Turn 12? Naaa, just go 4 wheels off! (Page 1 of 2)

I noticed that when I went up to T11 to take photos.  I saw so many cars go off and spin there that I wondered whether it was possible that they were all getting flagged for it.  On top of it, I saw the purple Jesus car consistently taking a line straight through the runoff.  I'll admit to using that knowledge on Sunday when passing 3 across coming out of 11.  I just stayed in the throttle and used the paved area since it seemed to be permitted the previous day.  I didn't make a habit of it as you never know how the rules are going to be enforced from lap to lap.  I think you did the wise thing and shouldn't regret it.

We listened very carefully in the Saturday AM driver's meeting.
No cones were harmed and no dirt was tilled.

With that said, we were passing up to three cars at a time, lap after lap on the gators!! No guilt or shame at all.

The outside of 14-15 was also 'full joy'.

KT

If it is paved and it's not coned or tire-walled off, use it to your advantage.  The "shortcut" through the esses has some pretty big whoops in it, though, so it wasn't necessarily a good idea for low and/or stiff cars.  Going wide in T14 is only advantageous for a few feet.  After that, you're just off line.

Normally.
But, when you're on the outside of a three-wide freight train, it's pretty special!

KT

+1 especially when you need to pit and somehow you get pushed to the outside of the turn, when you thought signaling you feelings to pit and swear you you were on the right side of the track and somehow you end up with a car squeezing in next you. Only happened to me once.:D I guess someone needed to pee more than I did!

I saw many a driver take that route but I only did it once or twice... I should have been hammering right through there.. DAMNIT we could have finished in the 70s if I cut that corner...

We don't have video there but we DO have video of one of our drivers going STRAIGHT off at 10. He thought he overcooked it and rather than try to save or push it through the turn, he went straight off...

I am still not sure if this was smart or if he chickened out because 10 was faster than people first seemed to think. The car was fine though and he was safe, so I am not upset about it... actually, its Lemons - I am not upset about anything.

When is the next race again?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBqg3687BI

Here's two laps with me driving.
Passing cars in T12 both times!!

KT

I did not do it! really.....

Wait am I in trouble ...

I was not sure of the ruling on 12. Straight lined it a couple times. Usually tried to keep 2 tires inside the paint. Only cause I was not sure, did not hear it mentioned in driver meetings.

The outside of 14 15 is nice for staying out of the dirt and mud that was constantly getting kicked up on the inside of that turn. I like taking the far outside in this Lemons race especially because it gave me an earlier look down the straight for whatever carnage or parked cars and safety vehicles I might need to navigate.

The corner worker on the inside of 14-15 is hard to see, particularly when the mystery machine is inside you. I wish the corner worker outside turn 14 would have been waving a flag on saturday more often when safety trucks were parked on the straight. I saw some very close calls with the safety crew at the beginning of the front straight on Saturday.

"skipped" is such a harsh word. I prefer to think of it as taking the optimal line

If it was worth 1 second/lap (and probably more in traffic), it certainly added up over the course of the race.

I KNEW that was the only reason you beat us.