Track Videos at VIR

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by VatorMan

2:10 on a good set. The track was really greasy and limited grip was an issue.

That's pretty good considering the bike/car speed delta on the back straight. You guys must carry some wicked corner speed from T1 through the snake to make up all that time! From the video, speeds through the esses, rollercoaster, and hogpen looked fairly comparable.

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

That's pretty good considering the bike/car speed delta on the back straight. You guys must carry some wicked corner speed from T1 through the snake to make up all that time! From the video, speeds through the esses, rollercoaster, and hogpen looked fairly comparable.

I almost ran out of talent at the top of the esses. It took everything I had to keep my foot in the throttle when the backend started sliding around.

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by VatorMan

I almost ran out of talent at the top of the esses. It took everything I had to keep my foot in the throttle when the backend started sliding around.

That's one of my favorite passing areas on a bike, between the last right of the esses and the hard left that feeds you downhill.

Here's one of my vids for comparison. One of my faster laps, a 2:03, starts at about 8:30 in the video. But the speed difference between us on the straights has to be worth all that and more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c154u...ailpage#t=515s

[VatorMan]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

That's one of my favorite passing areas on a bike, between the last right of the esses and the hard left that feeds you downhill.

Here's one of my vids for comparison. One of my faster laps, a 2:03, starts at about 8:30 in the video. But the speed difference between us on the straights has to be worth all that and more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c154u...ailpage#t=515s

Great vid ! A couple of guys I run with can pull a 2:03 if everything is right and no traffic. FTD was a 1:57 in a tube chassis Z06. (Lou Gigliotti) We had a couple of real racers there showing us skills. John Heinracy, Andy Pilgrim and Lou.