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Re: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)

To: cmerritt@ati.com
Subject: Re: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)
From: Larrybsp@aol.com
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 18:16:04 EST
from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)

          I must really be missing something here. Turn 10 at Laguna scares 
the hell
out of me more than any other turn on the track. Maybe its the speed I carry 
into the corner in my race prepped Corvette. I come into 10 somewhere between 
100 to 110 mph in 4th. I have to brake hard before the entry to get through 
10 and half the time I'm in the dirt on the exit. 10 is pretty narrow for the 
speed of entry. I've walked the track and 10 is probably an 80 degree corner 
after the changes made to open up 11. I also can't believe 10 is on camber. 
>From ground level it doesn't look it. I get no understeer anywhere at Laguna 
except at 10. I'd love to hear the comments of other drivers with 3500#  cars 
trying to get through 10. I'm always open to learning a new trick or two. Any 
suggestions? TIA.

                                                               Larry

In a message dated 11/27/00 2:13:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
cmerritt@ati.com writes:

<< ubj:  RE: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)
 Date:  11/27/00 2:13:51 PM Pacific Standard Time
 From:  cmerritt@ati.com (Carl Merritt)
 Sender:    owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
 To:    navid@interwoven.com ('navid@interwoven.com'), pnc1@earthlink.net 
(Derek Butts), navidk@home.com, ba-autox@autox.team.net
 
 > 5) Don't brake too much in 10.  It's not as bad as you think.  It's an
 > optical illusion. :) 
 
 That row of tires in front of the wall in front of the pit lane all of 10
 feet from the edge of the pavement at the exit of 10 is NOT an optical
 illusion!  =P

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