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Nice, yeah, that about sums it up, except for that whole =E2=80=9Cgrow a =
third testicle=E2=80=9D thing. One and two are also off-camber. So if =
you touch your brakes anywhere close to race speed, you=E2=80=99ll lose =
a lot of time=E2=80=94mostly because you=E2=80=99ll be in the dirt, =
going backwards. You=E2=80=99ll notice brakes are mentioned only once =
without the words moderate, confidence, or no in front of it. I think =
when I finally got up to a reasonable speed, I touched the brake twice. =
I love thinking about that track. I mentioned it last night during =
dinner, and Diane started laughing. One of my daughters is visiting, and =
Diane said, =E2=80=9CYou know how when he comes in after a session, he =
jumps out of the car and is all excited. When he came in after a session =
at Mosport, he sat in the car for five minutes, and when he finally got =
out, he was all somber and grumpy.=E2=80=9D I don=E2=80=99t think I was =
grumpy; I loved the track. It just requires a lot of thinking. It=E2=80=99=
s one of a kind. I don=E2=80=99t know how anyone has the nerve to run it =
on a motorcycle.=20
If you haven=E2=80=99t driven Mosport, you have a treat coming, and it =
will change you a bit. Watch Henry=E2=80=99s video four or five times. =
Realize that wide-angle action cameras make hills look flat. 1 and 2 =
look like gentle downhill turns=E2=80=94they are not. Turn 5A looks =
fairly flat=E2=80=94it looks as steep as a wall when you=E2=80=99re =
approaching it. I used less and less brakes for 5A=E2=80=94Peyote used =
the momentum well and worked best with its ass sliding a bit into 5B. =
Watch the difference in Henry=E2=80=99s steering correction between laps =
1 and 2 and the rest of the laps. Hit the crest in the right spot and =
the right angle, and you=E2=80=99re golden. If you miss the magic spot, =
lift on the throttle right away because you can=E2=80=99t make =
adjustments anywhere near the apex and expect to stay on the track.
Bill Babcock
Beach Bum
bill@ponostyle.com
https://www.Ponostyle.com
> On May 25, 2026, at 3:23=E2=80=AFAM, yellow04@tr4racer.com wrote:
>=20
> It's not too late to sign up for the 2026 Kastner Cup, being held at =
the famous Grand Prix track outside of Toronto, The Canadian Tire =
Motorsports Park, formerly known as Mosport on June 18 through 21, 2026.
>=20
> I posted this to the FOT back in November, my in-car video from last =
year that shows how I get around Mosport. Some fun battles with a Lotus =
7 to boot.
>=20
> https://youtu.be/sASQejuL_ko
>=20
> Highlights of how I get around Mosport:
>=20
> Turn 1, no brakes, blind entry, downhill right hander
> Turn 2, no brakes, blind entry, uphill, then steep downhill, double =
apex left hander
> Turn 3, moderate brakes, decreasing radius right hander
> Turn 4, steep downhill, more of a kink, go as fast as you dare
> Turn 5A, heavy brakes, uphill right, immediately followed by
> Turn 5B, downhill right, get it right for longest straight on course
> Turns 6 and 7, kinks in back straight, wide open
> Turn 8, confidence brake, very very fast right hand sweeper
> Turn 9, moderate brakes, left hander, focus on setting up for 10
> Turn 10, confidence or no brakes, right hander leading to start/finish =
- much like the last corner @ Watkins Glen
>=20
> Turns 1, 2 and 8 are where the good lap times are made, but screw up =
5B and your lap time will suffer immensely.
>=20
> The Turn 5 complex is named Moss Corner, as Sir Stirling himself =
apparently had input on making it a two-part corner. If you are familiar =
with Virgina International Raceway, it is similar to the Oak Tree =
complex, just scaled down with elevation change. Oak Tree at VIR is =
flat, Moss Corner at Mosport is anything but!
