, my worst - a missed shift into the bowl - was 1:41 
OK, here it is. Lines look great and appropriate for a Miata. (A high power-to-stick car might need to take a later apex for a more "point and shoot" technique to take advantage of the power.) I could not be sure because of poor sound quality, but your braking and acceleration timing might be a source of shaved lap times. In general you must brake as late as possible with threshold braking right up to the turn-in for most turns ensuring that the turn-in speed is still correct and never any coasting before braking. For most turns, "Slow-in-fast-out". It looked like you might be late on the gas in turn3. Should be on gas before apex. In turn 6 you may be able to carry more speed; brake less. Miata line is circular because they cannot accelerate like higher powered cars that need to go ll the way up to the curb for turn-in. Turn 9 and one are "fast-in-slow-out" trail-braking turns because they are followed by another turn so hold on to your speed as long as possible and brake in the turn (avoiding spin-ou due to light rear-end). In 9 the real apex is the second apex. Get on the gas early coming down the hill to turn 10. You should have so much speed that you have trouble keeping the car on the track on the left side after the apex. Your line into 11 is good. Allows late full braking in a straight line. I like your line in 1 and 2A. Just make sure you are accelerating right after 2A all the way through a late apex in 2B.6PAK72 wrote:OK, I was going to keep it to myself, but I want Bruce's critique.
I was a very repeatable 1:31-1:33. Not bad having started out in April at about 2:00 and having to supply sedatives for Nate...
My fastest was 1:29
Thanks to all the instructors who dared to ride, and thanks to all the drivers I annoyed over the past season. This has been a fantastic experience, a really steep learning curve, and a really supportive and generally forgiving group. Next season, 1:23...
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