>From a less experience driver or rookie's point of
view. I thought that the fast course was one that
really showed me what braking distance and exit speeds
mean. I missed the right-left chicane on the back
section. I guess a few cones laying in it's sides
pointing out that turn could have helped. I loved the
course and I am waiting for the next 3Com event.
Greg Umbay
--- James Creasy <jcre@mozart.com> wrote:
> i thought the finish was great. it made you keep
> your mind on driving the
> course all the way through the finish... not space
> out as you power past the
> lights... which is partly why we have had problems
> in the past.
>
> left hand banked turn? i just remember a sea of
> torque-blurred cones... :(
>
> -James Creasy
> President, BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
> FFR Cobra #1630 www.klio.net/cobra
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Boyle <craig_boyle@yahoo.com>
> To: Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com>; Benjamin R.
> Martinez
> <brmcapri@usa.net>; ba-autox
> <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:27 AM
> Subject: Re: 3/25 Course Design: Best ever?
>
>
> >IMHO, this is the best course I can recall SFR
> putting
> >on. The first part was technical enough to punish
> over
> >driving, the straight was fun, the left hand banked
> >turn was awesome. Even on my *Miata*'s
> >non-competitive skinny Yokohama's I had tons of
> fun.
> >
> >I didn't agree with the finish - it felt like a
> game
> >of chicken with the reflector - maybe someone can
> >explain the philosophy.
> >
> >3rd gear is not a bad thing.
> >
> >
> >
> >Craig
> >
> >--- Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> I thought the course was too fast for a
> >> grip-challenged site like 3Com. I spent a lot of
> >> time
> >> in 3rd yesterday and was slipping and sliding all
> >> over
> >> the place. Of course, I was out there on
> brand-new
> >> Kumhos (which I did buy heat-cycled), but I also
> got
> >> lots of reruns.
> >>
> >> The course was pretty fun, but I'd like to see
> some
> >> more challenging elements included, such as a
> good
> >> slalom, maybe a couple offset gates, and/or a box
> or
> >> two (did I mention I drive a Miata? ;). I did
> like
> >> the fact that the course was fairly long, even
> with
> >> two 3rd-gear sections.
> >>
> >> As for the bumps, I didn't notice them nearly as
> >> much
> >> as when we were at 3Com for Round 1. And the
> finish
> >> didn't seem to cause too many problems. Putting
> the
> >> lights at a point where drivers would be on the
> >> brakes
> >> as they cross them is a Good Idea!
> >>
> >> Overall, a decent course, but there is room for
> >> improvement.
> >>
> >> --- "Benjamin R. Martinez" <brmcapri@usa.net>
> wrote:
> >> > Dear Auto-xing groupies -
> >> >
> >> > So, what did you think of the course today? I
> did
> >> > not really get a
> >> > chance to drive it at speed and would like some
> >> > feedback. Were there
> >> > too many bumps? Was it challenging enough?
> Was
> >> it
> >> > too fast? How was
> >> > the finish? Did you have fun?
> >>
> >>
> >> =====
> >> Scot Zediker
> >> mx5_1991@yahoo.com
> >> San Jose, CA
> >>
> >> "If at first you don't succeed, don't try
> >> skydiving."
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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