06-11-2008, 08:01 PM
Ask and you shall receive. I mean no insult to your driving, I thought it was a good smooth few laps, but like everybody (myself included) there are always things to work on. Try some of these things to increase your speed and lower your lap times next time out.
You were a little bit early into T1 both laps I saw (really obvious at the end of the clip). Brake harder and deeper into T1 taking a later apex and then tracking out fully by the exit of T2.
I thought you're line through T3 was fine, you could probably start about another half car width to the outside, but turn in-apex-turn out all looked right.
You took turn 4 very well, which lots of people take too hot and too early and end up all bent out of shape. With stickier tires you'll be able to just keep increasing throttle out of 4 all the way through the lower esses and under the bridge.
Your line through the esses looked pretty decent, be careful with throttle management, the second pass through there you lifted a bit and it upset the car. As you carry more speed through there be prepared to scrub it off before entering south bend.
I thought your line approaching oak tree could use a little work, next time try this: If you apex (you left at least a car width to your inside) the uphill right before oak tree you can carry more speed by increasing your radius through the turn. You'll also be going straighter when you need to be hard on the brakes just before turn in to oak tree. Brake hard, even trail brake a little bit to get the car to rotate and rotate quickly to get around oak tree then try to get on the gas as EARLY as possible. Keep moving your throttle application point up until you are really fighting to stay on the asphalt. But you did a good job of keeping it in 3rd gear through there, as you get faster third gear will be the correct one for that turn.
Approaching roller coaster downshift after you've slowed the car, not in the brake zone. You hear the revs climb watching the video, it upsets the car and is actually harder on the brakes. Brake late and hard with the car in gear or even clutch in to get the top performance out of the brakes, downshift and rev match just before turn in.
Try turning in a little bit later to roller coaster. You started your turning motion track center, you should be a bit further outside.
Getting down into hog pen dont lift in the middle of the turn, you should be gently increasing the gas so long as your wheel is pointed to the right. Get the braking done above the left hander before entering hog pen.
Good job overall, feel free to visit me at the track if you see me out there.
You were a little bit early into T1 both laps I saw (really obvious at the end of the clip). Brake harder and deeper into T1 taking a later apex and then tracking out fully by the exit of T2.
I thought you're line through T3 was fine, you could probably start about another half car width to the outside, but turn in-apex-turn out all looked right.
You took turn 4 very well, which lots of people take too hot and too early and end up all bent out of shape. With stickier tires you'll be able to just keep increasing throttle out of 4 all the way through the lower esses and under the bridge.
Your line through the esses looked pretty decent, be careful with throttle management, the second pass through there you lifted a bit and it upset the car. As you carry more speed through there be prepared to scrub it off before entering south bend.
I thought your line approaching oak tree could use a little work, next time try this: If you apex (you left at least a car width to your inside) the uphill right before oak tree you can carry more speed by increasing your radius through the turn. You'll also be going straighter when you need to be hard on the brakes just before turn in to oak tree. Brake hard, even trail brake a little bit to get the car to rotate and rotate quickly to get around oak tree then try to get on the gas as EARLY as possible. Keep moving your throttle application point up until you are really fighting to stay on the asphalt. But you did a good job of keeping it in 3rd gear through there, as you get faster third gear will be the correct one for that turn.
Approaching roller coaster downshift after you've slowed the car, not in the brake zone. You hear the revs climb watching the video, it upsets the car and is actually harder on the brakes. Brake late and hard with the car in gear or even clutch in to get the top performance out of the brakes, downshift and rev match just before turn in.
Try turning in a little bit later to roller coaster. You started your turning motion track center, you should be a bit further outside.
Getting down into hog pen dont lift in the middle of the turn, you should be gently increasing the gas so long as your wheel is pointed to the right. Get the braking done above the left hander before entering hog pen.
Good job overall, feel free to visit me at the track if you see me out there.
Matt "Remmy" Rembold
VT Alumni Class of 2004
#73x Acura Integra GS-R
VT Alumni Class of 2004
#73x Acura Integra GS-R