• From: Long Beach
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Topic: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

Just in time for the Historionics, here's a detailed guide to Buttonwillow in the configuration we'll be running.

http://tinyurl.com/l5yx7j

There's a video on page 4, for the illiterate.

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  • Registered: 2009-05-01
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

Great find - Thanks

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  • From: The other side of the fence
  • Registered: 2009-06-17
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

That is a impressive lap for sure. Here is a youtube link that will be a bit more informative for the guys who have not been there before. It is config one clockwise but it is very help full


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AejHQ6iV-F8



Pendejo El Greato

  • Registered: 2009-06-29
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

I saw Colin's lap a few months ago, not the best line, but it's ok for the rookies.  Lines don't make much difference with 100 cars on track.

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Pedro

  • From: The other side of the fence
  • Registered: 2009-06-17
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

The line changes every lap depending on traffic and the car you have chosen to drive. What he does show is a line that is not the fastest but keeps you out of trouble in most cases and the curb warnings he puts up are good. My link was meant for rookies. If they don't put up tire barriers anywhere then even with 100 cars out there we may be able to find a few open runs that will most likely end in being black flagged because we over cooked our pieces of crap into a turn.

Super Pendejo

  • From: Lost Angeles
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

And if that vid is just too fast for Lemon'ers, we've been at both the 13CW open testing days in June and July and put together a little vid of our slower Lemons-speed practice sessions. It's got two in-car laps plus a bunch of off-track antics. Click the pic to watch. Surprisingly, we were the only Lemons car at either session.

http://www.ianwood.com/images/db/medium/buttpract-1.jpg

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  • Registered: 2009-06-29
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

I love hearing your turbo spool up, then dump off the excess boost.  Great.

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Pedro

  • From: San Diego, CA
  • Registered: 2009-04-30
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

SharkBait wrote:

Surprisingly, we were the only Lemons car at either session.

I know of a local E30 team who went out there a few weekends ago for testing. My team is flying blind!

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  • Registered: 2009-05-02
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Re: turn-by-turn guide to Buttonwillow

So, if Team VIP has the 'blow shark', would Eyesore Racing then have the 'blow miata'?

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