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I might have missed this =E2=80=93 seem to have an issue getting FOT emails t=
hese days.
Is there designated parking for the Triumph racers or a preferred paddock ar=
ea?
I=E2=80=99m a newbie to Mosport so I=E2=80=99ll be arriving Wednesday and lo=
oking for guidance.
Thanks, Scott
> On Jun 10, 2026, at 4:39=E2=80=AFPM, Ponostyle <bill@ponostyle.com> wrote:=
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Nice, yeah, that about sums it up, except for that whole =E2=80=9Cgrow a t=
hird testicle=E2=80=9D thing. One and two are also off-camber. So if you tou=
ch your brakes anywhere close to race speed, you=E2=80=99ll lose a lot of ti=
me=E2=80=94mostly because you=E2=80=99ll be in the dirt, going backwards. Yo=
u=E2=80=99ll notice brakes are mentioned only once without the words moderat=
e, confidence, or no in front of it. I think when I finally got up to a reas=
onable 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 m=
y 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 cam=
e in after a session at Mosport, he sat in the car for five minutes, and whe=
n 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. I=
t=E2=80=99s one of a kind. I don=E2=80=99t know how anyone has the nerve to r=
un it on a motorcycle.=20
>=20
> If you haven=E2=80=99t driven Mosport, you have a treat coming, and it wil=
l change you a bit. Watch Henry=E2=80=99s video four or five times. Realize t=
hat 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 l=
ooks as steep as a wall when you=E2=80=99re approaching it. I used less and l=
ess 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 stee=
ring 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 mi=
ss 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.
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> Bill Babcock
> Beach Bum
> bill@ponostyle.com
> https://www.Ponostyle.com
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>> 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 f=
amous Grand Prix track outside of Toronto, The Canadian Tire Motorsports Par=
k, 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 boo=
t.
>>=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 l=
eft 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 - m=
uch like the last corner @ Watkins Glen
>>=20
>> Turns 1, 2 and 8 are where the good lap times are made, but screw up 5B a=
nd your lap time will suffer immensely.
>>=20
>> The Turn 5 complex is named Moss Corner, as Sir Stirling himself apparent=
ly had input on making it a two-part corner. If you are familiar with Virgin=
a International Raceway, it is similar to the Oak Tree complex, just scaled d=
own with elevation change. Oak Tree at VIR is flat, Moss Corner at Mosport i=
s anything but!
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"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">I might have missed this =E2=80=93 seem to have an i=
ssue getting FOT emails these days.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Is there designate=
d parking for the Triumph racers or a preferred paddock area?</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">I=E2=80=99m a newbie to Mosport so I=E2=80=99ll be arriving Wednesday a=
nd looking for guidance.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks, Scott<br><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite">On Jun 10, 2026, at 4:39=E2=80=AFPM, Ponostyle <bill@ponosty=
le.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; c=
harset=3Dutf-8"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webki=
t-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Nice, yeah, that about s=
ums it up, except for that whole =E2=80=9Cgrow a third testicle=E2=80=9D thi=
ng. One and two are also off-camber. So if you touch your brakes anywhere cl=
ose to race speed, you=E2=80=99ll lose a lot of time=E2=80=94mostly because y=
ou=E2=80=99ll be in the dirt, going backwards. You=E2=80=99ll notice brakes a=
re mentioned only once without the words moderate, confidence, or no in fron=
t of it. I think when I finally got up to a reasonable speed, I touched the b=
rake twice. I love thinking about that track. I mentioned it last nigh=
t 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, h=
e was all somber and grumpy.=E2=80=9D I don=E2=80=99t think I was grumpy; I l=
oved the track. It just requires a lot of thinking. It=E2=80=99s one of a ki=
nd. 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-nb=
sp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto" s=
tyle=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: aft=
er-white-space;">If you haven=E2=80=99t driven Mosport, you have a treat com=
ing, and it will change you a bit. Watch Henry=E2=80=99s video four or five t=
imes. Realize that wide-angle action cameras make hills look flat. 1 and 2 l=
ook like gentle downhill turns=E2=80=94they are not. Turn 5A looks fairly fl=
at=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 w=
orked 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 go=
lden. If you miss the magic spot, lift on the throttle right away because yo=
u can=E2=80=99t make adjustments anywhere near the apex and expect to stay o=
n the track.</div><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -web=
kit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b><br></b></div><div d=
ir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; li=
ne-break: after-white-space;"><b>Bill Babcock</b></div><div dir=3D"auto" sty=
le=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://w=
ww.Ponostyle.com<br></div>
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<div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On May 25, 2026, at 3:23=E2=80=AFAM,=
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 a=
t the famous Grand Prix track outside of Toronto, The Canadian Tire Motorspo=
rts Park, formerly known as Mosport on June 18 through 21, 2026.<br><br>I po=
sted this to the FOT back in November, my in-car video from last year that s=
hows 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 Mospor=
t:<br><br>Turn 1, no brakes, blind entry, downhill right hander<br>Turn 2, n=
o brakes, blind entry, uphill, then steep downhill, double apex left hander<=
br>Turn 3, moderate brakes, decreasing radius right hander<br>Turn 4, steep d=
ownhill, more of a kink, go as fast as you dare<br>Turn 5A, heavy brakes, up=
hill 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, wi=
de open<br>Turn 8, confidence brake, very very fast right hand sweeper<br>Tu=
rn 9, moderate brakes, left hander, focus on setting up for 10<br>Turn 10, c=
onfidence 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 t=
imes 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 apparent=
ly had input on making it a two-part corner. If you are familiar with Virgin=
a International Raceway, it is similar to the Oak Tree complex, just scaled d=
own with elevation change. Oak Tree at VIR is flat, Moss Corner at Mosport i=
s anything but!<br>_______________________________________________<br>fot@au=
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