[QUOTE=3312DC,Oct 17 2007, 06:16 AM] very very smooth Calvin...

 

Dice of shame?

 

 

Question for someone who's never been to Summit point before - Do you have to drive top up? I know for a time attack it probably makes sense, but for an HPDE, I'd rather have the top down

BTW- Thanks for the vids Calvin. Glad to be able to checkout the track before Monday!

 

Top down will be mandatory. I'm going by NASA guidelines.

 

Awesome, its supposed to be nice out too!

 

Thanks guys. I've learned a lot from watching my video clips to see what I could do differently. I also definitely learned some things from the spin. I had it floored coming out of the bowl and through the turn. I should have eased off the throttle in the turn since my tires were getting greasy, but I didn't. I also made a decision to put both feet in after the delayed initial correction since I was headed in the direction of the concrete wall. I guess it was my self-preservation instinct.

I prefer driving with the top down, but I had it up at the time attack to get more speed down the straights.

 

Nice job, very smooth. Nice job steering in reverse at your spin to avoid the wall.

In general I would say if you stop short shifting, learn heel-toe and shuffle steer when needed and you will be flying.

 

F.D.O.S!!

 

Thanks Pete. I was definitely short shifting before the big bend since I could stay on the throttle harder and didn't have to worry about redlining at track out. I'll try staying in third the next time around. I also want to experiment with down shifting into second at the right turn before the bridge straight and the pit out right turn. I've never used shuffle steering before but I should learn. I guess you can't tell from the clips, but I was heel-toeing at every down shift.