tchillemi@ssentinel.com Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 How many feet to you "free fall" in the bridge turn at Road Atlanta? It has to be among the 10 toughest turns, esp. since you enter it blind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierman64 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 According to google earth you drop from 1023 to 939 (at the track out point for 12) so that's 84 feet. I'd say that 3 is a more difficult turn to take fast and it also probably causes more wrecks. I didn't attack 3 my entire day and played it conservative there. I'm not a local, so I'm interested in hearing the opinions of guys that have a lot of laps there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilwheel Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Babies crying and women screaming is all you hear in your helmet the first few times over those blind hills. Or maybe it's just you ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTD2799 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Babies crying and women screaming is all you hear in your helmet the first few times over those blind hills. Or maybe it's just you ! You hear that too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintodave Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 It will make you religious the first few times you go over the "hill", just for a lack of orientation really. Once you figure out the race track was there the lap before and it will be there the lap after, you will feel better I was surprised I never had that "rollercoaster-elevation change" feeling...I was also surprised by T3, once I rolled through there a few times it was a piece of cake. It's just that little bit of uneasiness with the blind uphill corner leading to it.For any of you iRacing people out there, that will definitely teach you the course layout. If anything I found it easier to drive in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gburner Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Turn 1 is the toughest for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I pussed out on turn one the entire race. I never got close to tracking out to the edge. I did finally learn to take 12 flat, and three seemed not that hard to me. But 1, ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierman64 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm not saying turn 3 was tough, however I could have carried more speed through there, although it's somewhat of a throw away turn because you can always make up time in 4 and the esses.I think turn 1-2-3 at Mont Tremblant is similar but more difficult. If you're at speed on street tires the car will drift about a car width to the left as you come over the ridge and the car unloads (turn2). The drop is only about 50 feet but you're in the middle of a high speed turn when the bottom drops out.Go to 5:10 on this video[media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZlMqa_9C94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avettey Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 I could absolutely see how 3 would be tough... 1 seemed meh... Then again I only saw T1 at speed 2 laps lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stogie Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I pussed out on turn one the entire race. I never got close to tracking out to the edge. I did finally learn to take 12 flat, and three seemed not that hard to me. But 1, ugh.Same here! That dam T1 had my number all day, just could not get it right. Then towards thend of my stint I started to push a bit more and found my self in a 4 wheel drift towards the track edge. Tires started to fall off and get overheated and we had to put new ones on for Tubby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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