1.7 Course
CW:
Pit out: onto the front stretch heading into Big bend, WOT.
Big Bend: Stay wide, brake late, and drive deep into the corner (this is a common theme for the miata). Â Just beyond the rumble-strip, start turn-in towards the apex, get back on the gas as soon as the nose starts to turn. This is a medium late-apex turn. Â Should be WOT well before reaching the apex. Â Track-out towards the end of the exit rumble-strip. Â Open the wheel and let the car drift.
Tombstone/Boothill: These two turns combine into a double-apex turn. Â Followed by a very short stretch to entry into Horseshoe. Â This is a descending turn all the way through the apex of Horseshoe.
Tombstone: Brake at the middle of the rumble-strip, just until reaching the end of the strip. Â Start turnin, and head for about 4 ft wide of apex. Â Hold throttle at 50%. Â Allow track-out all the way to outside, but hold a constant radius on wheel.
Boothill: Continue holding radius. Â Clip apex tight, and curb ideally. Â WOT at apex. Â Trackout to mid-track headed straight at braking zone for Horseshoe.
Horseshoe: Start braking at the start of the rumblestrip. Â There is a crest at the end of the braking zone for horseshoe. Â All braking MUST be completed at the crest, or else! Â 😈 Â Drop over the crest, and let the car settle on the flat just beyond…just wide of mid-track. Â Start turn-in and throttle, again to a late-apex. Â Clip the apex tight, 90% throttle. Â Let the car track-out to the outer-third…but, not all the way to the edge. Â Hold the arc to get the car back to track-right for entry into buzzard neck.
Buzzard Neck: Brakes are not needed here. Â Just let off throttle at mid-rumblestrip, let the nose bite, turn-in to neutral-apex, and WOT. Â Clip the Apex and track out to end of rumble-strip.
Little Bend: This is another late-apex turn. Â Drive the car in deep. Â Brake with 1/3rd rumblestrip left. Â Stay wide of outer seem past the end of the rumble-strip. Â Start turn-in to a late-apex, and WOT. Â Trackout wide to end of rumble-strip. Â Move to track-left for ricochet.
Ricochet: This is an off-camber, climbing turn. Â Idea is to neutral-apex, and clip the curb (note you DO NOT clip this curb going the other way…else disaster). Â Brake at the start of the rumblestrip, just enough to set the nose and start turn-in to neutral apex. Â As soon as turn is set, back WOT. Â Track-out wide. Â This section is climbing, and the entry into Wagon-wheel is blind. Â Track towards electric tower in distance, this is direct at entry for wagon wheel.
WagonWheel: Once the entry can be seen ensure you are wide left. Â As with Horseshoe, there is a sharp crest at the end of the braking zone, downshift to 3rd, do not brake beyond this crest. Â Leave the apex about 10 feet wide of the curb. Â Carry extra speed through the apex. Â Start braking mid-rumblestrip, and finish at the crest. Â Turn-in to apex (leaving 10 feet), and track out slowly towards rumblestrip. Â Hold 25-50% maintenance throttle…gradually reducing throttle, and holding a lot of wheel to scrub speed. Â Let the car drift wide track-left just at the end of the rumble-strip. Â This marks the entry to Rattlesnake.
Rattlesnake: Brake, and turn-in HARD to first curb in rattlesnake. Â Aim the car to go straight from curb to curb. Â Clip the curb on the right, an then touch the brakes just before the second curb. Â Clip this curb, and hold the turn to follow the curb onto the rumblestrip that follows. Â Downshift to 2nd. Â Wait for the line from the next to curbs to open up. Â Start turnin, and clip the curb on the right. Â WOT. Â Head straight for the next curb (on the left). Â Clip it, holding WOT. Â Let the car track-out to the far right. Â Upshift down the front straight.
One lap.
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