correction it was 115

i was doing ok at 110, that 5mph more got me in the ass, but at least we're ok

 

and on another note i'm glad i was finally able to meet pete and your +1, george, skipadeedoo, warren and cale! it was nice finally putting faces with names!

hope to see you guys again soon!!!

 

Uhhh, George is going to therapy this week.





BTW, you shouldn't know your speed. If you do, then maybe the problem is/was that your eyes weren't on the road ahead.



But yes, I am very happy that all is well. We all benefit from a day at the track. Even I learned a coupe things just from watching you all throughout the day. Truth.

 

i think whenever i see george again i'll still have to say sorry for scaring him shitless!

the reason i spun was i jerked the wheel just a little too much.

but at least i know i wasn't the only one and that some "more experienced" guys spun out as well.....no i'm not going to say names but you know who you are

great learning experience and i'll have better brake pads and tires next year

 

 

A day at the track is a good one any time you can drive home from the track and all you have to do is vacumn out the inside and give your car a good wash.

T9 is a great way to learn about committing to a turn. You commit (by picking your turn-in point and by the initial steering input) after which it is pretty much just hold on and unwind the steering wheel at apex. At those speeds you can't do much at apex, if you need to adjust your line it has to be before or after apex and VERY slight and smooth.

I would have no idea how fast I was going through there except my wife said she saw 111 mph. One time someone botched a point-by and two cars were going into T9 next to each other at about 75mph. I was going around 100+ and had to get on the brakes to avoid running into the car in front me (evidently I was not looking at them hard enough and misjudged their speeds). My rear end got unweighted and the car got unstable, probably what you felt right before you started your spin That is not a good feeling.

 

[QUOTE=TubeDriver,Oct 3 2005, 07:00 AM]T9 is a great way to learn about committing to a turn.

 

I'm not surprised - he also instructed me

I glanced at them very quickly when I could, just to see if I was going too fast into the turn. I would set myself up for the turn, glance, then turn.

This helped because I would take Turn 9 at 85, then 90, then 95, then 100 - then 102 then 105. After I realized the tires couldn't take any more than that I made sure I wasn't going over 100.

 

Dan, I wasn't picking at you. I'm sure you learned quite a bit at the track. This serves to make us better in our everyday driving. The comment about George getting therapy this week was a joke. He can't get in until next week!

As for speeds, they are unimportant for the most part. You should be able to "feel" your speed via rpm's. You should know by rpm's your approximate speed. I drive by feel. Not sure if that's the best way or not, but that's me.



And yes, I checked the infield to make sure that if anyone else went off they wouldn't have to hit any ruts. In all fairness though, I was nervous as hell even rolling into the false grid in J's car. Ask Michael. Halfway through the first lap I wanted to get the hell out of the car. Reminded me of Cole Trickle in Days of Thunder when he was trying to get back into racing. I never had that feeling when I started riding after my motorcycle accident.

After two laps, I learned the car enough to begin feeling comfortable. Michael would probably say that we were getting along nicely after that. I was impressed with the RE050's.

 

i know skip-o all in fun my friend

it probably was tough getting into a car on that track but i'm glad you at least were able to get out there for a little bit so that your trip up wasn't all in vain