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Originally Posted by OkieSnuffBox
I would always be the first to grid to give myself maximum open track in front of me.
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But what you get after the first lap is still an unknown.
My last session at Laguna Seca on Saturday was like this:
- first one on pit lane, first one out on track
- by the time I start my first flying lap, I already am running into late stragglers coming onto the track
- for about 2-3 laps, I constantly ran 2-3 seconds faster than my previous PB (1:52.xxx) thru turn 5 of Laguna Seca, only to run into traffic at the top of 7 or after the Corkscrew (Rainy Curve is NOT a place to pass on a flying lap if you are on the outside of the turn w/ street tires). Could've had a sub-1:49 pace if I had a clean lap.
All in all, at the end of the day I just tell all my friends the same thing: who gives a shit what lap times you put down? If you can leave a track day with a grin on your face, you've become King for a day.
-alex