Daytona driving tips ?

is this a fun track? Is it a large attachment track?

 

I'm not really a fan of Oval / Infield road courses, although Daytona is probably my favorite of those. The banking loses it's novelty fairly quickly. The speeds are good cocktail party talk, but don't really feel that much different due to the size of the track. Fun? sure. Large attachment track? Not really.

 

At Daytona you should be 200+

 

If you exit the stop have way decently you will be 200 before T1.

 

170 is plenty fast in a DP car. We're seeing 180 in the winning 3.8 GT3 Cup (997). Lap here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152558286303790&l=1517248319287737439

Even the Pescarolo LMP900 car is only at 184 doing a 1:38.5 lap (at or under the Rolex 24 pole lap last year).

Downforce has a cost...

rcallahan, show me the data...

 

I'm talking about a 458C. I suspect Hubble's car can do that, but i"m guessing, maybe too much wing?

Bob

 

Very informative thread as Daytona is on my calendar for next year. Thanks all.

 

You were right, I was wrong. While the drag and restricted engine output on the DP cars still don't allow them to reach 200, there are other cars that CAN do that.

Here is an unrestricted, twin turbo, 997.2 GT2 (yes, GT2, not GT3) Porsche science project James Sofronas put together for this event. James passed my friend David Porter's LMP1 Pescarolo at twenty mph+ onto the super stretch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFOYEc0RI_k

 

1:59 to 1:53 very good, but far easier than 1:53 to 1:49.

1:49 to 1:45 is going to be very difficult. Even JC and David Hinton weren't anywhere close to that, both Rolex 24 veterans. To do this, you will need to slide the car around. A lot.

Get Eric to help you devise an incremental plan for that. It's not the top speed that will help you do that. It's 3-6 mph faster through T1, the Horseshoe, East and T6, and 7-12 mph faster through the Bus Stop. Do it a step at a time. Great looking car!

Good luck and see you at Sebring.

 

^^^What he said^^^ Daytona takes a lot more to drive than it looks...always a challenge to any level of driver.

 

Good luck, Will; assume we'll see you at the Glen later in the year?

 

You comfortable with being flat/full throttle through NASCAR 3 & 4?

DPs are really fun and quick through the busstop.

 

Try to attack the stop. ride the curbs hard. Then FT!