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06-25-2013, 09:45 AM
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From now on, I will have better quality videos. My editing software had an incorrect setting and my videos were all far away looking.
I cut a right front tire in this video.
I cut a right front tire in this video.
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06-25-2013, 10:07 AM
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I know you are much faster than I am but I have just one critique from the laps I see. I feel like you are turning in a little too early on turn 7. You seem like you could go in hotter and brake into that zone a little deeper and then you would have a straighter shot coming out of it on the back side. I could be wrong...
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06-25-2013, 11:06 AM
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Nice driving. Refreshing to see full use of the track. I miss Sebring- it only lacks hills. 
I think the majority of Sebring's turns encourage early turn-ins only to burn the driver at track out. I am all too familiar with running off the track at the exit of at least half the turns there. T17 was the biggest (full course) thrill for me. I would stay on the throttle through the first apex into 17, effectively extending the straight, then go into a massive late brake, transitioning into some serious trail brake/steer and on throttle. High pucker factor, but forced me to maximize my speed through the turn for a great entry speed onto the front straight. There's a big benefit to extending the longest straight on a race track- especially Sebring's.
I think the majority of Sebring's turns encourage early turn-ins only to burn the driver at track out. I am all too familiar with running off the track at the exit of at least half the turns there. T17 was the biggest (full course) thrill for me. I would stay on the throttle through the first apex into 17, effectively extending the straight, then go into a massive late brake, transitioning into some serious trail brake/steer and on throttle. High pucker factor, but forced me to maximize my speed through the turn for a great entry speed onto the front straight. There's a big benefit to extending the longest straight on a race track- especially Sebring's.
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09-17-2013, 09:23 AM
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I was only running 7-8 psi this weekend and was on really old RA1s. I haven't got enough familiarity with the track or confidence in certain aspects of the car to go higher boost there yet. I need to tune the driver to the track before turning the car up.
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09-17-2013, 11:45 AM
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FM sways -front: full hard, -rear: full soft
Springs 550/350
NB Bilstein Hard S
205/50R15 RA1 (old worn out Spec Miata) ~30-31psi
Stock NA bumpstops cut down
NB tophats in front, ISC Racing 1.5 tophats rear
Corrado front rotors, Hawk Blues
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09-17-2013, 01:54 PM
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Nothing like a hard deadline to force me to dust off the car and get it ready. I'll probably need to get some tires as mine have some borderline flatspots from a few spins the last time out.
Practically, speaking, I should probably order a spare set of wheels with some "commuter" tires to drive to and from and use the 6ULs and what's left of the XSes as track tires. The daises I had for backups won't fit over the TSE Big Boy Pants Brake Kit.
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