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Re: velocity

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Subject: Re: velocity
From: Loren Williams <Loren@kscable.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:54:44 -0500

Jamie Sculerati wrote:

> But with very limited distribution of the course map and no prior hot laps
> (that I've heard of) prior to the event, how do you know where and how fast
> the fastest portions are?  Sometimes picking them out is a no-brainer, but
> I've seen (and built!) courses where a "slow" portion turned out to be
> faster than expected, just because a couple drivers saw a different line
> than the designer and made use of it.

I would be amazed to hear that either of the two Nationals courses were not
pre-driven by SOMEONE at some point in time.  Chances are, no one was
thinking about speed at the time, they are generally more concerned about
how the course flows and such.
 

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Loren Williams | Loren@kscable.com
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