Rob's 944S track car thread

rsmith944 · Aug 29, 2011

Hi Neil,

Thanks for the comment that's some very helpful tips. The curve I didn't get enough experience of as I never really did the right line due to letting someone past so I felt less pressured - think I need to be slightly less polite on track days as I get faster.

I also don't feel I have time to check and remember my entry and exit speeds and so on - very impressed you get all the done! That's why I ask about data logging, video and so on so that I can examine it afterwards and make a note of where I do well, and not.

That video is very useful also, great stuff.

On another note: fitted the Braille battery (-10kg) and rear wiper delete kit (-1.8kg) today bringing the total to 94.9kg saved, not bad so far!

edh · Aug 29, 2011

Schwantz is a funny one - only really a bend in a fast car, other wise it's just a curve you drive round at full throttle

I've been told that old hairpin is a fairly early turn-in - seems to be much quicker that way.

rsmith944 · Aug 29, 2011

It's a much shallower corner than it looks so it should be a 4th not 3rd gear corner apparently as you can take the speed in. Not sure turn in is early though?

edh · Aug 29, 2011

Well the only way to find out is to try it [

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This came via a friend from some instruction he'd had there.

I've done maybe 10 + trackdays there over the years, and I tried going in a bit earlier & it worked well for me.

Neil Haughey · Aug 29, 2011

No your both right, it is earlier than it looks and it is definitely a 4th gear job. You can use up all the kerb on the exit which I never did. It was the one place on the track where I was a long way away from matching Pete in that vid, I also always took it in 3rd as it seemed right at the time. I don't think I ever did much more than about 70 (indicated) mid corner and a bit more on turn in. I had a race Lotus up my chuff through there a couple of times so I knew I wasn't fast enough even before watching Pete's vid again and seeing the best part of 10 mph down [&o]. Still though I was hooking 4th half way round Coppice which was nice, I actually think that Pete is tending to carry too much in to that corner and thus not getting on it earlier enough.

I am not braking late enough either which is odd given that last year I was braking far too late which is what was compromising my corner entries so much so often. On the pit straight for example I was hitting the brakes just after the end of the pit wall which is about a car length at least too early. On t'other straight just on the start of the rise / crest again at least a cars length too early.

As for checking the speedo bit some do some don't. I know some who also feel its a bad idea because they think you should just concentrate on the road only and others who think its a really good idea because it helps to see how your progressing through a session. Really depends IMHO on how much "brain space" you have left over from the driving bit.

Neil Haughey · Aug 31, 2011

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

I have a feeling there's a proper set of scales at Coombe. Perhaps that could be tied in with the Friday of the 50th anniversary weekend if there's interest?

As a side point I thought there was as well but for the racing on Monday Steve Kevlin had a portable corner weighting set, looked like a longacre or similar to weigh in the cars.

rsmith944 · Aug 31, 2011

Brain space is at a premium right now!

I think Oulton Park has some scales I might see i I can use at some point. I'll try earlier turn in.

Neil Haughey · Sep 1, 2011

I have just come across a new logger from AIM called solo. It looks a lot like a smaller thinner version of the well known performancebox and costs about the same (£300ish). I might get myself one of these as I don't have a laptimer in the car and this little thing does both and can be hard mounted on the cage or dash. 10hz GPS as well.