OC3, you should take a bit of a different line going from turn 8 into turn 9. I actually stay to the right once I go over the gators on turn 8...stab the brake and turn left into turn 9 and stay left as long as possible before going right into turn 10. I also aim for the cone at the beginning of turn 7 before stabbing the brake and turning right since it's a decreasing radius turn. I also try to make a straight line between turns 1 and 2. Here's a sub 1:58 lap video going CW early this month: