FULL STORY FROM THE WEEKEND:
AKA: OVERCOMING BROKEN CAR PART 1 AND PART 2 !!!http://www.witchdoctormotorsports.com/ch236.htm(IMG:
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"We launch and I work hard to put a ton of heat into the brakes and tires on the pace lap. I bring us slow around the carousel and slowly raise speed to where I'm dead in the middle of the power in 2nd as the moment steals all of my consciousness. My left hand holds the 9 o'clock position on the wheel, my right hand is open with fingers wide as the palm is almost touching the ball of the shifter. My left foot still dragging the brakes as my right foot is balancing the throttle position to the corresponding power needed to slightly overcome the brakes as my eyes are intently focused on the starter. I don't hear Scratcher, and I don't hear the car next to me with the loud exhaust dumping right at me. I don't feel the shoulder straps pulled so tight that my HANS is shoved into my shoulders meaning that Scratcher and I are one and any impact or nuance no matter how severe or minute is transmitted to my body directly with no filter or masking. I don't smell, I don't feel the heat and there are only two things that occupy my brain at this instant. First, the focal point on the starter's right elbow and second the gentle command to slow down my heart rate. It isn't fast by any means...in fact it probably was only a few beats above my resting heart rate, but in this fleeting moment I need to be relaxed and while my physiology is in a loop issuing and reissuing a relax command...his elbow twitches. Before his wrist has even moved vertically, the brakes are released, the loud pedal is matted and my backside goes to full sensitivity for the potential wheelspin that does not occur meaning my severe tire warming antics were successful. Result: Pack is left behind."Mark,
I've not had time to do rear camber yet and at this point I think I'm going to do a front roll center change (as well as taking out the sliver of anti-dive) and get that done first. But then, yes, next is to get the rear cambered a bit moar.
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