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I have run on a number of tracks although it has been years since (with cars and bikes) but never one with high banking so Daytona was high on the wish list. The banking is unnerving at first and takes some getting used to.
Daytona in August is hot. I live here so I already knew that but I don't drive in summer with the windows open and wearing a helmet. The cooled seats are a great invention!
So is rev-matching. Some may pooh-pooh it but slowing from 140 to 60 for the bus stop is intense enough, trying to heel-and toe at the same time is more than I need to think about. Sure, a perfectly executed h&t is a thing of beauty but a poorly executed one can be big trouble. Btw, we can practice h&t on the road but it is nothing like on a track because we are not at speed and not threshold braking.
As for shifting I found that 3rd gear for the infield/bus stop and 4th for straights worked well. Sure I could get better acceleration out of corners with 2nd but the smoothness and time savings by staying in 3rd seemed to make up for that.
PP1 and Magneride are worth the $$ (at least it was in 2019), the tires/suspension/brakes worked great and the coolant temp never moved. Set the suspension back to normal and active exhaust to quiet for a sedate drive home listening to some tunes. Did I mention the cooled seats? ;)
GT350s do not have a huge advantage on the straights (see Lightning Lap numbers) but I would wave them by just to hear them!
Street cars only? I was on the grid behind a Greenwood Corvette race car(a tribute, and nicely done)! It had a license plate but in Florida that does not mean much. A 200 mph car does not need to be mixing it up with stock hatchbacks. And yes, I love the car!
I consider that I "won" because I had fun and was able to drive home. Not everyone was as fortunate, several cars sustained major damage and I saw the roof of the Greenwood Corvette laying on the back straight. I did not run the 3rd session (not sure they had time for it) because some wrecks took a long time to clean up and it was going to be dark by then.
The event was oversold, too many cars. The paced laps did not help with getting familiar with the track, congestion at every turn, yo-yoing everywhere. Session 1 turned into a procession about halfway through, cars stacking up and some drivers never giving a point-by. I would pay more for fewer cars (if the organizers would really limit the numbers), as it is I would not do it again.
Daytona in August is hot. I live here so I already knew that but I don't drive in summer with the windows open and wearing a helmet. The cooled seats are a great invention!
So is rev-matching. Some may pooh-pooh it but slowing from 140 to 60 for the bus stop is intense enough, trying to heel-and toe at the same time is more than I need to think about. Sure, a perfectly executed h&t is a thing of beauty but a poorly executed one can be big trouble. Btw, we can practice h&t on the road but it is nothing like on a track because we are not at speed and not threshold braking.
As for shifting I found that 3rd gear for the infield/bus stop and 4th for straights worked well. Sure I could get better acceleration out of corners with 2nd but the smoothness and time savings by staying in 3rd seemed to make up for that.
PP1 and Magneride are worth the $$ (at least it was in 2019), the tires/suspension/brakes worked great and the coolant temp never moved. Set the suspension back to normal and active exhaust to quiet for a sedate drive home listening to some tunes. Did I mention the cooled seats? ;)
GT350s do not have a huge advantage on the straights (see Lightning Lap numbers) but I would wave them by just to hear them!
Street cars only? I was on the grid behind a Greenwood Corvette race car(a tribute, and nicely done)! It had a license plate but in Florida that does not mean much. A 200 mph car does not need to be mixing it up with stock hatchbacks. And yes, I love the car!
I consider that I "won" because I had fun and was able to drive home. Not everyone was as fortunate, several cars sustained major damage and I saw the roof of the Greenwood Corvette laying on the back straight. I did not run the 3rd session (not sure they had time for it) because some wrecks took a long time to clean up and it was going to be dark by then.
The event was oversold, too many cars. The paced laps did not help with getting familiar with the track, congestion at every turn, yo-yoing everywhere. Session 1 turned into a procession about halfway through, cars stacking up and some drivers never giving a point-by. I would pay more for fewer cars (if the organizers would really limit the numbers), as it is I would not do it again.
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