another vote for carry speed through kink with a narrow entry to the
showcase. you are going to lose time with a wide entry to that big
turn, and the turn is so long you are better off driving as tight as you
can on a smooth line.
some might have observed my attempt to make a stock rx8 go as fast an
elise by not lifting heading into the kink. apologies to the corner
workers i saw scattering. :\
james
OSP - Other Streetcar Performs
MWood24020@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 5/14/2006 11:39:32 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>CarlM@RacerZX.com writes:
>
>Just before the big left hand showcase turn there was a right to left
>chicane that left me a bit perplexed on how to take. It forced a choice,
>either enter the showcase turn tight to help unkink the chicane, or crawl
>through the chicane to allow time to get back towards track right before
>entering the showcase turn. I decided on the former, turning the showcase
>turn into a big constant radius double apex turn. Anybody else willing to
>share their approach and why? Ben?
>
>
>
>I think the only way that made sense was to carry as much speed as possible
>through the kink, shorten the distance to the showcase (rather than go back
>and forth across course to set up a classic entry into the showcase), then
>try
>to stay on top of the tires through the showcase, without exceeding traction
>and staying as tight as possible. For me, the showcase ended up being kind of
>a triple apex turn, as I started pinched, drifted out a couple of feet,
>rotated and apex'ed twice before things straightened out for the final,
>little
>chute.
>
>Where I totally got caught out on the course was the final turn, as my car
>(Z06) insisted on going into "ice mode" on the ABS, leaving me with much less
>brake than I expected or wanted!
>
>Mike Wood
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