[DeTomaso] Reno-Fernley track report

MICHAEL ROCHELLE CONWELL moconwell at msn.com
Thu Jan 22 13:12:23 EST 2009


Sorry I have to disagree balanced on years of racing with SCCA.  Accidents normally happen at the end of a straight as this is the normal passing point/zone.  Ideally drafting the person in front of you and passing on the inside before the turn with more top speed and braking later in the turn forcing the outside person behind you.  Longer & faster the better.  This is also where most accidents happen and the worst ones.  Unfortunately I have been in a couple myself.  Watch the Rolex this weekend and you will see most accidents are at the first turn combo coming off the long straight away.  Myself, IMHO the tighter track is safer with lower top speeds.  The only time I have ever done two full 360's is at the end of the front straight at Thunderhill.  Every corner I know that is called a pucker corner is high-speed.  There is NO WAY I would trust someone near me going into a high-speed corner off a high-speed straight who has not been to SCCA/or a professional driving school and has experience.  Good luck!> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:10:36 -0500> To: adin at frontier.net; detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Reno-Fernley track report> > > In a message dated 1/22/09 8 57 44, adin at frontier.net writes:> > > > IMO, there is some conflict between 1) and 2).  NOt being up to the > > Jim Clark/ Rufus P. Jones [1] skill level [2] it would seem that one > > can learn as much from the niggly slow corners as the high speed/ high > > risk situations.  I love to drive but am not willing to stuff a car > > into a wall or have a "fancy dismount" at high speed.  (Yep, I am the > > chicken . . .have you passed me yet?)> > > > You make the logical flaw in asserting that high speed = high risk. In > fact, the areas that we felt were dangerous were typically among the slowest > corners on the track, whereas the higher speed sections were comparatively safer. > One corner that raised concern was a low-speed turn called 'the slide'. We > eliminated the top of the 'peanut' from consideration because this would then > deposit drivers into 'the slide' with a high rate of speed. Choosing the > bottom of 'the peanut' results in a much lower entry speed into 'the slide', and > a resultant elimination of any danger there.> > Mike> > > **************> >From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, > stay up-to-date with the latest news. > (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)> _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso


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