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by **Schlom** » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

I finally after 14 months cracked 1:29. I just (at 4AM) ran a 1:29.64. Oddly
enough the lap felt slow and looked even worse in replay but it was fast enough
I guess. It might have actually been a 1:28 but i lost an eternity in Lesmo2.
The saving grace for that turn was I managed a good exit speed. But in the
turn itself i was all kinds of sideways and my mid-corner speed was only 73MPH.
But ill take the 1:29 anyway i can get it. Talk about an early Christmas
present for myself <g> I knocked OVER A SECOND off my previous PB of 1:30.71
in only one night. The elation I experianced literally made me do a little
victory jig <G>

Chris
"Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold
that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass."--Mark Twain

by **Joachim Blu** » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Hi!

Well done, mate!
Now go for 1:28! ;)))

Regards
Crash, 1:28.30

by **Colin McSkimmin** » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Nice one mate,

I too did the old 'victory jig' (if such a thing exists) when I cracked it.
You've set another ball rolling though by beating me by 0.01s. Grrr. Back to
the practise laps (again).

So, so nearly cracked the 1:28s but threw it at the scenery entering the
Parabolica. SpyGirl shows my hot lap way ahead of the previous PB. No use if
you *** the barriers though!

Everyone is so right about exit speeds though, makes an unbelievable
difference to the overall lap time.

by **Alexander J Rhode** » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> Everyone is so right about exit speeds though, makes an unbelievable
> difference to the overall lap time.

Yup. I finally broke the 1:30 barrier myself the other day -
and I know I can do better. All I have to do is finally NAIL
SOLID the Parabolica. I HATE that turn. I tail brake on the edge
the entire trip en, only to apex too early and have to nurse the
exit speed up to the place I want. I know just a hair later apex
would let me exit smoother and faster. Lesmos is also a ***,
but I ususally do well there.
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by **Don Jenning** » Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Schlomo4 wrote ...

That's where 95% of your lap time success comes. Would you rather be 10 mph
slow for a hundred yards in the middle of the turn, or 10 mph slow for the
whole length of the straight? Nice going, I'm jealous.

by **Tim Vanhe** » Mon, 20 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Congratulations!

I hope I'll get there soon too! I drove a 1:30.26 today with Dough Arnao's
Lotus setup I went almost 1 sec. faster than I did with Alison Hine's setup
on my third lap out! I hope I'll be able to perform a sub 1:30 this week. I

faster through that lefthander before Parabolica (290km/h) and braking later
for Parabolica.

by **Andre Warrin** » Tue, 21 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Or to be short: you win time mostly by taking every corner faster :)

Andre

>faster through that lefthander before Parabolica (290km/h) and braking later
>for Parabolica.

by **Sebastien Tixie** » Tue, 21 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Try, lotus setup from http://www.parc-ferme.de/fastlaps.htm
i manage to do a sub 1m29 with it, i tweak it a little to match
my driving style and i have made a personal record of 1m28s38.

For now , i'm in a Pro-Long championship with 19AI, and after
i will working for sub 1m28.

May the spirits of the legends be with you ! :o)
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by **Tim Vanhe** » Wed, 22 Dec 1999 04:00:00

That's about it. ;)

by **Eldre** » Fri, 24 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Warringa) writes:
>Or to be short: you win time mostly by taking every corner faster :)

>Andre

>going
>>faster through that lefthander before Parabolica (290km/h) and braking later
>>for Parabolica.

Which is STILL easier said than done... Everytime I try to brake later, I'm
off the track...

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