lemans karting laptimes.
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Originally Posted by x002x
so out if curiousity, for those who go to lemans karting... what are your average and/or best laptimes? its my 2nd time going to lemans today and was watching the practice laps and sprints going on... and got curious myself on how the fellow i-clubbers do @ lemans.
input fellas?
input fellas?
i get a 19.4 on the new track layout. but adverage people get like 20-22s. if anyone can hit a 19.5 or lower, you get the priviliage to drive the pro kart which is a twin engine kart that does 17s by the employees
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Originally Posted by WillisW555
I went with some friends last night. I hit a 19.365. The track is really grippy right now.
I pitch the kart into 5 and stay tight to the barriers and do a quick lift of the throttle before turning into 6. If you time it right, you'll get a really good run out of the corner, sometimes I slide too much out of there though.
Also, it depends a lot on the way the kart behaves.
PS - there is sign now that says you have to hit a 19.5 to drive the twin engine kart.
I pitch the kart into 5 and stay tight to the barriers and do a quick lift of the throttle before turning into 6. If you time it right, you'll get a really good run out of the corner, sometimes I slide too much out of there though.
Also, it depends a lot on the way the kart behaves.
PS - there is sign now that says you have to hit a 19.5 to drive the twin engine kart.
I need to try to work down to that time, then again maybe it was more grippy than the time I went; the track was cold when I was on it :/.
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Went on wednesday night. I did an 18.969 and my buddy did a 19.093. The conditions were good and the karts seemed hooked up. For now I should have the track record unless somebody else has beaten it since the other night. They couldn't update the system to put my name cause nobody knew how 
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I'll be down there around 10ish on tomorrow morning, saturday.
(I'll be down there around 10ish on tomorrow morning, saturday.
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Originally Posted by WillisW555
Went on wednesday night. I did an 18.969 and my buddy did a 19.093. The conditions were good and the karts seemed hooked up. For now I should have the track record unless somebody else has beaten it since the other night. They couldn't update the system to put my name cause nobody knew how (
I'll be down there around 10ish on tomorrow morning, saturday.
(I'll be down there around 10ish on tomorrow morning, saturday.
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Originally Posted by chimchimm5
WOW that's fast. Where do you think you made up most of the time?
The infield section is where I think you can make up a lot of time. Also, the final hairpin before you lay on the throttle all the way back to turn 1.
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Originally Posted by WillisW555
I think most of it is the track conditions. I went on saturday morning and the best I could do was a 19.3-something.
The infield section is where I think you can make up a lot of time. Also, the final hairpin before you lay on the throttle all the way back to turn 1.
The infield section is where I think you can make up a lot of time. Also, the final hairpin before you lay on the throttle all the way back to turn 1.
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Originally Posted by WillisW555
I think most of it is the track conditions. I went on saturday morning and the best I could do was a 19.3-something.
The infield section is where I think you can make up a lot of time. Also, the final hairpin before you lay on the throttle all the way back to turn 1.
The infield section is where I think you can make up a lot of time. Also, the final hairpin before you lay on the throttle all the way back to turn 1.
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Originally Posted by chimchimm5
Yes... please give me a description of how you take the infield and especially the hairpin turn 6....
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Originally Posted by WillisW555
Stay tight to the left when coming out of 5, breathe off the throttle and get back on the gas before the apex of 6 and stay on it all the way around to 1. I hope that makes sense.
