Rounds 15 & 16 Diamondback TT

[Razza999]

This is majorly tricky, just for reference, what Sticky dirt??? i've never herd of sticky dirt before? i know if you cut a coner and immediatly turn on that same wheel u loose abit of grip because of cooling the tyres and picking up abit of dirt but sticky dirt? on a track? explain this too me because i know if i'm following someone and i come to overtake (more than likely than not reading on what other people are posting) and i hit it what will happen?

[BarbecuePete]

Glad you've been enjoying the racing Razza.. 

Sticky dirt is just the term that gets used for the bits of run off and sand traps where the car just gets stuck and barely moves.. Good example is on the inside of turn 2 at Mugello if you take too much kerb and turn 1 at Silverstone if you run too wide on the outside, its there really to stop people cutting corners or being able to carry too much speed and using tarmac run off areas instead of staying within the track.. There's a couple of bits of sticky dirt at Diamondback, in between the sawteeth to stop you cutting them too much and also on the inside of the  fast switchback for the same reason.. I think there's also some on the exit there too to if you run to wide...

Here's some pics from last nights race, including what happens when you don't listen to Hop's 30 second safety speach... 

Spiny's flying..


From Hop's 30 second safety speach....

Also, remember that most wrecks happen when someone thinks to themselves, "We could go three-wide in there..."








Luckily this time we survive... 

[Spiny Anteater]

Mea culpa on that one - the gap opened up between Pete and Bazza and I had got a really good run out of the corner so I went for it. Then suddenly the gap was closing just as I was saying "I'm in the middle"! Although I realised the gap was closing it was too late by the time I hit the brakes, and unfortunately Bazza paid with his place (and then was very gentlemanly in declining the offer of his place being returned). As an aside, you can see Maxster disappearing off into the distance in the background of the last shot.

Love the flying pic too, I know the car became airborne there, but didn't realise how much

[fndrbndr]

Yeah, that's bordering on rally driving, Spiny.

[Spiny Anteater]

Now you know how I got below 1:10 - reduced tyre friction