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First, it is tuned extremely well for the apex-out exit.  You can hammer it
down hard, and it is set just perfectly to get good forward bite, no
wheelspin, and no tendancy to come around on you.  As long as you don't hit
the curbing :)

Entry is a bit loose, and the ass-end might try to come around on you, but
I've found it's easily corrected by actually applying a little gas AND brake
at the same time.  It puts the car into a controlled power-slide that's easy
to get out of.

In fact, you can damned near power-slide the car around the whole track.
It's really quite a kick :)

Seat time is very important for next weekends race though.  You won't do
well if you don't, and it's always easy to be a menace at this track.

I've never been very good at Richmond.  I'm ok everywhere except for the
entry to turns 1/2.  It feels to me like this track has TWO Apex's at turns
1/2, and I never seem to get it timed right or consistently.  I'm either in
too early, and have to back out more because the Apex tightens up on me all
of a sudden, or I enter too late and completely blow the corner.

I'm working on it.  Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :)

I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps.  I hope to get that down to high
21's by race time.

See ya there!

Larry

David G Fisher

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: So what happened at California?
:
: David G Fisher
:

: > I did about 200 laps last night with the FAST setup.  This is one goofy,
: but
: > FUN setup!
: >
: > First, it is tuned extremely well for the apex-out exit.  You can hammer
: it
: > down hard, and it is set just perfectly to get good forward bite, no
: > wheelspin, and no tendancy to come around on you.  As long as you don't
: hit
: > the curbing :)
: >
: > Entry is a bit loose, and the ass-end might try to come around on you,
but
: > I've found it's easily corrected by actually applying a little gas AND
: brake
: > at the same time.  It puts the car into a controlled power-slide that's
: easy
: > to get out of.
: >
: > In fact, you can damned near power-slide the car around the whole track.
: > It's really quite a kick :)
: >
: > Seat time is very important for next weekends race though.  You won't do
: > well if you don't, and it's always easy to be a menace at this track.
: >
: > I've never been very good at Richmond.  I'm ok everywhere except for the
: > entry to turns 1/2.  It feels to me like this track has TWO Apex's at
: turns
: > 1/2, and I never seem to get it timed right or consistently.  I'm either
: in
: > too early, and have to back out more because the Apex tightens up on me
: all
: > of a sudden, or I enter too late and completely blow the corner.
: >
: > I'm working on it.  Maybe after 1000 laps or so this week :)
: >
: > I'm turning low 22's after about 100 laps.  I hope to get that down to
: high
: > 21's by race time.
: >
: > See ya there!
: >
: > Larry
: >
: >
:
:

You have time to run 1000 laps in a week?  I'll be lucky if I get 50 in...

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