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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 11:07 AM
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From: So. Calif. soon to be So. Oregon
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The course we used was 11 turns (I think) and pretty tight. Turn 1 was a high speed, sweeping right hander. From the last turn, down the front straight, to turn 2 I was able to reach about 90. Hard on the brakes for turn 2, a very tight right (about 25mph). Since this was my first attempt to drive a real race course I had trouble co-ordinating braking, shifting, looking for turn in point, looking for apex (and breathing). Discovered that it pulled so good in 3rd there was no need to downshift to 2nd for even the slowest corners. Probably could have gone faster if I did shift, but my old brain couldn't keep up with all that. Shifted from 3rd to 4th on the straight, then back to 3rd for the rest of the course. There was absolutely no brake fade even after 20 consecutive hot laps. The tires were amazingly quiet and showed no visible wear at the end. I'm sure there is some. Didn't measure tread depth but they look the same to me. Expected them to be nearly bald. Even if I missed the turn in or an apex, and was way out of shape, a little more steering input always brought the car back to the line. It inspires dangerous amounts of confidence :shock: I'm still grinning
 
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