At 03:36 PM 11/27/2000 -0800, Kelly, Katie wrote:
>You're all a bunch of pansies. If you line it up right, you can take Turn 10
>flat out.
>
>Wimps.
>
>Katie
Guys,
You're missing the point here. When Katie is talking about flat out in
turn 10. She is driving the car with the driver's seat in the lay down
position. That's why you can barely see her helmet over the steering
wheel. :>))))))) Katie, have you spun a car at 10?. :>)))
Barry S
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larrybsp@aol.com [mailto:Larrybsp@aol.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 3:16 PM
>To: cmerritt@ati.com
>Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Brakes at Laguna (was: c2 automotive)
>
>
>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
|