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Old 01-22-2015, 01:06 PM
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Old 01-22-2015, 01:22 PM
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Yikes. Glad nobody flipped.
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Man - if you are hitting the wall there your turn in and apex are way off, for sure.
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It's not the tire walls that are dangerous. It's not recognizing that your exit trajectory is wrong SOON ENOUGH to get out of the throttle and FIX it.

Sorry for Joe and the others... Treat. T17. With. Respect. ALL of it...

The first video is from the test day...
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tracking out a little close to the wall...
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Originally Posted by ProCoach
It's not the tire walls that are dangerous. It's not recognizing that your exit trajectory is wrong SOON ENOUGH to get out of the throttle and FIX it.

Sorry for Joe and the others... Treat. T17. With. Respect. ALL of it...

The first video is from the test day...
yup
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Originally Posted by ProCoach
It's not the tire walls that are dangerous. It's not recognizing that your exit trajectory is wrong SOON ENOUGH to get out of the throttle and FIX it.

Sorry for Joe and the others... Treat. T17. With. Respect. ALL of it...

The first video is from the test day...
Indeed - this will be fresh in my mind come a few weeks. T17 spells trouble with a capitol T
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Must be an SRF thing but I am nowhere near the tires on track out from 17, reach out and touch the concrete after the tires yes.

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Originally Posted by spg993tt
totally agree.

hopefully apologies were provided to all those knocked around.
His prep shop and coach is a five-time National Champion in FE and SRF, and a pretty serious hardass! He made sure!

I know that there was a lot of sorry spread around... A shame. For everyone.
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Man - if you are hitting the wall there your turn in and apex are way off, for sure.
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Man I like my Porsche after seeing those tires head for his head Yikes!!
I'm sure those cars are fun but no thanks
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Yeah. So far everyone missed the major point of the video.

Tire walls are NOT supposed to come apart like that.

A bouncing tire like that especially in an open cockpit car at the speed you are going through that corner could be deadly.
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I bet I spend more on my landscaping at home every year than Sebring does maintaining the track.

I guess they blow the budget on fixing the bumps
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I bet I spend more on my landscaping at home every year than Sebring does maintaining the track.

I guess they blow the budget on fixing the bumps
And ruin it's essence??? They already wrecked the hair pin. That was the only place I was good at.
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Originally Posted by danielyonker
Man - if you are hitting the wall there your turn in and apex are way off, for sure.
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