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Originally Posted by LAP1DOUG
My preference is to take several of those turns as multiple apex turns with an early apex late braking across the the turn somewhat, followed by a late apex coming out accelerating to the next turn.
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When I rode with the chief driving instructor he took several of the corners like that. Turn 1 was an early apex very high speed turn followed by a hard brake and downshift right before the turn in point for turn 2. We did around the same thing at turn 5/6.
I am driving a line where I have a hard brake before turn 1, and then a hard brake before turn 4, and the rest of the time I don't use any brakes. I am having to feather back to scrub off speed a decent amount before turn 6 and especially turn 7, and I think I am going to integrate a braking zone before them next time. My issue right now with braking zones is that I tend to overbrake, especially if there is a downshift involved. Since these two braking zones do not have a downshift, and I feel like I have a good feel for the proper entry speed I think I will be ok.
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Originally Posted by LAP1DOUG
Looking back at my videos from last year, I had a bad time with traffic on almost every lap, so you might look back and find that your inconsistent lap times could just be traffic effects.
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There was a lot of traffic, and lots of it doesn't want to let a lowly Boxster (or Miata) pass. Here is one example. I was also stuck behind an older yellow 911 for 3 or 4 laps which were probably 8/9 seconds off my pace. I don't have a video now but that one was probably the most aggravating
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=775214669214766&l=4880140543410313436
Most traffic was very courteous, like this time:
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=775250852544481&l=610174740535673173
I try to be very courteous, if someone shows up behind me, I let them around at the first possible opportunity.
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Originally Posted by LAP1DOUG
Looking back at times from my last run there at a Florida Region PCA event last April, my fastest time was a 1:29.1 on Dunlop ZII's. I didn't get a chance to carry any R-comps there, as it was forecasted (and did) rain hard the second day, and I only have room on the tire trailer for one set of tires, so I had to choose full wets to carry there.
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My son is running the Dunlop ZII and I am running the Hankook RS-3. He really seems to like them and he is breathing down my neck. I didn't get to go last April (that one falls on the weekend of my lady's birthday) but I remember the rain because another friend was there, I think he got promoted to White solo, he has a red 996, car #18, named Ed.
1:29.1... very nice! I think I am a ways from that, but every time I go I am improving, both in single best lap and strings of consistent laps. It is a lot of fun!