was comfortable going thru w out a little tap of the brakes but still not near what the car is capable of. i had one near grass full rumble strip track out and the pucker factor was full on. its like a concrete canyon thru there! carousel is fun tho. what kind of speeds you guys carry thru it? i was pretty much around 85 to 90 and throttle steering thru it. these tt's love to understeer.
The carousel can make a lot of cars understeer through it. About 2/3 of the way through it and right as you should start making your way back to the apex the camber changes and it falls away. In my car it is flatout usually but when the car has a push it show it there more than any other corner causing a light breath of the throttle. Not sure what my exit speed is there but it wouldn't be very analogous to any Porsche. Top of third so I'm guessing about 110-115 off the top of my head. However my car only gets to 140 by the end fo the backstragiht.
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agree that track out from the carousel is fast. im full on power at apex so track out is probably in the 120+ range in 4th gear. i was short shifting into 5th and feathering the throttle thru the kink. i wonder if a tap of the brakes prior to the kink to set the front suspension is the faster way through there vs just feathering the throttle?
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agree that track out from the carousel is fast. im full on power at apex so track out is probably in the 120+ range in 4th gear. i was short shifting into 5th and feathering the throttle thru the kink. i wonder if a tap of the brakes prior to the kink to set the front suspension is the faster way through there vs just feathering the throttle?
I've seen too many people spinning through the kink because of two major things. Turning in while still doing something and lifting at track out because you think you can't make it. Once you turn in you're committed. If worse comes to worse and you go out to the grass don't worry. Look ahead and you'll see the track coming back to you. Drive straight to it and you'll make it just fine.
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agree that track out from the carousel is fast. im full on power at apex so track out is probably in the 120+ range in 4th gear. i was short shifting into 5th and feathering the throttle thru the kink. i wonder if a tap of the brakes prior to the kink to set the front suspension is the faster way through there vs just feathering the throttle?
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good point on the grass. there was a yellow 911 (sc i think?) who i watched in front of me go straight off at track out, went straight thru the grass w dirt flying and came back on track afterwards w no problems. and he was still at a fast pace through it all. ben, i'll be out there for sure. i was looking today for sign up information but i didn't see it. i will probably try to sneak out there one more time prior to the end of august. i hear nord stern puts on a good event too. hope to meet some more of you guys out there next time.