Achim
Achim
> Thanks for all the replies guys. Lots of interesting info in there for me!
Finally making some headway here with my replacement wheel, broke into
the 15's last night with a very basic setup
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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> > I like to think of it as a 200mph chess match. (-:
> 200 ??
> No wonder you were racing up front :-)
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
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> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--
It is better though to be up near the front so you don't get caught up in a
wreck in front of you.
Practice though was different. The group I was in was practicing their
passing, taking different lines, and taking turns up front.
David G Fisher
Going up front = staying out of trouble (more cars behind you then in front)
Going up front = creating trouble
Perhaps next time let's take the plate off? ;-)
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With a custom setup, the times are basically
Roland Ehnstr?m qualified in our league race at 1.14.4, but Greger last
season (with N4) did a Q lap of 1.13.576 and a race lap of 1.14.808....
> when I saw them dive down behind me just before entering the corner, of
> course I didn't follow the cars ahead of me onto the lower line but stayed
> higher up to give the 'driver' room, thus losing contact with the draft
> momentarily.
That being said, you should generally stay in line & draft until 5 to
go. Unless someone drifts high in a turn, then get around quick & back
into line.
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Fester
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-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> 4/15/02
> > when I saw them dive down behind me just before entering the corner, of
> > course I didn't follow the cars ahead of me onto the lower line but
stayed
> > higher up to give the 'driver' room, thus losing contact with the draft
> > momentarily.
> Your description here sounds like it's related to a thread we all had
> earlier in the week. :-) Sounds like you were too worried about your
> LPI to slam the door on this guy going into the turn. Or maybe I'm just
> too aggressive. :-) I think DGF can vouch that I'm clean though. Just
> aggressive.
Those Coca Cola laps were a blast. It's very cool when you can go door to
door with someone and trust them not to wash up into you even in corners as
fast those.
David G Fisher
I was giving Goy an overview of what to expect on average among the hotshoes
on Sierra.com. I don't think the personal fastests of the hottest of the
hotshoes was what he was asking :-)
However... ;-) my fastest lap at the Glen in N4 was a ~ 1:12, at Sears it
was a 1:11. In N2002 I'm slower, my fastest (I haven't gone hotlapping, it
was more a byproduct) is so far a 1:13.9 at the Glen, and a 1:16.9 at Sears.
My fastest online was a 1:17.1 at Sears, I forget what I've done online at
the Glen - like I said, those fastest laps don't really matter - what
matters is what laps you can drive consistently in Q or R :-)
Of course, Greger can beat that all, but then again, he must practice more
than 24 hours per day, they've got to have longer days up there in Finland I
think, and I'm just a regular hard working guy like everybody else... ;-)
Achim
P.s., thinking of it, I think they have longer days in Austria as well ;-)
> With a custom setup, the times are basically
> > the same to the left of the decimal point, with lower figures to the
right
> > of it. I know 1:16's are possible, but haven't seen one on Sierra.com
yet.
> > Achim
> Roland Ehnstr?m qualified in our league race at 1.14.4, but Greger last
> season (with N4) did a Q lap of 1.13.576 and a race lap of 1.14.808....
What's your lpi again? ;-)
Achim
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> Hi Colin,
> I was giving Goy an overview of what to expect on average among the hotshoes
> on Sierra.com. I don't think the personal fastests of the hottest of the
> hotshoes was what he was asking :-)
> However... ;-) my fastest lap at the Glen in N4 was a ~ 1:12, at Sears it
> was a 1:11. In N2002 I'm slower, my fastest (I haven't gone hotlapping, it
> was more a byproduct) is so far a 1:13.9 at the Glen, and a 1:16.9 at Sears.
> My fastest online was a 1:17.1 at Sears, I forget what I've done online at
> the Glen - like I said, those fastest laps don't really matter - what
> matters is what laps you can drive consistently in Q or R :-)
> Of course, Greger can beat that all, but then again, he must practice more
> than 24 hours per day, they've got to have longer days up there in Finland I
> think, and I'm just a regular hard working guy like everybody else... ;-)
But yeah, I was kinda wondering about a hotlap as well, never hurts to
aim for the top does it ? :-)
Never *quite* got there in N2, but it was close, and I'll remind
everyone of that every so often :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
http://www.theuspits.com
http://www.teammirage.com
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--
Achim
> > Hi Colin,
> > I was giving Goy an overview of what to expect on average among the
hotshoes
> > on Sierra.com. I don't think the personal fastests of the hottest of the
> > hotshoes was what he was asking :-)
> > However... ;-) my fastest lap at the Glen in N4 was a ~ 1:12, at Sears
it
> > was a 1:11. In N2002 I'm slower, my fastest (I haven't gone hotlapping,
it
> > was more a byproduct) is so far a 1:13.9 at the Glen, and a 1:16.9 at
Sears.
> > My fastest online was a 1:17.1 at Sears, I forget what I've done online
at
> > the Glen - like I said, those fastest laps don't really matter - what
> > matters is what laps you can drive consistently in Q or R :-)
> > Of course, Greger can beat that all, but then again, he must practice
more
> > than 24 hours per day, they've got to have longer days up there in
Finland I
> > think, and I'm just a regular hard working guy like everybody else...
;-)
> Agreed, so I'm only 2 seconds off pace then....cool :-)
> But yeah, I was kinda wondering about a hotlap as well, never hurts to
> aim for the top does it ? :-)
> Never *quite* got there in N2, but it was close, and I'll remind
> everyone of that every so often :-)
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> http://www.theuspits.com
> http://www.teammirage.com
> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--
I rest my case. :-P I don't know precisely at the moment, but it's in
the 20-25 range. I do a lot of Papy SS racing. Only because I like big
fields.
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Fester
Hey nobody's perfect, not even myself 8)
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> 4/15/02