Apr 8, 2009 3:25:50 PM
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Re: GT3 Newbie on the track - report and pics from Leipzig
Aviator:
I have a couple questions:
It was great to enjoy a hot lap with Jan Seyffarth behind the wheel of the GT3. When I entered the passenger seat he grinned and said: you GT3 guys are hard to impress by sheer speed, so I decided to show you something new - not the ideal line, but the race lineDid he mean turning in late, in order to be on the power much earlier? Or the race line to overtake and prevent overtaking?
[...] the track started to look like a rubber battlefield even on the ideal line (especially at the Loews corner). With the unavoidable pick up on the tires the car felt terrible [...]So the tires picked up chunks of rubber, large enough to cause vibration? wow . At least a few people were running on soft slicks then?
Hi Costas - IMO turning in late is the safety line for us amateurs (no trail braking, late apex). Jan showed the opposite, which should prevent to get overtaken by others. Of course it's not neccessarily the fastest line (just like a F1 driver never clocks the best laptimes when he tries to "cover" his line in order to keep in front of a chaser), but it helps to stay ahead until one of the drivers makes a mistake
I don't think that anybody was on Slicks - some street tires must have suffered terribly Yes, I got massive vibrations - front left picked up a chunk which had the size of almost a half postcard
When I receive the pics from the pro photographer in a couple of days I may add some more pics to the thread - perhaps he has some pics from the Loews corner showing the mess.
"equally content with the universe" - I like that
@ reginos: thanks for adding the nice air view pic of the track
@ d997h: yes, you're right - AFAIK it's the first time that the Sport Driving Schools offers such trackdays (btw: also in Leipzig). I will decide on short notice only as my calender is a "moving target"
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