Watkins Glen COM records

[boltonite]

As for following people with similar cars - if try to follow Joe, Frank - they mess up their lines on purpose <snip>

Ha ha. Seriously, I'm sure they would let you tail them, or follow a fast miata so you can catch up on the straights At 1:16s, you're not leaving much on the table, once you factor in tires.


From "Going Faster" (excerpt):

"Late in my career I drove a Porsche Carrera RSR at Watkins Glen and it was a beautifully balanced car—you could do anything with it.... My habit on the approach to the 90 at the Glen was to pitch the car at the entry, get a lot of opposite lock and try to be really aggressive with the power trying to get the best shot up the back straight. On one lap—I think I was passing someone—I really carried the brakes down toward the apex. The car was much more stable than usual and I found since it was more stable that I could apply more throttle sooner and the speed at the trackout was much better." - Skip Barber

[6PAK72]

The SVRA instructor I had a few weeks ago had me missing the first bump on the bus stop, bouncing across both the exit bumps pretty much in a straight line, lifting slightly into the cone on the turn, and feathering acceleration into the turn all the way down the hill. By the end of the day, I had tire song through the turn, and hit the brake point at well over 100mph in a Miata.

The next spot he worked me was coming into the boot and up the hill. Again, by the end of the day, I was sliding all the way around the turn into the up hill. The exit point was actually off the track into the paved run-off just before the crest of the hill, and we were gaining 2-3 car lengths from the bus stop to the crest of the hill.

That said, I'm still messing up the short stretch after that, and braking waaaay too hard before I climb the back hill into the back stretch.

WGI is a fantastic track!

[johngeorge]

I was there with NASA in October in FFR#48.. here is my fastlap in Qualifying 2:12.447 -

[Mick]

Good stuff. which data acc system is that?

[horizenjob]

Have you noticed the 12 lbs. of oil pressure going into that first turn and a couple of other places?

[6PAK72]

Nice runs. You've got 15mph on the Miata...

[johngeorge]

Racepak G2X is the datalogger, and Im using Chasecam's Dashware software to do the overlay afterwards on the computer.

Yes the oil PSI drops in hard braking, I have a 8qt rear sump racing oil pan....

[horizenjob]

Consider putting some baffles and doors in the pan. Maybe even just a lip at the top front edge of the deep part of the sump.

[johngeorge]

It has all that stuff traps, etc.. they say its a road race pan. Im not too worried about the 12psi oil press since its under heavy breaking and the motor isnt under full load.