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Originally Posted by bfetch
Enter slightly higher on the banking and faster than you would feel comfortable. I’m in 4th for these turns.
By the time of the race I was entering w/o braking; just a momentary lift, then feathering the throttle through 1 & 2.
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Nice write-up. I went huh when I read 4th into 1 and 2 and then realized you guys ran the NASCAR track and not the chicanes. Most clubs don't run the NASCAR turn--I guess they see it as a liability. People keep on talking about a BMW CR racer who went straight into the wall and died there several years ago, but there is also talk that he was dead before he hit the wall (heart attack). Anyway, when they run the chicanes the Miata can turn pretty fast laps there.
OP, NJMP and LRP have superior surfaces--both recently paved. Also, stay away from the curbs at LRP (they'll probably say that during the driver's meeting). Curbs are really high after the resurfacing--to the extent that they might upset or damage the car.