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darcane · 08-31-2015, 06:23 PM

Cool video! Thanks for sharing.

A few questions/comments:

You have a lot more traffic to deal with than I was expecting. Is this typical for your racing?
Even without bodywork, you appear to be one of the fastest cars on the track. I only spotted one car that passed you, but you later passed him.
You have lots of corners where you lose quite a bit of speed. My guess is that maintaining speed through corners will be just as important as reducing drag. Are you limited by traction here? Or maybe confidence?
How do you get the telemetry data? Is that Dashware?

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darcane ......................... Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Buckley, WA Posts: 1,597 Thanks: 391 Thanked 488 Times in 316 Posts	Cool video! Thanks for sharing. A few questions/comments: You have a lot more traffic to deal with than I was expecting. Is this typical for your racing? Even without bodywork, you appear to be one of the fastest cars on the track. I only spotted one car that passed you, but you later passed him. You have lots of corners where you lose quite a bit of speed. My guess is that maintaining speed through corners will be just as important as reducing drag. Are you limited by traction here? Or maybe confidence? How do you get the telemetry data? Is that Dashware? __________________ Past Cars: 2001 Civic HX Mods CTS-V 2003 Silverado Mods