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Let me be the ninth to thank Tom for his exceptional course. It was so "attackable," with those big, long snakey sections, and even the tight stuff didn't feel tedious.
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Leonard Cachola wrote:I didn't mind the finish at all, I thought it a little devious and one of the many parts of the course that could trip you up if you weren't on your game.
This isn't road racing!Mako Koiwai wrote:Was there a feeling that the course slightly favored speed maintance cars?
Which is why I'm wondering out loud if we should have added a few more helpful hint lay down cones for Newbs. Tom ASKED ME if I had any suggestions or comments on the course before we ran. In hind sight I would have mentioned the directional aid cones. I was out on course for just a short time taking photos, but during that time I noticed a number of DNF's that might have been avoided.solo course ... should not emphasize ... memory, or visual acuity.
I'm of the opinion that every car is a speed maintenance car, there are just some that are better at hiding it when you screw up ;)Mako Koiwai wrote:I was just wondering if the consensus was that this course slightly favored speed maintenance cars/driving, for my own education.
I don't think so, there was plenty of speed up/slow down. Perhaps your power car just doesn't feel like a power car on street tires. :ibrightdea:Mako Koiwai wrote:Was there a feeling that the course slightly favored speed maintance cars?
Arthur Grant wrote:I thought the course was well marked but that is likely because I wasn't going fast enough. I would not that the course designer DNF'd. There were I believe 10 DNF's among the PAX group so it may have been a little on the difficult side. }:)
I wouldn't equate DNF's to the course marking quality that much Art.Arthur Grant wrote:I thought the course was well marked but that is likely because I wasn't going fast enough. I would not that the course designer DNF'd. There were I believe 10 DNF's among the PAX group so it may have been a little on the difficult side. }:)
Pete Loney wrote:I had the course memorized and DNF'd more than once due to overdriving a section and then having to skip something giving me a DNF.
Thanks for thinking of the workers!Steve Ekstrand wrote:I DNF'd twice. It had nothing to do with getting lost or lack of definition in my case. I just got side ways, once on cold tires and once due to lack of talent, and opted to bail wide rather than exercise the course workers.
Pete Loney wrote:I wouldn't equate DNF's to the course marking quality that much Art.Arthur Grant wrote:I thought the course was well marked but that is likely because I wasn't going fast enough. I would not that the course designer DNF'd. There were I believe 10 DNF's among the PAX group so it may have been a little on the difficult side. }:)
I had the course memorized and DNF'd more than once due to overdriving a section and then having to skip something giving me a DNF.
A newb DNFing three in a row and not knowing where it happened is a better indicator of the quality of the course marking IMHO.
I think your pix sum it up pretty well. It was crazy loose until my 4th run when i finally got the mold release off and some heat in them. Had to be VERY soft on the gas pedal even though it had good mid corner grip and balance. So if your vette was anything like that I could see how you could think the course favored speed maintenance cars, but really it didn't (or at least not in an overwhelming way).Mako Koiwai wrote:How did you feel about the Camaro on the same tires/sizes that we're using"?
Once you are going fast enough, you will find occasions when you realize you aren't going to make an element and rather than take out a bunch of cones you simply DNF to keep the course intact for the person behind you and maybe even save a bit of tire.Arthur Grant wrote:I thought the course was well marked but that is likely because I wasn't going fast enough.
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