[klayfish]

OK, I'm still rather new at open tracking, so ths is a very interesting thread.

I'm learning with each session I run. I find I'm confident in my ability to brake, but sometimes I overbrake and enter the corner like I was in a school zone. The next lap, I may not brake hard enough and enter with too much speed. Ruins the corner. I think maybe it's because I'm carrying a different speed into the corner, depending on how I got off the last one???

Since I'm still concentrating on learning my line, I try to do as little downshifting as possible. I'm sure it costs me seconds per lap, but that's OK for now. I've got enough to concentrate on. Heel and toe and true rev matching is a skill I'll work on as I get better.

I generally do well getting back into the gas. By time I'm exiting the corner, I'm into the gas hard and pushing the car through. That's one of my favorite parts.

I got several laps in the Track Turd at Watkins Glen with Cranky last year. Whenever my helmet wasn't trying to rip my head off or face shield trying to give me a nose job, I was trying to watch and listen (to the engine) closely what he was doing. Hopefully I'll get to learn more this year.

Steve