Thank you for the Viagra, er, Video!

Awesome thank you. For my learning I wish someone would add video of the pedals synced to the upper view.

CarSalesman said:

Awesome thank you. For my learning I wish someone would add video of the pedals synced to the upper view.

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Ya, I wish it was showing the data VBox-style. You can tell how patient he is when letting the car turn in T5 just by the engine note.

The first one of those teams that sticks the rear of that car is going to dominate. I have yet to see it.

What a lot of turns to remember. That looks like an exciting track. I have never been to Barber Motorsports Park, but now I want to go.

It's a cool track. It was built as a motorcycle track, so sometimes not the best place for cars to race. The tends to beat up the FL tire, but, even with that, Mike is still chasing the rear.

TeeLew said:

It's a cool track. It was built as a motorcycle track, so sometimes not the best place for cars to race. The tends to beat up the FL tire, but, even with that, Mike is still chasing the rear.

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What's an FL tire?...lol

A FL tire is one you don't Tampa with!!

blacksheep-1 said:

What's an FL tire?...lol

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Front Left

blacksheep-1 said:

What's an FL tire?...lol

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...and I work in bar.

Junkyard Dog said:

Front Left

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He knows that, but he does it LF. It's a thing.

TeeLew said:

...and I work in bar.

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When is last call?

blacksheep-1 said:

When is last call?

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I'm guessin it's around "beer thirty" or quarter past 7 & 7.................................

blacksheep-1 said:

When is last call?

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There is none. The first call is the moment the tail bangs shut.

SKEEN!

Junkyard Dog said:

What a lot of turns to remember.

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Autocross. It not only builds "feel" at safe(er) low speeds, but because it's a new course each day it really trains you to analyze and memorize courses quickly. Try going to different clubs & sites and do as many events as you can. Don't worry about winning, just work on the mental game. Before each run, think through the course. After each run, analyze where there were differences between what you thought and what you drove.

One trick is to not think of each individual turn, but break the course down into sections. Some rally navigator type lingo helps. I've never driven Barber, but from TV IndyCar & IMSA and the above video, here's my high-level description --
Downhill left dogleg into very long decreasing right over crest; track out to curb but keep steer angle to clip right over crest. Downhill into hairpin, opens. Aim for "H" in sign, downhill chicane R-L-R tight big cut middle, opens onto back straight. Chicane L-R onto straight. Chicane L-R opens into crest, into very long R tightens, then L onto straight.

Barber is very 'chunking' friendly track. 1,2,3,4 is a chunk, 5 is a chunk, 7-8 chunk, 9-10 chunk, 11-12 chunk, 13-14 chunk. Now we're down from 14 corners to 6 'chunks' or complexes. These corners connect in a way which will be the fastest compromise. Remember, it's not necessarily about carrying the most minimum speed. Usually, it's the guy that's slow in the middle and quick off.