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Originally Posted by husker boxster
Did the 911 miss a shift coming off the oval? He lost a lot of positions.
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I assumed that he decided to let the front of the Boxster field go by since the 911 is technically in another class - this let the SPB's race it out amongst ourselves without any interference. Also, (another assumption) this let him race his way back up thru the Boxster's and have some fun rather than just time trialing alone out in 1st place (he caught back up to me and passes me at the end of the video clip and then continued to work his way forward thru the field).
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Originally Posted by husker boxster
California Speedway has an interesting format / layout for their roval. Looks like they have several variations that they use.
Transitioning onto the banking is brutal. It was that way at Kansas Speedway too. Very hard on LCA bushings.
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Yes, there are a couple of variations but this one is by far the configuration most often used for sports car racing.
And yes, transitioning onto the banking is really hard on the suspension and there is definitely a trade off - the quickest line though the sweeping left turn before the banking is tight to the inside like I ran but this also places the car at a greater angle of incidence to the banking which results in a harsh transition. Alternatively, you can drive wider through the final corner and then you'll exit more alongside the banking and merge where the angle isn't as abrupt but then you loose speed and distance to the cars on the other (faster) line.
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