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line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: =
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: =
after-white-space;">Nice, yeah, that about sums it up, except for that =
whole =E2=80=9Cgrow a third testicle=E2=80=9D thing. One and two are =
also off-camber. So if you touch your brakes anywhere close to race =
speed, you=E2=80=99ll lose a lot of time=E2=80=94mostly because you=E2=80=99=
ll be in the dirt, going backwards. You=E2=80=99ll notice brakes are =
mentioned only once without the words moderate, confidence, or no in =
front of it. I think when I finally got up to a reasonable speed, I =
touched the brake twice. I love thinking about that track. I =
mentioned it last night during dinner, and Diane started laughing. One =
of my daughters is visiting, and Diane said, =E2=80=9CYou know how when =
he comes in after a session, he jumps out of the car and is all excited. =
When he came in after a session at Mosport, he sat in the car for five =
minutes, and when he finally got out, he was all somber and grumpy.=E2=80=9D=
I don=E2=80=99t think I was grumpy; I loved the track. It just requires =
a lot of thinking. It=E2=80=99s one of a kind. I don=E2=80=99t know how =
anyone has the nerve to run it on a motorcycle. </div><div =
dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: =
space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;">If you haven=E2=80=99t driven Mosport, =
you have a treat coming, and it will change you a bit. Watch Henry=E2=80=99=
s video four or five times. Realize that wide-angle action cameras make =
hills look flat. 1 and 2 look like gentle downhill turns=E2=80=94they =
are not. Turn 5A looks fairly flat=E2=80=94it looks as steep as a wall =
when you=E2=80=99re approaching it. I used less and less brakes for =
5A=E2=80=94Peyote used the momentum well and worked best with its ass =
sliding a bit into 5B. Watch the difference in Henry=E2=80=99s steering =
correction between laps 1 and 2 and the rest of the laps. Hit the crest =
in the right spot and the right angle, and you=E2=80=99re golden. If you =
miss the magic spot, lift on the throttle right away because you can=E2=80=
=99t make adjustments anywhere near the apex and expect to stay on the =
track.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: =
after-white-space;"><b><br></b></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;"><b>Bill Babcock</b></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;"><div><div><i>Beach =
Bum</i><br>bill@ponostyle.com<br>https://www.Ponostyle.com<br></div>
</div>
<div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On May 25, 2026, at 3:23=E2=80=AFA=
M, yellow04@tr4racer.com wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>It's not too late to sign =
up for the 2026 Kastner Cup, being held at the famous Grand Prix track =
outside of Toronto, The Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, formerly known =
as Mosport on June 18 through 21, 2026.<br><br>I posted this to the FOT =
back in November, my in-car video from last year that shows how I get =
around Mosport. Some fun battles with a Lotus 7 to =
boot.<br><br>https://youtu.be/sASQejuL_ko<br><br>Highlights of how I get =
around Mosport:<br><br>Turn 1, no brakes, blind entry, downhill right =
hander<br>Turn 2, no brakes, blind entry, uphill, then steep downhill, =
double apex left hander<br>Turn 3, moderate brakes, decreasing radius =
right hander<br>Turn 4, steep downhill, more of a kink, go as fast as =
you dare<br>Turn 5A, heavy brakes, uphill right, immediately followed =
by<br>Turn 5B, downhill right, get it right for longest straight on =
course<br>Turns 6 and 7, kinks in back straight, wide open<br>Turn 8, =
confidence brake, very very fast right hand sweeper<br>Turn 9, moderate =
brakes, left hander, focus on setting up for 10<br>Turn 10, confidence =
or no brakes, right hander leading to start/finish - much like the last =
corner @ Watkins Glen<br><br>Turns 1, 2 and 8 are where the good lap =
times are made, but screw up 5B and your lap time will suffer =
immensely.<br><br>The Turn 5 complex is named Moss Corner, as Sir =
Stirling himself apparently had input on making it a two-part corner. If =
you are familiar with Virgina International Raceway, it is similar to =
the Oak Tree complex, just scaled down with elevation change. Oak Tree =
at VIR is flat, Moss Corner at Mosport is anything =
but!<br>_______________________________________________<br>fot@autox.team.=
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