New PB @ Thunderbolt Code Brown @ End
07-02-2017, 08:49 PM
#16
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Crazy. Glad you all were mostly unscathed.
07-02-2017, 09:41 PM
#17
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The track Gods showed mercy. Glad that ended the way it did!
07-03-2017, 08:22 AM
#19
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Overall nice laps. I believe the over-slowing is from being offline in turn 5. it would be a lot easier to carry more speed if he setup wider in 5 instead of pinching the corner. See my line through 5.
I agree with Dave that the lap times would drop dramatically by eliminating the lift at 12. That is the low hanging fruit, it just takes courage to keep your foot down.
07-03-2017, 10:51 AM
#21
wow, 120 flat and almost 160 into the brake zone for T1. All of a sudden my 1:28 in a Boxster doesn't feel so special 
Fun to watch, thanks for sharing.
To the OP, I think Seb called it but hand positioning is all wrong. You're handcuffing yourself.
Fun to watch, thanks for sharing.To the OP, I think Seb called it but hand positioning is all wrong. You're handcuffing yourself.
07-03-2017, 12:29 PM
#22
Three Wheelin'
1. agree with Raptor, stay in the throttle on that last turn or atleast breathe it lighter. the more you breath there, the more the car pushes to the outside and becomes unplanted.
2. hands - agreed. put those thumbs on the thumblocks, too 1am and 11pm for my likes. makes steering a bit twitchy i think.
but the big one for me... a) you're driving great, good stuff. heads up. great avoidance on that spin, ...but if i may, get a driving suit, shoes. if you have a wife, kids, family, employees, job peers, that you like..if you like your skin and not having skin grafts etc. put a suit on. too hot with it on? eh, its good for you, sweat off a few more pounds so you can enjoy dinner a bit more..
but man, i cringe every time i see a great driver hauling it around any track without a driving suit. stuff happens...as you yourself almost saw, and when it goes wrong, you have no idea how bad it goes. had you slid off the track sideway, you could have rolled that car, who the heck knows what comes from all that.
it is, for sure, not a walk on the beach. its driving a race car on a race track at 160mph...
im a prude, what can i say...
great driving. protect yourself.
07-03-2017, 04:22 PM
#23
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here's a few thoughts having done countless thunderbolt laps:
1. agree with Raptor, stay in the throttle on that last turn or atleast breathe it lighter. the more you breath there, the more the car pushes to the outside and becomes unplanted.
2. hands - agreed. put those thumbs on the thumblocks, too 1am and 11pm for my likes. makes steering a bit twitchy i think.
but the big one for me... a) you're driving great, good stuff. heads up. great avoidance on that spin, ...but if i may, get a driving suit, shoes. if you have a wife, kids, family, employees, job peers, that you like..if you like your skin and not having skin grafts etc. put a suit on. too hot with it on? eh, its good for you, sweat off a few more pounds so you can enjoy dinner a bit more..
but man, i cringe every time i see a great driver hauling it around any track without a driving suit. stuff happens...as you yourself almost saw, and when it goes wrong, you have no idea how bad it goes. had you slid off the track sideway, you could have rolled that car, who the heck knows what comes from all that.
it is, for sure, not a walk on the beach. its driving a race car on a race track at 160mph...
im a prude, what can i say...
great driving. protect yourself.
1. agree with Raptor, stay in the throttle on that last turn or atleast breathe it lighter. the more you breath there, the more the car pushes to the outside and becomes unplanted.
2. hands - agreed. put those thumbs on the thumblocks, too 1am and 11pm for my likes. makes steering a bit twitchy i think.
but the big one for me... a) you're driving great, good stuff. heads up. great avoidance on that spin, ...but if i may, get a driving suit, shoes. if you have a wife, kids, family, employees, job peers, that you like..if you like your skin and not having skin grafts etc. put a suit on. too hot with it on? eh, its good for you, sweat off a few more pounds so you can enjoy dinner a bit more..
but man, i cringe every time i see a great driver hauling it around any track without a driving suit. stuff happens...as you yourself almost saw, and when it goes wrong, you have no idea how bad it goes. had you slid off the track sideway, you could have rolled that car, who the heck knows what comes from all that.
it is, for sure, not a walk on the beach. its driving a race car on a race track at 160mph...
im a prude, what can i say...
great driving. protect yourself.
agreed. moving your hand position around on the wheel is like changing your grip on a golf club with each swing......hard to be consistent. if you are locked in at 9 and three, over time, reactions can become instinctual which leads to "fast hands". also agree, safety equipment first as can afford, then speed equipment as you can afford.
07-04-2017, 04:23 AM
#24
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not really.... a traditional racing turn, and most modern gearing almost always has a shift at just after track out. it means you are accelerating out of the turn with the most amount of available force. bogging a GTS, GT4 or any other moderm porsche around turn 5 at 3-4,000rpm, is leaving 50 to 100hp on the table, and leaving it on the table for near 3 seconds. trust me, ive done the test many times . the data doesn't lie, nor does the logic. if you over slow due to downshifting, you need to work on that... IMHO
07-04-2017, 04:32 AM
#25
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agreed. moving your hand position around on the wheel is like changing your grip on a golf club with each swing......hard to be consistent. if you are locked in at 9 and three, over time, reactions can become instinctual which leads to "fast hands". also agree, safety equipment first as can afford, then speed equipment as you can afford.
07-05-2017, 12:13 AM
#27
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Lol
