speedo Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 How do you take turn 2 at BIR, and is your car RWD or FWD?Or is turn 2 a non event for your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salna Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Flat out and sideways, sometimes on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackozone Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Like I live my life: Flat Out.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iUKaPlBl8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iUKaPlBl8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 5, 2012 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 What is your speed going into 2, what is your speed before braking going into 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Non-event. Can take just about any line I want through turn 2 and make it stick.110 mph going into 3 as verified by GPS logging. Don't know the speed going into turn 2 off hand but I'd wager around 105 mph, the miata really doesn't pick up much in the upper reaches of 4th gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 5, 2012 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Non-event. Can take just about any line I want through turn 2 and make it stick.110 mph going into 3 as verified by GPS logging. Don't know the speed going into turn 2 off hand but I'd wager around 105 mph, the miata really doesn't pick up much in the upper reaches of 4th gear.I hear you, I think you guys may have actually pulled me a bit between 2 and 3. One session you guys were glued on my arse for a good 5-10 laps. I think we hit 111 or 112 when drafting slugworks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obsolete Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I lift. Just a little, just to settle the front end, then hammer down again. We don't have a speedometer, but the math says we're doing 115MPH+ through there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr JonboyG Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm glad I lifted on this lap:Losing a wheel in Turn 2 at BIR by Dr JonboyG, on FlickrOn Sunday it probably took me 5 or 6 laps before I forced myself to keep my foot in and trust the car...On a good lap the Traqmate was showing 108 on the way into 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 5, 2012 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I lift. Just a little, just to settle the front end, then hammer down again. We don't have a speedometer, but the math says we're doing 115MPH+ through there.On Friday, I was impressed by the looks of your car. On Saturday and Sunday I was like, holy crap the Binford car has some legs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanquizor Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Flat in a neon, datalog shows 173 kph before braking for 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TallKent Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 As Jon said the VW will do it flat any line you want. Traqmate data showed peak of about 107 entry down to ~104 at exit and 110 before 3. It was a bit hairy finding out for the first time it would do it flat on the inside line with someone right next to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphouli83 Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 I was trying to push the pedal through the floor all the way to turn 3. Our speedo says 105 but everyone know how reliable those are. Hauling into turn 3 is my favorite part of the track. I had a couple of pucker moments the last hour on sat when the 99 hit the brakes in 2. I am getting pumped just thinking about it. I can't wait for Iowa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest obsolete Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 On Friday, I was impressed by the looks of your car. On Saturday and Sunday I was like, holy crap the Binford car has some legs!Thanks. That's its party trick. We played lots of "You out-corner me, I out drag-race you." with other cars running similar lap times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateBreak Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not sure how close our speedometer is, but in the Aurora I'd usually touch off 120mph just before 2, lift momentarily, and carry through 2 at 110 or a little under. I'd carry through without lifting, but my balls aren't quite that big just yet...-matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racedad Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 What is your speed going into 2, what is your speed before braking going into 3?Car:FWD AuroraLike Matt, I hit 120(passing and laughing like a madman),lift entering #2 ,to the floor at the apex and up to 115 before braking for 3.Then watch the good guys go a lot deeper and pass me on the inside like I was standing stillGreat fun.Coming soon to an Errora near you-Big Brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stogie Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Flat from 13 to 3. Towards the end of Sundays stint the rear wanted to come out when I went to turn for the apex. Less grip from the oil on the tires.The car is just a pig on the drivers side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent merkle Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Flat from 13 to 3. Towards the end of Sundays stint the rear wanted to come out when I went to turn for the apex. Less grip from the oil on the tires.The car is just a pig on the drivers side.Cuz thats where you sit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworks Paul Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Flat, speedo says I entered 2 at 115mph, but I know it is off. I shifted into 5th during 2 and I couldn't really gain any speed before 3, I heard later that my teammates were winding out 4th. That would have made me nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spkrboxx Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I lift just for a second and then flat out, we are 500 rpm away from rev limit when we brake to go into 3. Trackmaster app on our phone says 115mph in that area but I am sure its + or - 3mph at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphouli83 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I lift just for a second and then flat out, we are 500 rpm away from rev limit when we brake to go into 3. Trackmaster app on our phone says 115mph in that area but I am sure its + or - 3mph at leastWhat car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shane Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Flat from 13 to 3. If I didn't have a good enough line I would have back off the throttle a little sometime to keep from understeering off the track and sometimes the backend would come out also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 6, 2012 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Between 2 & 3, we are under constant attack from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and 3 legged deer. This year we did not hit any wild life, the deer running at my car was quite exiting however. I would have never thought a 3 legged deer could be so quick and agile! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alzilla Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 In the #88 Golf, I'd be flat from Turn 13 til I shifted into 5th just before Turn 2, where I'd hold the throttle at about 90%. I tried full-throttle through 2 and never found a difference in speed or lap time between flat-out and 90% throttle so I voted to conserve fuel. The car felt incredibly stable either way and I could take pretty much any line I wanted through there (and I had to get creative if I got stuck behind a few cars...) I know I hit 110mph just before braking for 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jerry Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 #4 Golf flat from turn 13 to 3, inside or outside lane through 2 doesn't matter. We don't have enough top end speed to be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphouli83 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Between 2 & 3, we are under constant attack from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and 3 legged deer. This year we did not hit any wild life, the deer running at my car was quite exiting however. I would have never thought a 3 legged deer could be so quick and agile!I have good video of our turtle friend on saturday I'll post it when our AV guy get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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