Veloce Raptor

DASS what ah'm talkin bout.







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onefastviking

Very true, agreed, and understood completely. I wouldn't recommend listening to everyone out there, I would however pick out the faster guys and see and listen to what they are doing. This could be as detailed as looking at their Data or as simple as listening to them and then going to a spot on the track (or go for a ride with them) and listen to see if they do lift or watch the tach and see if it falls or stops rising.

Oh, and I no you're not concerned about Jay.

I hope your motor is in and ready to go for this weekend, I would love to see you in a car you could push and be able to get your optimum out of, it sucks always to be racing and always have a reason for not going as fast as you could.

George A

So at what point do you guys consider to be flat out? I'm still trying to finesse the car out of 3 (I dive into 3 pretty hard), so I'm not full throttle on exit (or entry into 4). I don't go back to the left, but am in the middle of the track, for entry into 4. I do a quick lift to get the front end to bite and then put the pedal to the floor until the bottom of the hill. Is that considered WOT for 4?

G.

Veloce Raptor

I am at full throttle by the 2nd apex of 3 if I do it right (and I take a relatively early line there like you do, G). I also go only to mid track, and turn into 4 early, and use its long apex curb to "aim" me through 4 into 4.

I think WOT for 4 is basically WOT exiting 3 all the way until the brake zone at the bottom of the hill. Obviously neither of us is doing that.







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SG_M3

Thats a good question. I guess its WOT from braking zone to exit, but would that ever really happen? If it did, i'd say you almost entered too slow. Maybe there is no such thing as a fully WOT, when you are driving at the limit of the chassis.

George A

Yup...

You also have to factor in that after turn 3 and before turn 4, you don't brake. If I enter 3 slow enough to exit at full throttle, I would never ease up (if I was pointing in the right direction). That definitely would be WOT for turn 4.

G.

Veloce Raptor

I would imagine certain cars like SRF's can be WOT from turn in for 3 all the way to the bottom of the hill.






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TR6

I think a spec miata should be able to pull that off too, but my cajones aren't big enough yet. I do a little chicken lift right before turn in to 4 and then I'm mashing the throttle through the floor all the way down to the braking zone for 5. I learned the hard way a while back not to even THINK about lifting once I turn in to 4.

mglobe

Oh come on, post the video. It's a classic!

TR6

It's probably still out there on youtube somewhere, but I'm not going to post a link to it. You'll have to work to find it!