mitchntx
12-10-2002, 07:51 AM
For Driver's Edge experienced participants, Motorsports Ranch was opened for the day.
The difference was, the track was configured to run the opposite direction. Doesn't happen too often.
Unfortunately, the track was wet ... all day. But this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It's a good teacher of smoooooooth ....
Around 3 o'clock most everyone had left so the track was just opened up ... run as much and as long as you want.
Lot's of off course adventures for everyone. But up until about 4, I was one of the few (RWD anyway) cars that hadn't seen the infield.
Then it was my turn.
Running about 70 or 75, braking for a kink to the right, which is uphill and off-camber. I touched the brakes and the back end snaps to the right. At this point I'm a passenger.
I angle across the curbing, jump the curb, do a 360 in the mud, come back onto the track after the turn, go across the track, again completing another 360 and then off the other side. I stopped about 50' off track pointing the wrong direction.
Better than 6 Flags!
Nothing was hurt, just a little muddy. But $2 at a car wash fixed all that.
I checked out the car and then went out for more fun and excitement.
The cause was in the wrong line. The "dry" line is basically polished smooth from heavy braking and acceleration. Normally, it's the preferred line. But in the wet, this becomes like ice. Moving off the "dry" line a couple of car widths, the track is more abrassive and grippy. I had my left side in the "dry" line and the right side in the "wet" line ... not good.
Next event is January 25/26
The difference was, the track was configured to run the opposite direction. Doesn't happen too often.
Unfortunately, the track was wet ... all day. But this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It's a good teacher of smoooooooth ....
Around 3 o'clock most everyone had left so the track was just opened up ... run as much and as long as you want.
Lot's of off course adventures for everyone. But up until about 4, I was one of the few (RWD anyway) cars that hadn't seen the infield.
Then it was my turn.
Running about 70 or 75, braking for a kink to the right, which is uphill and off-camber. I touched the brakes and the back end snaps to the right. At this point I'm a passenger.
I angle across the curbing, jump the curb, do a 360 in the mud, come back onto the track after the turn, go across the track, again completing another 360 and then off the other side. I stopped about 50' off track pointing the wrong direction.
Better than 6 Flags!
Nothing was hurt, just a little muddy. But $2 at a car wash fixed all that.
I checked out the car and then went out for more fun and excitement.
The cause was in the wrong line. The "dry" line is basically polished smooth from heavy braking and acceleration. Normally, it's the preferred line. But in the wet, this becomes like ice. Moving off the "dry" line a couple of car widths, the track is more abrassive and grippy. I had my left side in the "dry" line and the right side in the "wet" line ... not good.
Next event is January 25/26