Rocky Entriken wrote:
In 1997 at a Heartland Park School/Regional weekend, they also tossed in a
> Solo I (sadly, they did not continue with that program). I ran both the
> Regional Race and the Solo I.
>
> Now for the Regional I wanted to do nice, consistent laps, take care of the
> car, do a good tidy job of driving, and got to where I was clicking off nice,
> consistent 2:03 laps. We went out to race, and again I am the model of
> consistency with nice 2:03s. Now in road racing, such consistency is generally
> considered good.
>
> Then came time for the Solo I runs. Three laps to do your best. (actually,
> two separate 3-lap sessions, after several practice sessions were offered).
> suddenly the mindset changed. Consistency wins races, but not always solos.
> Suddenly I found later braking points (I'll try this a couple of times, but
> not every lap, as I was leaving myself no room for error). I took different
> lines designed, in a Solo mode, to cover the least amount of pavement as
> opposed to the most efficient line. And mostly, it was the different mindset.
> 2:01!
>
> It was also an eye-opener of just what else was possible out there after I had
> convinced myself I was doing decently in roadrace mode.
>
> Being an autocrosser, I think, has made me A better road racer, but look at
> what happened on a race track when I mentally went back into autocross mode!
>
> It was a fun day! :-)
>
> --Rocky
Autox mode my butt. You had a real race face on. The next time you're on the
track
I expect 2:00 flat when you're in a pack and 1:59s if you've got a clear track.
Consistently
Dale
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