infineon in rain, then mostly dry

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infineon in rain, then mostly dry

everbruin 02-12-2007, 9:40 AM
FEB 10
what i learned my first time at a rainy infineon:
1. need to be extra careful exiting turn 2 and apexing 10
2. in heavy rain, a lot of water flows and/or stands on the straight before 7, apex at 10 and by 1

3. on the first lap, first session in rain, some of us in group 3 (nasa intermed), incl me, thought we were going slow enough until we spun. By session end, i think 6 of us went off, one into the tire wall after 3a.

4. i was very glad i had full tread street tires (245 yoko neova, bridge re01r) but even so i hydroplaned a bit.

on the first lap, third session the rain was light so puddles were much smaller than in the prior, heavily raining session. unfortunately it was the first time i saw a car contact another car in hpde. a car passing on the straight going to 7 spun and bumped the car being passed, which then spun and hit the wall fairly hard w/ the front end. luckily the driver seemed ok aside from harness burn.

FEB 11
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KR0r3CmERZY
2:04.450 lap (doh i overshot 2nd turn in vid), same street tires

track was almost all dry when the video was taken.
but in the first session it was all wet, and after a few laps a wrx in my group smashed the wall by the esses. luckily driver seemed ok.

stx 95 talon awd, stu 95 m3

Re: Rain

Lucky 13 02-13-2007, 12:04 PM

separates the men from the boys, and the smooth from the ham-handed. .

Benefits: 1. Great learning experience 2. Keeps a lot of folks in the paddock, so the track is all yours. 3. equalizes the HP game.

If it didn't make such a mess of the car and me, I'd like it a lot more.

Ted Idlof NCRC #179
03 Formula Mazda
Shoe String Racing
On a Wing & A Prayer