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Well, I packed up my car and drove to TWS for the first time. This was a 2 day Driver's Edge event. TWS is a sweet track!! It was worth the 3 hour drive It took me a few sessions to get the lay of the land, but I eventually figured out which direction to turn (well most of the time).

Here is a video of my best lap of the weekend: 2:02.x Don't poke [too much] fun. It was the best I could do on short notice! It's clear from the video that there are plenty of spots I can work on finding more time (e.g., not braking at turn 5 or 7, and flat footing turn 1).

well, at least the video shows the new pavement People kept saying 7-8-9 were different, but never having seen them, they looked fine to me. Turn 1 at 125+MPH is a HOOT! But, if you have any thoughts, comments and pointers, feel free to fire away.

BTW, Steve Hill brought his new Ferrari 430 Challenge out. That ride is a BEAST!!

Vimeo is taking a while to process. Youtube has processed both high and res versions! HD looks good there!

[Note: the high res [720P@60fps] was taken with an Aiptek Action-HD, feet camera was a Sony still with video capabilities. My new i7 quad core computer can encode high def video as fast (sometimes faster) than the actual play time ]




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2OHKfxR3u8

http://www.vimeo.com/2962405

Veloce Raptor

Nice! I had forgotten how many cones TDE uses.

One suggestion: wait a bit before doing most of yrou downshufts. You are downshifting the instant you ge ton the brakes...

eclou

wow the new black top is tripping me up!

George A

Nice... Not bad for your first time there. I remember back in the days our target was to break the two minute barrier. You got close at your first attempt. You can really carry a lot more speed through most of those turns but it takes a little getting use to... I noticed you tapped the brake in a couple of areas that I don't.

It is a fun track, isn't it? That's where I did my first DE.

G.

eclou

So George are you coming back down to keep VR in check?

George A

Soon....

G.

Veloce Raptor

You and what army?

George A

Pretty funny from a guy who couldn't even pass a Boxster in my car....

G.

Veloce Raptor

Huh? What choo talkin' bout, Willis?

George A

Damn, you are getting old. I guess you forget the bad stuff....

Did you or did you not drive my car in a DE session during one of the club races?

Did you pass a Boxster?

G.

Veloce Raptor

I did drive your car sedately, a car I had never driven before & which needed to be undamaged so you could race it. I passed several cars. Others I did not.

Do you have a point?

redcar1

Very cool video, thanks for posting. It is nice to see the new pavement. I will be there next week.

Is Steve racing his Challenge car this year?

Mark

Veloce Raptor

Notice that the new pavement color also alters the look of the transition in T1. Same bumpy areas and smooth areas, but a new look.

Also, I think Steve actually got a 430 Stradale, not a full Challenge car...could be wrong.

George A

Yes, yes I do. You are not as good of a driver as you think you are....

There, I said it.

G.

Veloce Raptor

LMAO! I do not think I am that good of a driver...but I'm better than you!