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Originally Posted by Shark_Bait88
Did my first track day two weekends ago at Road America. Had a blast, and noticed something interesting.
The car seems to reach the threshold of grip in right turns much faster than in left turns. There were two spots on the track where it was most noticeable.
1. Going through the Carousel (long right sweeper) the rear end would start to get floaty from mid-corner to exit if my speed was too high or I started to apply throttle. Could really only start to get into the throttle once I was pretty much out of the corner completely. (Not saying I'm complaining about not being able to mash the throttle. I couldn't start to apply steady throttle through corner exit)
2. I couldn't go through the Kink any faster than about 85mph. Anytime I entered at 90+ it would get squirrely on the exit, and I wasn't lifting or giving jerky steering inputs. That was with applying even throttle through the turn and getting back on it at the exit. I'm on a fairly used, but still good, set of last year's Rivals; and by comparison my buddy was able to take the same turn at 100mph on stock tires in his BRZ. (Of course you could argue that he's just a better driver than me, which is likely true, but doesn't seem to be the source of this probelm)
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The Kink at Road America is a "scary" corner, many group's prefer to run the motorcycle bend as the Kink is sort of a blind corner with walls on both sides that can cause very very serious accidents. This is one of those Mental corners.
What is the difference in cars? My car on stock tires is actually impressive if you are easy with the right foot, but I have a bunch of suspension work.
As for the carousel, what letter were you aiming for when going under the sign? What gear were you in, 3rd or 4th? After snagging an instructor I was told to aim for the D, and then stay above the line from the pavement until you start turning deeper for the apex. His biggest piece of advise was smooth on the input and patience while waiting for the right time to turn in deeper for the apex cone.
Here is me at Road America: