Zone 2 VIR 2008

[fasthonda]

hi guys.

here's a lap of VIR in the Probe, during last Feb's NASA race.  the Probenstien was handling pretty terribly (was having suspension failure problems):

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...2189&hl=en

i blew it through T4;  the car wasn't turning properly.  i did OK going up thru the climbing esses (with a little bobble at the top;  that was day 12 on my hankooks, and they were giving up their grip) -- i like to nip the curbs pretty well, and the last right hand at the top of the esses before South Bend i try to hug all the way around to the right.  tap the brakes before South Bend, and turn a little earlier than you think you should.  hit the apex (should be right on it, if you can) and then power thru it and let her run all the way out;  open the wheel as much as you can, and stay on the power, and trust the car.

if you do screw up, and drop off serious wheels on the track out;  you need to go both feet in immediately;  this will send you skating off into the infield, for a rough ride.  but most likely you won't hit anything.

if you try to save it, and are unsucessful, you will hook and careen across the track to the outside and smash the wall at a high rate of speed....

todd