After the "box/wall" I kept getting deceived and braking too early. I think
my eyes kept floating to the outside of the course instead of looking ahead
to the on camber left. I would come around the box and think, OK, I made
it, now BRAKE! Whether it was intentional or not, the placement of the
cones fooled me on every run. The whole section from the first slalom cone
to the on camber uphill left was one of the most exciting/challenging
combinations I can remember. Mark, you have been discovered as new course
design talent. I only hope you don't sell out before your second and third
efforts! Long live the Watsonville Wall.
Jesse
In the spirit of the 'inner game', chant with me "BRAKE!" "TURN!" "GAS!"
"APEX!"
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stevens <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com>
To: <Mark.Watson@Schwab.COM>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; <brmcapri@usa.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: RE: great course
> >Thanks Ben,
> >
> >Designing the course was alot easier thanks to the work of Keith
> >Hearn, having an accurate layout of the lot at 3Com makes a big
> >difference.
>
> >I'm sure a few of you wondered what that strange looking contraption was
> >after the right hand sweeper following the slalom - it started out as a
> >Chicago Box, but ended up as a "wall" of some sort...that's it...a
> >"Watsonville Wall"
>
> What I liked about that section was that I was still turning right coming
> down through it - then there was a very fast transition to the left to
enter
> the following corner. However, you really needed to find a way to do some
> braking there at the same time! At the afternoon course walk there were
> lots of tire marks showing where people came into the left too hot and
> early, pushed to the outside, and never got to accelerate hard down the
> following bit of straight. I had to plan during the walkthrough to
remember
> to bring the wheel on center from right to left and brake briefly and
early
> before turning in - a very neat element. I love autocross courses that
> penalize you for doing things wrong and reward you for doing things right!
>
> KeS
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