Night racing at Sebring
02-05-2010, 06:17 PM
#32
Burning Brakes
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This is my 2nd time at Sebring. First time was a Chin day in Jan when I co-drove a friend's car and got 75 mins of track time here. So somehow I managed to finagle my way into the night race.
A couple of observations about last night's practice:
1. It's REALLY dark where there's no light. Sounds like a fundamental statement, but I mean REALLY dark.
2. I noticed this most at Turn 1, where in the Cup, you're on the throttle into the apex and then flat through and out in the light. In the dark, all you can see is wall, wall, wall into the apex, and then nothing. Black. You should be flat, but where is the track??
3. Some guys, maybe with even LESS experience than me here, have no idea where they are going. GTA1 guy passed me last night then went straight instead of left at one turn, managed to get it back on track, and then completely missed 16 and went way left onto the runway.
4. The lights that you see, sometimes end up in your rear view mirrors and you think they are cars that have just caught you.
5. Once you figure out how to do it and where you are going to be maybe a little slower than the day when you can see better, it's actually a lot of fun.
6. There are a lot less distractions in driving cuz all you can see is what's in front of you, if at all!
I can't wait till tomorrow night!!
A couple of observations about last night's practice:
1. It's REALLY dark where there's no light. Sounds like a fundamental statement, but I mean REALLY dark.
2. I noticed this most at Turn 1, where in the Cup, you're on the throttle into the apex and then flat through and out in the light. In the dark, all you can see is wall, wall, wall into the apex, and then nothing. Black. You should be flat, but where is the track??
3. Some guys, maybe with even LESS experience than me here, have no idea where they are going. GTA1 guy passed me last night then went straight instead of left at one turn, managed to get it back on track, and then completely missed 16 and went way left onto the runway.
4. The lights that you see, sometimes end up in your rear view mirrors and you think they are cars that have just caught you.
5. Once you figure out how to do it and where you are going to be maybe a little slower than the day when you can see better, it's actually a lot of fun.
6. There are a lot less distractions in driving cuz all you can see is what's in front of you, if at all!
I can't wait till tomorrow night!!
02-05-2010, 06:59 PM
#33
Drifting
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What a great event.
02-05-2010, 07:25 PM
#35
Drifting
Fred,
That was my experience during my first night race at Sebring. It's even worse if you only have a few days at the track and still memorizing brake points, turn ins and track out points. Throw in headlights in the side and rearview mirrors and it's a real blast....
It certainly makes you faster when the sun comes up.
Good luck in the race!
That was my experience during my first night race at Sebring. It's even worse if you only have a few days at the track and still memorizing brake points, turn ins and track out points. Throw in headlights in the side and rearview mirrors and it's a real blast....
It certainly makes you faster when the sun comes up.
Good luck in the race!
