i should point out that ive driven there only once, in a fast, unproven, and
scary car on race tires, with only a few days of warning. i never even
managed to make it over T1 without chicken lifting and as it was i ended up
in the merge lane once or twice. so i was taking it pretty easy in 10. but
now i have a little more safety gear and know the car better i will go back
next year.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: <Larrybsp@aol.com>
> 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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