EvoRution
03-27-2005, 01:21 AM
Excuse the noobishness (only three trackdays under my belt, 2 of which were in a totally different car), but I'm wondering what's the fastest way _in general_ around a turn (pretty much stock)?
a. take the straightest possible line
or
b. over drive the car, flick the wheel, get it to rotate, and steer with throttle?
Pointers would be greatly appreciated
I recently ran the west loop at BW and the places I had problems were:
1. Star Mazda - couldn't quite figure out the right line, and i had to brake early coming down the drag strip as my stock pads were cooked (not to mention I was pushing a buck 30), and I had to drop WAY down in speed, to about ~50mph to keep from understeering off the track.
2. Sunset - once again, couldn't find the line and found myself braking quite hard while the more experienced guys in other FR cars would carry about 2x as much speed as me through the turn.
3. Pacific - tight turn, pick up too much speed in the beginning and find myself "running out of road" as the car wouldn't quite turn enough for the speed I was carrying (~60mph)
Whats the best way in and out of these turns? What kind of exit speeds should I be expecting?
The car was damn near squirelly in the morning until the pads bedded in and i had a chance to air out the tires - over 50psi from the factory!! It was fun keeping up with a 400hp supra until I got passed by a bunch of S2000s and a stock Mazda Protege wagon in the esses (yes, I know.. sigh)..
for reference:
http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/images/race_28_config.gif
a. take the straightest possible line
or
b. over drive the car, flick the wheel, get it to rotate, and steer with throttle?
Pointers would be greatly appreciated
I recently ran the west loop at BW and the places I had problems were:
1. Star Mazda - couldn't quite figure out the right line, and i had to brake early coming down the drag strip as my stock pads were cooked (not to mention I was pushing a buck 30), and I had to drop WAY down in speed, to about ~50mph to keep from understeering off the track.
2. Sunset - once again, couldn't find the line and found myself braking quite hard while the more experienced guys in other FR cars would carry about 2x as much speed as me through the turn.
3. Pacific - tight turn, pick up too much speed in the beginning and find myself "running out of road" as the car wouldn't quite turn enough for the speed I was carrying (~60mph)
Whats the best way in and out of these turns? What kind of exit speeds should I be expecting?
The car was damn near squirelly in the morning until the pads bedded in and i had a chance to air out the tires - over 50psi from the factory!! It was fun keeping up with a 400hp supra until I got passed by a bunch of S2000s and a stock Mazda Protege wagon in the esses (yes, I know.. sigh)..
for reference:
http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/images/race_28_config.gif