John Waylon
March 5th, 2008, 03:13 PM
Here is an idea I have come up with to try and make the forums a little more active... Each week we will have a topic called DriverTalk where we come and talk about unique setups for the track, lines we like to run, and justa general open discussion about this weeks race...
This week we visit Piggzport Super Speedway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I ran about 50 test laps last night with the Talladega fast setup, and I was primarily working with my tire pressure, and wedge to get a car that I didn't need to worry much about handling, and just to get a feel for the track and it's lines...
Something I did notice about this track was that it the turn immediately following the entrance to the pit lane, there is a bump about midway through that turn. The truck drags just a little through the rest of the turn. When you hit the bump, naturally it gets you just a bit free. Not loose, but free.
Not a problem in a test, or even qualifying, because if you counter-turn at just the right time, you can only make the truck bounce just a bit, and not get free at all.
But it becomes a different story when your racing through the turn... I have turned my thoughts to what a three wide battle would turn into on that little bump... I certainly wouldn't want to be in the middle of that battle, or even directly behind. Even a two wide door-to-door battle could turn into a mess.
That is my biggest concern on the track. I am comfortable with the track and my knowledge of it. I was able to run some solid laps last night, and I found that I got faster as the run went along...
My fastest lap came while drafting (During practice to a race) and it timed at 55.002 I believe... Now OFC the AI cars were slower, so I wasn't getting the full draft effect.
What are your thoughts, and observations about the track?
This week we visit Piggzport Super Speedway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I ran about 50 test laps last night with the Talladega fast setup, and I was primarily working with my tire pressure, and wedge to get a car that I didn't need to worry much about handling, and just to get a feel for the track and it's lines...
Something I did notice about this track was that it the turn immediately following the entrance to the pit lane, there is a bump about midway through that turn. The truck drags just a little through the rest of the turn. When you hit the bump, naturally it gets you just a bit free. Not loose, but free.
Not a problem in a test, or even qualifying, because if you counter-turn at just the right time, you can only make the truck bounce just a bit, and not get free at all.
But it becomes a different story when your racing through the turn... I have turned my thoughts to what a three wide battle would turn into on that little bump... I certainly wouldn't want to be in the middle of that battle, or even directly behind. Even a two wide door-to-door battle could turn into a mess.
That is my biggest concern on the track. I am comfortable with the track and my knowledge of it. I was able to run some solid laps last night, and I found that I got faster as the run went along...
My fastest lap came while drafting (During practice to a race) and it timed at 55.002 I believe... Now OFC the AI cars were slower, so I wasn't getting the full draft effect.
What are your thoughts, and observations about the track?