Veloce Raptor

Russell, i had fun riding with you in your cool new car!






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ervtx

Same here (as always!). In retrospect, the rain accelerated my transition from AWD to RWD - way more than a dry track and R6's would have. Major strides on the confidence meter; thanks for your encouragement!

And thanks also for the help on the 4-5-6 line in the rain. It worked so well that I almost forgot to give it up when the track finally dried on Sunday.

Veloce Raptor

I am glad thhat worked for you. I get a lot of strange looks from a lot of people when I teach that line, but it works like nobody's business. Pays to think outside the box. I taught it in the White classroom as well, some folks tried it & had the same reaction as you!






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flyingpenguin

LMFAO!!

I guess you had to unload in the dark / rain as well?

I am sure it was all worth it.

JP

flyingpenguin

I missed white classroom due to grid duties. Can you elaborate?

JP

Veloce Raptor

Wet line thru 4 = stay on the outside of the track all the way around. Then stay there on the inside (driver's left) all the way thru 5 and into 6. You'll have to slow a bunch for 6 & begin rotating the car before the apex, so you're nearly straight at apex (where it is slipperiest), but then you're good to go for the whole 6-7 straight!






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amr89c4

Interesting, per my instructor suggestion, I ran the T4 wet line as you suggest and it indeed does work great, but I (we or maybe he chose not to ) did not think of going inside on 5-6. I'll give it a try next opp. Thanks for the tip!

951and944S

Sounds like a weather replay of the 'Two Step' race weekend.

Glad y'all finally got much needed rain.

T

flyingpenguin

Interesting.. First Sat am session this is exactly what I tried (based on OJ's suggestion, who stated that the track is much more "grainy", ie. grippy on the left) and it felt very reassuring (ie. faster?).
When I had Hugh in my right seat he advised against following the curb all the way into 5 and 6 and move over to the right between 4 and 5.
Conditions were similar but not the same between sessions so it is hard to say what really worked best. I guess I'll go by what felt best and follow your wet line Dave. (that didn't sound right)

JP

Veloce Raptor

IMO both are valid lines. My point in class was to encourage folks to think outside the box and look for a variety of places to place the car in the wet: there, in 7, in 8/9, coming into 1, etc. Just like I encourage this in the dry.

Someone this past weekend summed it up wonderfully for me: wet or dry, in Green thru Yellow, it's all about The Line. In White (and even more so in Red) there is no line.






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weneversleep

It _was_ a great weekend. As always, the wet shows who is smooth (and fast), and who is not.

I couldn't think of a better weekend for students. Wet on Saturday, dry on Sunday. I dare say that the average Green or Blue student was faster on Sunday afternoon this last weekend than they would have been if Saturday would have been dry.

ervtx

I'll have to remember that line

Paraphrasing VR's line above...
I can be smooth and slow - wet or dry.

Fortunately I made it back before sundown, during a break in the rain.

Yes, it was worth every drop.

Veloce Raptor

Well said.






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TR6

Thanks guys. Just keep rubbing it in that I had to miss this one.

mglobe

heh heh...