GT Wagon
02-19-2006, 07:42 PM
Video from Event #03. Each one is about 10 meg so be patient while loading.
Talk about an ice rink, you could literally have put skates on and skated around the entire course. There was a winter driving school yesterday and they polished the track smooth. It is now 100% ice all the way around with just a little loose snow on top. Traction was at a premium and I was wishing I had an LSD. My runs went very well morning with the exception of the last run where I spun the car and couldn't clear the bank. The afternoon's runs were very slow overall, traction was at a premium and the entire course was polished smooth with every lap. Again, another spin was not how I wanted to start the session but after that I was pretty consistent overall. In the last two runs I was shifting into 3rd on the straights to try to keep the tires from spinning.
Something tells me from watching the video of the afternoon sessions that I was turning left WAY too late at the far end near just past the shack going into those S curves (the ones that bring you back towards start before the straight-away). I was looking for snow to get traction but I wonder if I cost myself a few seconds making up the extra distance.
Comments appreciated (not about my 20 point turn)
Morning track
Run 01 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1770)
Run 02 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1769)
Run 03 - DNF with spin (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1768)
Afternoon track
Run 04 - DNF with yet another spin (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1767).
Run 05 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1766)
Run 06 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1772)
Run 07 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1771)
Talk about an ice rink, you could literally have put skates on and skated around the entire course. There was a winter driving school yesterday and they polished the track smooth. It is now 100% ice all the way around with just a little loose snow on top. Traction was at a premium and I was wishing I had an LSD. My runs went very well morning with the exception of the last run where I spun the car and couldn't clear the bank. The afternoon's runs were very slow overall, traction was at a premium and the entire course was polished smooth with every lap. Again, another spin was not how I wanted to start the session but after that I was pretty consistent overall. In the last two runs I was shifting into 3rd on the straights to try to keep the tires from spinning.
Something tells me from watching the video of the afternoon sessions that I was turning left WAY too late at the far end near just past the shack going into those S curves (the ones that bring you back towards start before the straight-away). I was looking for snow to get traction but I wonder if I cost myself a few seconds making up the extra distance.
Comments appreciated (not about my 20 point turn)
Morning track
Run 01 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1770)
Run 02 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1769)
Run 03 - DNF with spin (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1768)
Afternoon track
Run 04 - DNF with yet another spin (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1767).
Run 05 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1766)
Run 06 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1772)
Run 07 (http://www.allcarvideos.com/displayimage.php?&pos=-1771)