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Post by brucesallen » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:09 pm

At Raj' prodding I have added my spin to Trackpedia's notes:

Watkins Glen driving line
Bruce Allen and Trackpedia 3/2007


Note: The “Bus Stopâ€
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Post by Subw00er » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:16 am

Thanks Bruce.

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Post by Abdi » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:28 pm

Thank you!

This is very useful for me. This coming trip to WGI will be my first time at this track.
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Post by tmak26b » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:16 pm

I need to go back out there arggg

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Post by lou m » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:42 pm

Addtional Note for Turn 6 - Bring Balls 8)

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Post by Jimmy Pet » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:11 pm

lou m wrote:Addtional Note for Turn 6 - Bring Balls 8)
I have heard other people say that. I always felt turn 6 is very tame commpared to 10-11 combo.

I always felt 10-11 is:
(A) The best turn combo in the entire Northeast.
(B) The real separator of men from boys at WGI

Nice writeup on the Glen though.
Bang on.
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Post by lou m » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:24 am

Unfortunately coolant was dumped in 6 that put me off track a few years ago. Luckily I didn't do much damage. ](*,)

IMHO 6 really can't be called "tame" if you track out using the very edge of the track. :wink:

I look forward to going back this year. I hope we get good weather. Everyone should be alot faster with April temps rather than 90+ degree summer temps.

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Post by Jimmy Pet » Thu Mar 29, 2007 2:55 pm

lou m wrote: 6 really can't be called "tame" if you track out using the very edge of the track. :wink:
To the very edge every time...

I have never had so much as a clenching moment in 6, so I never felt it required any balls at all. The entry is so wide and the apex late, I never had an issue there (with my 2400 lb car).
10-11 is still the the hoot for me.

I have heard of people going off there with damage so I can see that.
Of course some depends on what car we are talking about. I'm not driving a 600 HP anything

Have fun at the glen.
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Post by Scooter70 » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:52 pm

10-11 is fun but I think that 2-3-4-bus stop is the best track sequence I've ever driven. There's just something about tracking out of 1, putting the pedal to the floor, hauling a$$ up the hill and down the back straight before getting hard on the brakes and turning into the bus stop at ~80.

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Post by lou m » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:47 am

Jimmy Pet wrote:
Of course some depends on what car we are talking about. I'm not driving a 600 HP anything

Have fun at the glen.
Thanks Jimmy.

BTW, I drive a black dodge omni hatchback.

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Post by StephanAlfa » Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:54 pm

Where;s the Camaro?
Soooo... back to the Omni eh?

The esses for me are the most majestic.

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Post by brucesallen » Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:02 pm

Jimmy Pet wrote:
lou m wrote: 6 really can't be called "tame" if you track out using the very edge of the track. :wink:
To the very edge every time...

I have never had so much as a clenching moment in 6, so I never felt it required any balls at all. The entry is so wide and the apex late, I never had an issue there (with my 2400 lb car).
10-11 is still the the hoot for me.

I have heard of people going off there with damage so I can see that.
Of course some depends on what car we are talking about. I'm not driving a 600 HP anything

Have fun at the glen.
6 is easy if you slow down and take a late apex. But that wastes a lot of time. Brake less and apex earlier and then you hope you don't go off the edge at track-out because there is only 5 feet to the apex and it is all grass!
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Post by enjoythemusic » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:50 am

FIRST, excellent write up Bruce!!! Many thanks for posting it!
brucesallen wrote:6 is easy if you slow down and take a late apex. But that wastes a lot of time. Brake less and apex earlier and then you hope you don't go off the edge at track-out because there is only 5 feet to the apex and it is all grass!
Amen, and yes a VERY small bit of grass and if it is wet you basically just, well... Darn those metal rivets they use to keep the solid rubber tire wall together, looks like someone keyed my car.

Long story short, the BMW club left a nice trail of oil from entry into the boot all the way down to the left turn the day before an FCA event. Caught out two drivers and myself, fortunately came out the least affected and ALMOST saved it but the grass was wet and just slid sideways a tiny bit, enough to very lightly tap the rubber-fronted tire wall :(
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