Trip report and footwell camera showing my heel/toe downshifts at Road Atlanta

[Lemming]

Looks like you had a great time. I've not been to RA in far too long, that will be rectified next month.

You would definitely benefit from going down a gear in a few places. Watch some of the spec boxster vids from RA and see. Also need to keep you foot in it coming down the hill into T12, its a really fast corner and on NT01's you can carry much more speed.

Congrats on the time decrease and keep working at it.

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Lemming

You would definitely benefit from going down a gear in a few places. Watch some of the spec boxster vids from RA and see.

I agree, I think if this was a 2 day event I may have tried the following:

• Go from 4->3 when braking for turn 3 - I was flat coming out of turn 3 leading up to the esses and was nowhere near the limit
• Go from 4->3 when braking for turn 6 - then I don't have a downshift going into 7 and I can put all my focus on maximizing my speed there
• Or maybe even try 3->2 going into turn 7, 3rd is lugging it coming out of there
• Turn 1 - at my current speeds I could probably go 4->3 and pull up the hill better, but I think I can roll more speed into 1. Once I feel I am doing well there, I will see if a 4->3 makes sense

Originally Posted by Lemming

Also need to keep you foot in it coming down the hill into T12, its a really fast corner and on NT01's you can carry much more speed.

That is definitely a work in progress I think what I might try is go 3->5 (or even 3->6 unless that would put me way too low in the RPM range) under the bridge, and then work up to more throttle that way. Then when my foot is used to pressing down (it often releases by itself...) I will go back to 4.

Originally Posted by Lemming

Looks like you had a great time. I've not been to RA in far too long, that will be rectified next month.

Who are you running with when you go back? There is a Just Track It event that I am toying with the idea of going...

Originally Posted by Lemming

Congrats on the time decrease and keep working at it.

Thank you! It felt really good!

[Lemming]

Nabil talked me into coming over and teaching the novice classroom sessions at the next event. Since I need testing time with the new SPB, I am going.

Since I've not driven an SPB at RA it's difficult for me to say exactly what gear you need to be in. In the other cars that I've driven, T1 is not a downshift unless you are in traffic and have to slow. Having said that, in order to get up the hill to T2, you will have to carry more speed through 1.

T3 has been a downshift in every car I've driven at RA, then upshift to 4th before entering the SSSSSS.

T6 is difficult to answer until I drive it as I've done it both ways depending on car driven. Watching video from Todd Lamb, he is going into 3rd at T6, followed by 2nd at T7. The shift back to 3rd comes at trackout and can be difficult.