Key Corners

Amazingly, there was something other than the standard inane banter said at today's post qualifying press conference, something of actual interest to drivers. It came from Kimi prodded by Peter Windsor.



This applies even to autocrossers*, it's the slow technical bits that will get you. A car will spend much more time in a slow corner than in a fast one so there is much more of an opportunity to really screw up your lap time. In Turkey it's turn 9-10 complex and the final 12-13-14 section. Especially true of turns 9-10 which immediately precede the longest straight on the track.






If you are going to the track this fall and want to learn more about line and technique, I can recommend two sources beside the more obvious textbooks:

• The Rookie Chronicles by Jeff Gabel.
• High Performance Driving a one off magazine and DVD.

Both are great starting points and have loads of info in easily digestible form.

Have fun at the track and keep saying to yourself..."what would Kimi do?"

* the US style autocross, not the euro offroad

Required Reading

This whole track day sub-culture of ours has apparently grown large enough to attract the attention of publishers. High Performance Driving is a one shot special issue bundled with a DVD and aimed squarely at the track-tards who might read this blog. The DVD for example, features a clip where Randy Pobst shows you how he goes about learning a new track. The magazine has articles on advanced driving techniques, club racing, racing schools and even an interview with Alan Wilson, one of the world's top race track designers (yes, there is someone other than Herman Tilke!).

It's out now, there are 100K copies floating around, go find one!