mental preparation and discipline
I'm hoping to not have to start from scratch every time I unload the car
May VIR Goals
-Smoothness, get rid of those AX habits (stabbing throttle) (hard steering inputs)
-Car Position
-Entry (avoiding crabbing in) Use entire track.... (wait to turn in)
-Apex
-Exit (track out, throttle 75%-100%)
-Looking Ahead, (Don't look down the hood) look where you want the car to go, your brain will get you there
One Lap, Many Lessons
Coming into 1
Slowing the car from around 110, starting to brake between the 4 and 3 corner numbers, perhaps a short blip before to ensure the brakes are there (I was successful in not dragging the brakes like in previous sessions) Stay track left and wait wait wait before starting a large sweeping radius. LOOK turn in hit apex and start on with the throttle, wind up throttle while UNWINDING THE WHEEL, unwind more than you think you will need too. 1a stay track center to set up a straight line to turn in for nascar.
Nascar
Downshift, brake to set car (weight on front tires) LOOK turn in and immediately start with the throttle... unwind until right front hits gator on exit... straight line height RPM 3rd gear run to Left Hook
Left Hook
Brake Late (brakes can handle) wait wait wait LOOK then turn. Drive the car straight for a half second until (allowing the car to settle) before starting the right hander into flat essses.
Flat esses (snake)
track out to left gator, then immediately look up, look past the esses to where you want to be before going under the bridge. LOOK TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. Hit each apex, steadily ramping up the pressure on throttle, exiting the last two corners RPM's will require 4th gear. 4th gear will max out after crossing under bridge, 5 gear is a lame duck but required through the uphill esses.
Uphill Esses (a ballet)
stay track right lift on throttle for a second (to get weight over front) wait wait wait, turn in and look to the top of the hill. keep pressure on throttle constant (otherwise it will upset the car) Apex.... car to settle...apex....car to settle.....apex up over the hill downshift...one quick input of brake and accelerate through downhill to 4th before turning in...Look turn in.... pick up on gas quickly, accelerate to 100% on the down hill before oak tree.
Oak Tree (Did incorrectly ALL DAY)
Don't look at the cones here. Try to make it one single radius. really need to look at the corner specs (walk it) because I have no good references... Track out to carry speed down the straight.
Roller Coaster
Trying to slow the car from the backstretch can be nerve racking.. I did better this time compressing my braking zones... In becoming comfortable I tended to enter the lefthander slow, being more confident in my stock brakes (which everyone says are shit), but haven't failed me yet (knock on wood) Wait to enter where North Course comes in. Downshift to 4th, Stay track left before the turn. Brake and downshift to 3rd LOOK and turn, going downhill. (this all happens very very quickly), get back into the gas, accelerating downhill unwinding the car to track left gator, grab 4th gear before heading into Hog pen.
Hog Pen
Enter down hill coming from roller coaster TRACK RIGHT, wait to turn in DRAG BRAKES A BIT... settle the car then turn in to left...settle LOOK to bottom of hog pen, Hit the right hand apex and immediately pick up on the throttle, keep one radius, while unwinding to keep the car settled. Should be 100% coming onto front stretch... track the car all the way out...
