Very Smooth! you can't do much about HP differences..... *NM*

Last day of NNJR Watkins Glen event. Combined Red/Black run groups. Extended passing. And some very fast cars piloted by very capable drivers.

Wonderful, sunny track after a dreary weekend. That said i got in every run, even if it was "rain and street tires".

I truncated the first couple of laps in which i saw not one single car. I guess all the fastest guys were circling the other end of the track.

Enjoy!

Watkins Glen Video

-Grant

Grant

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As is demonstrated at 6:11 in your video.

j/k

Looks like a fun time. My comment is borne out of envy.

I gave two pass signals. He was expected to take it..... and scoot. terrific driver in a bit of a sleeper car.

G

Grant

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The segment in the 6:00-7:00 range why it is so important to watch your mirrors in those run groups--you never know when somebody in a really fast car will come up on you and will look to pass just about anywhere.
That pass coming out of the bus stop was interesting--you really don't much room to go anywhere.

I started using the carousel as a quick passing place with a clear strategy - give up the turn but give the overtaking car the inside line. That means they have a shorter line and more camber and (with luck) can just sail by --- fast. In Red & Black it mostly works. I went out to coach a friend in white and, well, it didn't work so well. I finally did the scooting (which messed up our lead/follow). My "MO" is to have constant "360 deg scan" going on. Some of those cars are vastly faster. Of course when i lift and/or brake to help it looks even more dramatic :-)

I tried to give chase, and closed the gap a bit in 6/7/8, but between 9 and 10 they just flew off into the distance like riders into the sunset. Oh well :-)

Will I see you at VIR? How about the solo event at WGI in Sept?

G

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Nope to both events; we have the Ford racing class in Utah the end of August and Mid-OH end of Sept.

Grant : when will you be at VIR? I am scheduled to go Labor day weekend (3 days on the full course) and 3 weeks later when our local PCA chapter (First Settlers) is hosting an event SEP 16, 17 and 18. This event is one day on the north course and 2 days on the south course. Maybe I'll see you at one of these.

Newt

. . . is for NNJR's event Oct 28, 29 & 30th. Mid Sept (14-15) I'll be at The Glen, and labor day weekend (well, 26-28) I'll be at Palmer Motorsports Park - the new roller-coaster in Central Mass. Maybe some day when my work schedule allows for more flexibility I can add another long trip. For now i need to get Mid-Ohio back on my dance card.

Thanks for checking,and have fun. Its probably my favorite track.

Grant

Grant

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OK well have fun. Maybe see you down the road sometime.

Newt

Simon Kirkby managed to get another 4-5 sec out of it by..... not braking much and carrying even higher speeds through corners.

At some tracks where i have less caution, I can stick much closer by simply going faster through turns, entering the straight 5 mph faster,
and getting less clobbered by HP :-)

Unfortunately i was reminded how unforgiving WGI is last Saturday (day before that video was shot) when i was a passenger in a car that made pretty serious contact.

So it keeps me, well, careful.

G

Grant

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