A question for Pat, NASA or other California racers.
11-28-2005, 04:18 PM
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LAGUNA
of course, not being a ballar, i've not driven either laguna or sears point/thill
I will say to avoid buttonwillow, willow springs, or pahrump unless you are on a budget
but i did stay at a holiday in last night, and anyway laguna is teh best cali track on gt3 :P
I will say to avoid buttonwillow, willow springs, or pahrump unless you are on a budget
but i did stay at a holiday in last night, and anyway laguna is teh best cali track on gt3 :P
11-29-2005, 08:51 AM
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In contrast to that lap..
Here is lap in an E30 318is, first time at the track for the guy. It is more recent and is what the track looks like now. Quite a decent HPDE line for a newbie and it is so slow you get a good view of the track.<ul><li><a href="http://freshalloyclub.groupee.net/videos/Sears_Point_onelap.mov">http://freshalloyclub.groupee.net/videos/Sears_Point_onelap.mov</a</li></ul>
11-29-2005, 02:34 PM
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Re: Not in a sedan :P and yes, please share!
Nancy is a very, very fast sports racer driver. She held both the CSR and DSR records at Willow for ~10 years before they were broken over the past couple of years. She is a grandmother and has a grandmother look (she has recently been nicknamed Gramica Patrick). If you lined up 100 people including her, and asked folks to pick the racer, she would be the last chosen. Ted (husband) is her engineer.
She has (or had) a data system in her car that included a pitot tube for air speed. Compare that to ground speed and you know about the wind. The system was supposedly programed such that approching T10, if there was no wind, the dash showed "Go For It" and she could take it flat. With a tail wind it didn't. A 10 mph tail wind can make a huge difference as it adds 2-3 mph top speed but drops downforce by maybe 10-15%.
I think it makes a great story about Nancy and Ted.
She has (or had) a data system in her car that included a pitot tube for air speed. Compare that to ground speed and you know about the wind. The system was supposedly programed such that approching T10, if there was no wind, the dash showed "Go For It" and she could take it flat. With a tail wind it didn't. A 10 mph tail wind can make a huge difference as it adds 2-3 mph top speed but drops downforce by maybe 10-15%.
I think it makes a great story about Nancy and Ted.
