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Originally Posted by racer
Overall it looked like a nice smooth lap... Some things I like to do:
T1 - Looked good. I like to get down on the "strips" or "curbing" to feel like I've maximized the turn.
T2 -T3-T4 - The Esses - I try to avoid "crossing over" the concrete patches. For Turn 2, I place the right tires inside the patch and stay right inside along the curbing. Therefore I think your turn in was a bit late. Good transition to the left, but again I try to stick the left side tires "inside" the patch to keep the car smoother.
Bus Stop - Nice smooth arc.. no wheel correction.. Great! Again, I like to hear the "frrp frrp" of running over the edges of the curbing. That way I know I've maximized track space usage...
Carousel .. I think you didn't start out far enough to the left at turn in, which made it look like a "straight" before you finally decided to turn down to the apex. Again, I think you were late here. I prefer to run the riight side tires inside the concrete patch.. Which would allow you to track out a bit farther at exit.
Toe of the boot.. I encourage a tighter entrance line, as long as the car has the cornering grip to do so.
Judging by the empty passenger seat, I would say your instructor was comfortable with you driving solo and I would concur.. You looked good out there, especially since it was your first time at Watkins Glen.. Great track isn't it!
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Thanks Dave! I really liked Watkins Glen.
I was a little nervous about touching the paint in the wet conditions, so I stayed out of the paint in T1 in the clip. During some of the dryer runs, I went all the way down the way you describe. T1 seems to me to be extremely important since it can really affect your shift points through the esses. I was taking T1 in 3rd, and then shifting to 4th before T2 most of the time. I can imagine that I might be able to take T1 in 4th, which would allow you to hit 5th in the middle of the esses and would be breathtakingly fast.
T2, yes, I was taking that late, as I was many of the turns. I will start slowly dialing back my turn in points at my next DE there.
Thanks for the comments!