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Originally Posted by nikitopo
I think it is harder to push drivers do a warm-up cycle in tourist fahren days and besides most of them would want to hammer the gas from lap 1.
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^^THIS. There is no way to do a proper warm up lap. Look at the BMW ahead of me in the video above leaving the pitlane
If you take it slow, you are going to be overtaken left and right by an angry mob. Thereafter you are stuck behind them going slow in the corners on the subsequent "timed" laps.
I try to go 80-90% on the drive-out lap. So far my engine was always already warm from driving to get there and I let it idle for a few minutes before going out (e.g. last log oil temperature was 80 deg when going on track).
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Anyways, I don't want to disappoint you or something. You are doing good work and I wish I was also closer to the GP track. I am in the south Germany and more than 6 hours drive time. Have fun!
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Thank you and don't worry. I actually think your approach to tracking (just go out and have fun) is better than mine! Because of course, you are right, we are not professional race drivers.
But it just doesn't work for me like that. It been the same with every other hobby I've gotten into in the past. I set very high standards for myself and am kind of a perfectionist.
It's not about being better than other. It's an internal struggle to live up to what I believe should be my personal standard. E.g. I believe I should be able to do proper heal and toe and it bothers the sh!t out me that there are so many screw ups in the video above. However, it motivates me to improve and that's the fun part for me: Improvement. When I reach some plateau where further improvement requires a commitment that I can't (or won't) deliver then I lose interest and move on.
So now maybe you understand why I just can't set manufacturer recommended tire pressure and have fun with that. Also, it should explain why I don't mind giving up 2 laps for 1 with "perfect" tire pressure. Or why I don't mind tuning for track, although the car spends 95% of it's time on the street.
Hope to meet you sometime.