I race on Hawaii regularly and since almost all the races are at
Taladega, I have run there quite a bit. I dont know how people are
qualfying at better than 195. I run about 194.5 at best by myself but
can run 196-197 in the draft. All the setups Ive found on the web pages
seem to be no better than 194.5 roughly. What do people do to get this
kind of speed.
Of the setups Ive tried, the one at Bill Cranstons site seems to be the
fastest for me. I tried the one at Eric Buschs site but I can't get the
speed he claims it can, even running below the apron like everybody does
on hawaii.
I would like to run faster but for now I'm still finishing up front by
qualifying decently and dodging wrecks.
See you on the track,
M Roberts(5)
> I race on Hawaii regularly and since almost all the races are at
> Talladega, I have run there quite a bit. I dont know how people are
> qualfying at better than 195. I run about 194.5 at best by myself but
> can run 196-197 in the draft.
I qualify in the 194.75-195.20 range consistently on Hawaii. In the race I
run mid 195's to 196 by myself, and high mid to upper 197s in the lead draft.
I think it is probably your line. To get the high speeds, it is imperative
to not loose much speed in the turns. In turn 1-2 you should never drop
below 187 in a race. In turns 3-4 you should be able to stay above 191-2.
Try to get through the tri-oval with no tire squeal and cross the S/F line at
192 or so. All of these speeds are what I usually get running solo in a
race.
Setups are very personal things. Bill and I probably have different driving
styles and your's seems to match up better with his. Ask anyone here who has
raced with me and they will confirm that my quoted speeds are accurate.
Damn, that's exactly what I can't seem to do. I somehow seem to gravitate to
wrecks. I seem to be consistently qualifying in the top 5 and then being
taken out with in the first three laps by the second place car or a damaged
backmarker even when racing with (6) and up racers. 4 of my last 5 races I
have finished near the back of the pack due to no fault of my own. In the
one race where I finished third, I unfortunately rubbed and took out a fellow
racer by being a little too eager for the lead. Sorry Pete =(
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