First time at Mid-Ohio!
07-26-2010, 07:05 PM
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First time at Mid-Ohio!
Hey everybody,
After a year long hiatus from track days, I had to get back. So I finally achieved my goal of going to Mid-Ohio for an HPDE.
This past weekend I attended a NASA Great Lakes event at Mid-Ohio. And lemme tell ya, that course is amazing! And what's more amazing is that we got to run the club course on Saturday and the pro course on Sunday! I definitely like the club course a lot more, the chicane adds a great element to the course.
Now I've only been to our local course (Waterford Hills), so this was the 2nd track I've ever been to. And boy do I have a lot to develop. With the huge amount of elevation changes at this course, I finally got a chance to really understand the feeling of weight transfer and how important it was to stay on the throttle through a turn and cresting a hill to keep the weight in the rear. I didn't even realize I could apply increasing throttle while I was turning (always lived by brake, turn, accel). I also got to learn trail braking which I'll be practicing a lot in the future.
Here's one vid from the 3rd session of the 1st day chasing down a s2k. Comments always welcome.
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No vids of the pro course as it rained most of the morning (which forced me to be smooth) and it's pretty much the same course without the chicane.
Things I want to improve on:
1) Being more confident and going into 5th gear along the back stretch. As you can see, I'm just sitting on redline in 4th as I wasn't comfortable doing a 5-4-3 downshift.
2) Getting on the throttle a lot earlier and a lot more in the turn (ideally at the apex).
3) And basically just pushing the car more. Still a bit timid.
From my vids, I'm averaging a 2:00 lap (fastest was maybe 1:58). Still a ways off from others.
Next up, Grattan in September!
After a year long hiatus from track days, I had to get back. So I finally achieved my goal of going to Mid-Ohio for an HPDE.
This past weekend I attended a NASA Great Lakes event at Mid-Ohio. And lemme tell ya, that course is amazing! And what's more amazing is that we got to run the club course on Saturday and the pro course on Sunday! I definitely like the club course a lot more, the chicane adds a great element to the course.
Now I've only been to our local course (Waterford Hills), so this was the 2nd track I've ever been to. And boy do I have a lot to develop. With the huge amount of elevation changes at this course, I finally got a chance to really understand the feeling of weight transfer and how important it was to stay on the throttle through a turn and cresting a hill to keep the weight in the rear. I didn't even realize I could apply increasing throttle while I was turning (always lived by brake, turn, accel). I also got to learn trail braking which I'll be practicing a lot in the future.
Here's one vid from the 3rd session of the 1st day chasing down a s2k. Comments always welcome.
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No vids of the pro course as it rained most of the morning (which forced me to be smooth) and it's pretty much the same course without the chicane.
Things I want to improve on:
1) Being more confident and going into 5th gear along the back stretch. As you can see, I'm just sitting on redline in 4th as I wasn't comfortable doing a 5-4-3 downshift.
2) Getting on the throttle a lot earlier and a lot more in the turn (ideally at the apex).
3) And basically just pushing the car more. Still a bit timid.
From my vids, I'm averaging a 2:00 lap (fastest was maybe 1:58). Still a ways off from others.
Next up, Grattan in September!
07-27-2010, 05:34 AM
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I was the same way as you the first time I went to Mid Ohio. I stayed out of 5th gear going down the back straight. I was always terrified my brakes would go out or something. Good job man. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully you can make it down there again soon.
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