Well, it is downhill all the way from the corkscrew. Even Katie's big wheel
will reach decent velocity by then. :)
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Michael R. Clements
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 3:53 PM
> To: Kelly, Katie
> Cc: 'Larrybsp@aol.com'; cmerritt@ati.com; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)
>
>
> With a sufficiently underpowered car, I suppose you could take
> all the turns flat out.
>
> "Kelly, Katie" wrote:
> >
> > You're all a bunch of pansies. If you line it up right, you can
> take Turn 10
> > flat out.
> >
> > Wimps.
> >
> > Katie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larrybsp@aol.com [mailto:Larrybsp@aol.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 3:16 PM
> > To: cmerritt@ati.com
> > Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)
> >
> > from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
> >
> > I must really be missing something here. Turn 10 at
> Laguna scares
> > the hell
> > out of me more than any other turn on the track. Maybe its the
> speed I carry
> >
> > into the corner in my race prepped Corvette. I come into 10 somewhere
> > between
> > 100 to 110 mph in 4th. I have to brake hard before the entry to
> get through
> > 10 and half the time I'm in the dirt on the exit. 10 is pretty
> narrow for
> > the
> > speed of entry. I've walked the track and 10 is probably an 80
> degree corner
> >
> > after the changes made to open up 11. I also can't believe 10
> is on camber.
> > >From ground level it doesn't look it. I get no understeer
> anywhere at Laguna
> >
> > except at 10. I'd love to hear the comments of other drivers with 3500#
> > cars
> > trying to get through 10. I'm always open to learning a new
> trick or two.
> > Any
> > suggestions? TIA.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > In a message dated 11/27/00 2:13:51 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > cmerritt@ati.com writes:
> >
> > << ubj: RE: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)
> > Date: 11/27/00 2:13:51 PM Pacific Standard Time
> > From: cmerritt@ati.com (Carl Merritt)
> > Sender: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > To: navid@interwoven.com ('navid@interwoven.com'),
> pnc1@earthlink.net
> > (Derek Butts), navidk@home.com, ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >
> > > 5) Don't brake too much in 10. It's not as bad as you
> think. It's an
> > > optical illusion. :)
> >
> > That row of tires in front of the wall in front of the pit
> lane all of 10
> > feet from the edge of the pavement at the exit of 10 is NOT an optical
> > illusion! =P
>
> --
> Michael R. Clements
> mrc01@flash.net
> A government big enough to give you everything you want
> is also big enough to take away everything you have.
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