OS NASCAR:Inside Line League (Schedule/Results)

[bluengold34_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lieutenant Dan

Safe trip, Keith! We'll miss ya! Bob, looks like Friday might be better so we can still have 8 or so.

Friday it is at 9pm(est)

[bluengold34_OS]

Good racing last night gentlemen - I will have the results up later today. Nice wins by Dan and Terry if very different ways.

[Lieutenant Dan]

I don't feel safe parking my car anywhere lol. Jk

[bluengold34_OS]

Standings are updated in first post on page one

[TCrouch]

Late reply, I know, but that was a really cool race at Vegas. Dan and Bob, that was a sneaky and very impressive way to run a 1-stopper and win it on fuel mileage. Like I said in the session, if you're going to lose a race, losing like that is a fun way to do it. I think if it was another 5 laps longer, I'd have gotten you both, because as it was I was coming out of turn 4 when you guys crossed the line and coming fast. But that drama at the end of the race was priceless.

ESPECIALLY since I didn't know I wasn't leading until 3 laps to go. I thought I was leading and running the last few laps, then noticed the "3rd" ticker in the upper right. I was like "WTF??"

Bristol was pretty much Bristol, though. It's something you have to really run long races at to figure out, but as much as you try to save your tires and everything else there, it's saving your brakes that will win you a race. Charging the corner hard and hooking up feels great, but your car will last 10 laps that way, then you can't get it slowed down midway through a fuel run.

My trick is to find a spot on the wall ads (usually the yellow ads, whatever those are) and brake just enough to let the car roll through the corner smoothly, without scrubbing so much speed that I drift down onto the apron, and certainly not carrying so much that it heads up to the wall. At that point, you throttle-steer it (more throttle if the car is coming down the track, less if it's going up) rather than scrubbing the tires up with steering input, and you're not burning the brakes up as hard every corner. That's one thing that ETX did model, is the brakes wearing out, and it's imperative at any short track that you take care of them.

You might be slower initially because you're taking care of them, but if you're charging the corners and burning up your brakes, you'll stick with a guy for 5 or 10 laps. Then the next 10, he gains .2 per lap. Then the next 10 he gains .5 per lap. When you're dealing with 50-lap green flag runs, you're going a lap down each cycle.

I'll climb down off of the pulpit now lol

[bluengold34_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by TCrouch

Late reply, I know, but that was a really cool race at Vegas. Dan and Bob, that was a sneaky and very impressive way to run a 1-stopper and win it on fuel mileage. Like I said in the session, if you're going to lose a race, losing like that is a fun way to do it. I think if it was another 5 laps longer, I'd have gotten you both, because as it was I was coming out of turn 4 when you guys crossed the line and coming fast. But that drama at the end of the race was priceless. ESPECIALLY since I didn't know I wasn't leading until 3 laps to go. I thought I was leading and running the last few laps, then noticed the "3rd" ticker in the upper right. I was like "WTF??" Bristol was pretty much Bristol, though. It's something you have to really run long races at to figure out, but as much as you try to save your tires and everything else there, it's saving your brakes that will win you a race. Charging the corner hard and hooking up feels great, but your car will last 10 laps that way, then you can't get it slowed down midway through a fuel run. My trick is to find a spot on the wall ads (usually the yellow ads, whatever those are) and brake just enough to let the car roll through the corner smoothly, without scrubbing so much speed that I drift down onto the apron, and certainly not carrying so much that it heads up to the wall. At that point, you throttle-steer it (more throttle if the car is coming down the track, less if it's going up) rather than scrubbing the tires up with steering input, and you're not burning the brakes up as hard every corner. That's one thing that ETX did model, is the brakes wearing out, and it's imperative at any short track that you take care of them. You might be slower initially because you're taking care of them, but if you're charging the corners and burning up your brakes, you'll stick with a guy for 5 or 10 laps. Then the next 10, he gains .2 per lap. Then the next 10 he gains .5 per lap. When you're dealing with 50-lap green flag runs, you're going a lap down each cycle. I'll climb down off of the pulpit now lol

As always Terry - good stuff and valuable info. Can't wait to hit the track this Thursday(with my wheel of course)

[BIG CAROLINA]

Input like that is so valuable to someone like me who is still learning and is why I am glad that you are in the league with us Terry. Its really good when I can ride behind you for a lap or two (then you are usually gone after that).

Don't feel like you are a know it all because when it comes to racing I listen when you talk/write because you know more than I do and it shows on the track. So I am all ears and eyes

[TCrouch]

Well, I appreciate that guys. I just know I'm not the best driver...I can frequently run out of talent. I have the know-how, but not always the skill

If you ever have a question, I'll do my best to answer it. I just don't like giving unsolicited advice, because that can be extremely annoying to people, so I try not to rant too much while in a session.