Back at Zolder for a very short 40 min session of the last 1 hour stint. I was too late due to previous appointment that had taken longer than expected and having to take a huge detour after missing an off ramp. To top it off it was raining the whole drive going there. I was just about to give up and turn back home.
At Zolder it hadn't been raining all day, but of course stated as I arrived. I silenced the voices in my head saying, "it's a sign, don't drive today etc." and went out and had a great time.
The track was only damp, but enough that the difference in traction was noticeable. So I left ESP on and it didn't bother me too much, probably because I was way slow.
For the first time I felt the understeer under power, especially in the chicanes. So I switched to trail braking instead and it seemed to put more grip on the front wheels to make it go away. ...or it could be me just going being slower.
In any case it was fun to try out some different techniques. I also experimented with left foot braking in the short stretch between turn 1 and 2 where I don't have to change gears. That worked out great too.
So I got a lot of take-aways from the short session, and was happy that I hadn't turned back home. And I even kind of look forward to a proper wet session now.
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I have 3 coats of Rain X on the windscreen, so that's why I only use the wipers in the pit lane.
The oil cooler worked great too, highest temperature was 112 deg C (233 F).