[Fot] Laguna Seca

[Chris Kantarjiev]

It's funny ... I have driven Laguna Seca a bunch, both in open wheel 
cars and sedans, and I never found the Corkscrew particularly *scary*. 
Challenging, yes - but I know the lineup points, and once you get them 
right, you're basically committed. There's plenty of runoff if you screw 
up. (Passing there, or being passed, is a different issue entirely)

What I find scary is 6 (I guess this was turn 3 in the old config, which 
would have made it even scarier after the then-longest straight). 
Braking needs to be done before the bridge, because there's a rise at 
the bridge where the car gets too light to brake hard. Turn-in is almost 
blind. There's a dip at the apex which presses the car down nicely when 
you get it right - you can take the turn very fast if you're confident.

But if you screw up, you could end up in Salinas. That part always gets 
to me!