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Sept 22, 2008. I'm now officially out of my 1:37
rut! I took two seconds off my lap time I had a lot of fun in spite of the cold, wind, and rain, oh right and the huge puddles on the track surface. My first session of the day was extremely wet. I still managed to enjoy it though. Besides myself and an Audi RS4 everyone was doing parade speed laps for this soggy session. When I pulled in I realized that I hadn't checked the tire pressure, the left front tire was at 15lbs. Yikes! I fixed the pressures all around. The second session of the day had a 'dry line' on the track, the speeds picked up a little. Over lunch we swapped pads and rotors, when we took the driver-side front wheel off we found a nail in the tread (that explains the 15lbs of air). So we moved that wheel to the back, it'll get fixed later. The third session gave me my best time of the day. I put into practice everything I've learned over the last few track outings (bike days included). dp's summary of my data from the Lotus event hit home this time. I looked all the way through turns, tracked out on exit, shifted properly, and worked on my braking areas. I would not be where I am as a driver right now without the datalogger, for me it's been an essential tool. Of course I still have plenty to learn and more seconds
to shave away. :) Until I can resolve the issues I have with braking,
I am going to dub myself 'The indecisive braker'. The data shows that
I brake early in almost every braking zone but then I let up just
to brake more -sometimes-. Other I still have a ton to work on and as I improve certain
aspects of my driving, the track changes and becomes a new set of
challenges at the higher speed. This is what I love about driving,
it's never the same lap. |