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Re: Stockton slalom - which way did you go

To: Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com>, "Watson, Mark" <Mark.Watson@Schwab.COM>,
Subject: Re: Stockton slalom - which way did you go
From: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 06:46:51 -0700
Scot Zediker wrote:

>Now how many of you downshifted for the hairpins near
>the finish? :)

Downshifted? After running, Chris cox and I discussed the fact that we were
"bogged" a couple of places on the course ----in low gear. Never hit the
rev-limiter anywhere.

        Don
>
>--- "Watson, Mark" <Mark.Watson@Schwab.COM> wrote:
>> Just curious,
>> 
>> In the optional direction slalom, what line do you
>> feel was fastest ?
>> 
>> It seemed to me, taking the inside line on the first
>> cone allowed you to
>> eliminate an extra turn, but required a tight inside
>> line on the next
>> sweeper.
>> 
>> I noticed some people were taking the outside line,
>> maybe because they were
>> wide around the corner leading to it, or maybe
>> because they planned to take
>> that line.   this would allow you to late apex the
>> sweeper, but was it worth
>> the extra effort going around the last slalom cone?
>> 
>> I only tried the inside line (left of the first
>> slalom cone) so I'm not sure
>> what the other direction was like.
>> 
>> -Mark 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>
>=====
>Scot Zediker
>mx5_1991@yahoo.com
>San Jose, CA
>
>"If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving."
>
>

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