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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
Oh no.....that's a friend deal breaker. Even if he knows he's faster than you any real friend would sandbag the final gate. I doubt I would ever show my face at that course again. Its like when you fix the dishwasher in front of the repair man after he said it was toast. Don't ever loan your "friend" any money Sammy...
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Nick if you want to shave those two seconds off Sammy try this. On your next run drive as slow as you can, trust me. Only gun it when your steering is completely straight and brake a little earlier, Not 10 feet earlier but earlier then what you are used to. Study the video you posted and count the sections where you would be going flat out. It's probably only a small part. That' the whole point.
I'm 100% sure you are losing those two seconds in -1/8 second increments in the turns and slaloms. Remeber drive as slow as you can when you are turning the steering wheel and keep the RPMs steady, no jerky throttle and think of braking mid corner or within the slalom as an "in case of emergency only" action. Think "Fast Mode" then switch to "Slow Mode" back to "Fast Mode" etc. You will probably end up running overy every cone but you need to recalibrate if you are noticing a trend of at least 2 seconds.
I bet you cut it down to 1 second and Sammy will be scared and stay home.
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That is some great advice and I am starting to get worried! He's getting closer!
Autocrossing and golf have a similarity in that on certain days and with certain courses you can exceed or fall far from your expetations. Consistency is tough to come by and is what I'm striving for. This is my second full season with this car and I'm still getting better.
As for loaning my car, my friend showed up with his shifter kart but they wouldn't let him run it. I have a tight group of friends that I've known for 12+ years and are pretty much family in my book so I let him run my car. It was an eye opening experience seeing how much faster my car could be as I had gotten to what I thought was the point of diminishing returns. By getting beat it simply reminded me that the limitation is not in the car, but in the driver. After looking at the video I realized how poor my line was and I didn't do much to improve my line throughout the day (my friend figured out the proper line during his last few runs). Who knows, if I go head to head with my friend again it may be MY course and not his and I'll reclaim my manhood.