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07-09-2007, 07:26 AM
smankow wrote:
Blue bushes maybe? Every track has a few places that you especialy don't want to mess up. If it's a question of safety, it's probably because someone doesn't like a few of these spots. The Glen is also fast. I have no real data, but if my memory is working today, it seems like accidents at the glen are often worse than at other tracks.
T3/esses -- not much runoff if you are out of whack
Bus stop exit (hard to save in a spin, blue bushes (no more styrofoam right?))
T8 -- not difficult turn, but I've seen a few people go 2 wheels off, lift, and end up hitting the wall on the inside, quite spectacularly. Many beginners don't notice the huge gravel trap straight off, or the fact that you can just drive up the grass.
T9 -- off camber, tricky if you are going fast enough
T10 -- very fast with a gravel trap at track out that you don't want to hit sideways. This one scares me a bit.
Again, EVERY track has these type of spots, and in DE especially people should be driving at a level where they aren't terrified -- you shouldn't need to boycott a track because a turn scares you, just go slower.
Quote:I just looked at the interim results and really couldn't help but wonder what is so wrong with Watkins Glen that you wouldn't run there?
Blue bushes maybe? Every track has a few places that you especialy don't want to mess up. If it's a question of safety, it's probably because someone doesn't like a few of these spots. The Glen is also fast. I have no real data, but if my memory is working today, it seems like accidents at the glen are often worse than at other tracks.
T3/esses -- not much runoff if you are out of whack
Bus stop exit (hard to save in a spin, blue bushes (no more styrofoam right?))
T8 -- not difficult turn, but I've seen a few people go 2 wheels off, lift, and end up hitting the wall on the inside, quite spectacularly. Many beginners don't notice the huge gravel trap straight off, or the fact that you can just drive up the grass.
T9 -- off camber, tricky if you are going fast enough
T10 -- very fast with a gravel trap at track out that you don't want to hit sideways. This one scares me a bit.
Again, EVERY track has these type of spots, and in DE especially people should be driving at a level where they aren't terrified -- you shouldn't need to boycott a track because a turn scares you, just go slower.