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Originally Posted by Provoste
Man, did I wish I still had my SS 1LE this past weekend! I watched the live timing on Friday and Sunday to see how everyone ran.
I'm local to NCM, and a driving club member... so I'm obviously biased. Agreed, its very technical, but I have to disagree on it feeling "engineered", it flows beautifully once you get into a rhythm. Agreed on COTA though!
Also, agreed on T5 and T16, though I'd also argue that the run from T10 (hairpin) through T12 (deception) is where people loose a TON of time, ending up 5-7mph slower vmax on the center straight.
Also, I have AIM data files from my 2:13.8 in my old SS 1LE on OE Goodyears for anyone interested in overlaying data.
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It would have been very interesting had you been there...
The track sprints certainly helped me in brushing-up on T10-T11-T12. That is an area that is the source of a lot of potential time, too.
Personally, my other big time loss is T1A, which is pretty silly. I am braking a touch too early, which is causing an over-slowed situation going into T1A. I never corrected this throughout the weekend because my mind was constantly so busy thinking about the rest of the track. I remember being in my last few laps thinking, "wait, I'm pretty sure I can brake a touch later here - I think I'm over-slowing the car before the turn." Lol.
