Brian P

Actually, a DE is a good place to do this. Find a guy who gives you a pass signal and doesn't lift. Your job is to figure out how to keep your momentum going so that you can pass him anyhow.

Bull

Do as Brian says, but find a friend and set it up with him/her. Work it together over several laps/runs.

chrisp

On a track with a long-ish straight it's totally do-able to do this in a DE. Like T11 at the Glen. Hang back a car length or two, start to come up on them and stay inside on track out. You'll be able to keep your momentum and can back out before any significant overlap if for whatever reason they don't give you the point by.

BostonDMD

Gary, I hear you buddy.......more gas less brakes.....

GT3CAR, thanks.... you know I will.....

Brian, Bull and ChisP, that is good advice, plus I have lots of friends in DE that can arrange it......

chrisp

Id do it with you but it's not much of a challenge to get by me.

BostonDMD

Oh..... come on Chris...... I saw you out there holding your own last week-end....

dbryant61

Paolo, I only have 4 races under my belt, so take this with a grain of salt. It seemed to me like you and the 944 were even on the straights, but you were way faster in a couple of corners. You stayed on/near his bumper into turns and because he was slower you had to back off. You might try backing off of him as you enter a braking zone so he has 3 or 4 car lengths on you at turn-in. Then hit your marks and drive the turn as well as you can so you can "get a run on him" as you are exiting the turn. You will then be able to pass him early in the straight because your turn exit speed will be higher.

The only other place I saw an opportunity was in a couple of braking zones. You may have been able to brake deeper, get door-to-door at turn-in, then make your car wide as you go through the turn, forcing him to the outside edge as you go through the turn. No contact; just gradually drift from the inside of the turn to the middle of the track leaving him enough pavement to stay on track. Chances are he will back off.

BostonDMD

Don, you mean like this?

http://www.vimeo.com/5009063

Thanks for your input.....

dbryant61

Exachry! The pass looked well-executed and you appear really confident (read smooth). In the second turn, was he inside of you? If he was close, you may have been able to cut him off by taking away the inside line.

mji911

Paolo, I think it was all the wine Sat. night that made you drive as well as you did!!!

BostonDMD

For sure!!!!

Plus your advice Mike didn't hurt either...........

FredC

Great job!

Gary R.

Fred - I bet that avatar is cropped to hide either a dust cloud or grass flying through the air..