The adventures of Debbie the girl : racecar driver

[Kenny Boxster]

Ian, very lucky girl. Bonus points she has a passion for cars.

[Ian c]

Thanks for the tips guys .
I have made a mental note to check prices on v12s ....... I think we will beekeeping the stock wheels for ax-ing ...

[Ian c]

After dropping the boxster at thepaintshop , we Went and did a couple of races karting earlier this evening .

We cannot find the printouts from our first 3 visits , so went onto the k1 website to check lap times .
It only told us her fastest lap from her first 3 races ... Progressively better each time .
But her first race today she dropped back around a second , then pulled it back in the second race to 27 seconds

The full printout tells a better story though ...
It gives the times of each lap , and the average over a 14 lap race ...

So the fact her best lap in the 5th was over a second faster than her best lap in her first is great ,
But the speed in the first race could not be sustained and could count as a fluke yet in her 5th race she beat it by a second EVERY LAP

So not just getting faster , but getting consistent AND consistently faster
Not counting the first lap due to standing start , and the second lap to get upto race speed , EVERY lap was in the 27 range ...

She wants to go again on Thursday , so I will try to keep the printouts for a thorough comparison


Does anybody on her go K1 karting ?
I still can't work out what the graph means ..

[jb92563]

I always thought it would be fun to go Karting but wondered if the electrics were good. It sure sounds like they could be on the expert setting.

I had been looking at Adams Track in Riverside as they have a nice long track and some fast gas karts.

I think would be fun for a bunch of us PCA racer type folks to go some time and meet / race and oogle our Porsches in the parking lot.

Hmmmm, maybe combine this with a group run through the Ortega twisties or somewhere on the way there.

[Ian c]

Adams got recommended to me a while ago .
Ill pm you if we ever head that way .
Likewise pm me if you're ever going to Irvine ...

We will be there again today after work .
She wants to drop another second

I have been trying my best to boost her confidence from the beginning ,
But the autocross on Saturday did my work for me
She had a great instructor called Kurt , and and that has DEFINATELY helped her mindset .

[Ian c]

We set off later today ... Full track .
Lots of bumping

Debbie cut her best time in the first race , then again in the second . Totaling about half a second I think .
I cut mine in the first race by about a tenth , then dipped in the second

[jb92563]

Do you know about racing line apex, braking, and power application techniques?

You will get that during your PDS course on friday, but heres a link
The racing line | Taking corners at speed

You can download the manual for the PDS from the pcasdr.net site as well.
Porsche Club of America | San Diego Region

Late apex is neat because you get on the gas early and really accelerate out of a turn fast and may work well with the electric carts if the traction is sufficient and will be good practice for autocross.