Mid-Ohio: Left Turn before the Carousal

[rbpeirce]

I was at Mid-Ohio in April, my first visit since the track was re-paved, and I noticed there was a bump or more at the turn-in point for this corner that was getting my car a bit unsettled. Since I was trying to relearn the track I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. However, now I am wondering if there is a different line that would avoid this. In the past I have entered this turn from as far to the right as I could get. Sometimes just moving over a car width or so can produce considerable improvement. Has anybody had the opportunity to explore this corner and come up with a better line?

 

[bigdaddyrobb]

Not in a car but I do take it outmore with the duc.

 

[scooternsx]

I was just there last week in my NSX for the porsche club.. I didn't notice any bumps.. very smooth

 

[rbpeirce]

I may be turning in too late. I understand that can upset the car a bit. I will have to try a standard turn in the next time to see if that helps. Thanks.

 

[nsxtasy]

I don't notice any bump either, and next week will be my fifth track event there this year. This is a real "timing" turn for your turn-in point after braking, so that you can give it some gas for extra speed before the heavy braking for the carousel. A later line is safer but doesn't give you as much chance to squirt ahead. The track is pretty wide at track-out but I've seen people get in trouble there with too early a line.

 

[rbpeirce]

Thanks to the excellent instructors at NSXPO, I finally got this figured out. I have been entering corners way too fast (and probably coming out way too slow). This has been unsettling my car. Slowing the entry allowed me to get hard on the gas even before the apex and track out was very smooth. The same thing worked on all the other corners.

My first session with Kip Olsen was so great I asked him to go out with me for two more sessions. Mike Jack gave me a couple of other tips and riding with KeN SaX I picked up a couple more.

My wife wanted to know how Kip, who had never been to Mid-Ohio, could instruct me. I told her you don't need to know the track to see when a driver is doing something wrong. However, Kip learned that track pretty quickly. I clocked him on one lap the second day at 1:36. That's 20 seconds a lap better than I could do and not far off what the best drivers with years of experience do.

 

[DocL]

Thanks to the excellent instructors at NSXPO, I finally got this figured out. I have been entering corners way too fast (and probably coming out way too slow). This has been unsettling my car. Slowing the entry allowed me to get hard on the gas even before the apex and track out was very smooth. The same thing worked on all the other corners...

The saying always goes, slow in and fast out. Sometimes it feels that you are going at a snails pace, but when you can get on the gas before the apex you are actually driving faster.