For my first run I came in on the inside. Going over
the bump sent the rear end out a bit, but frankly both
ends were losing traction.
For the second and third runs I entered wide. The
bump did help rotate the car a bit, but there really
wasn't a quick way through the turn for me. I lost
enough speed through it that I didn't need the brakes
for the next turn.
--- Carl Merritt <cmerritt@ati.com> wrote:
> I would agree with that.
>
> For the turn in point, I found that after the bump
> the car was so upset and
> the mud was so thick that I ended up with terminal
> understeer. Turning in
> just before the bump, allowed the car to continue to
> rotate after the bump,
> drifting sideways slightly in the mud, and then I
> could get on the throttle
> much sooner.
>
> As far as tight vs. wide, when walking the course it
> looked like there was
> less mud wide, and my big car does certainly prefer
> a wide line, so that's
> what I took on all 3 of my runs. Worked fine, but I
> can't compare it with
> tight, I didn't try it.
>
> -Carl
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry Mouton [mailto:jerry@moutons.org]
> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 2:57 PM
> > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: So what was the correct line??
> >
> >
> > Darren,
> >
> > The best I saw was Charlie, who took a wider line
> and used the bump to
> > help get the car rotated for the sharp turn
> (observed from in
> > the car).
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org
> Laissez les bons temps
> > rouler!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Darren P. Madams <darren@madams.com>
> > To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 3:04 PM
> > Subject: So what was the correct line??
> >
> >
> > > I saw a lot of people take the puddle into the
> bump left
> > turn wide and
> > some
> > > take it really tight and slow. Personally, I
> did it tight
> > and slow and
> > > felt like I couldn't lay down power coming out
> and was in
> > the wrong place
> > > for the next right hander onto the long
> straight.
> > >
> > > Anyone got any input, who tried it both ways?
> > >
> > > --Darren
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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