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Last session of the day; 3 minutes left!!!
So Tim the Teacher and I went to MSR yesterday to run the 1.3 CCW through APEX.
It’s the last session of the day. (session 7 of 7)I’m coming across the front straight and I’ve just let a Lotus Elise pass me. I make the left hand turn and proceed through the downhill section. I execute the braking point at the bottom of the hill and make the sharp left-hander. Unfortunately, I carry too much speed into the turn and start to drift. I’m drifting toward the outside of the track, but there is no track width left since the 1.3 zigzags on the bottom straight. I have to make the decision of whether or not it is worth it to spin out at the fastest part of the track and risk damaging my car, or go off the track and keep my car in as much control as possible. I chose to go off-roading. At first, it was smooth grass and mud and then suddenly I’m air born!!! I come to a stop at the edge of the track, just as the yellow flag goes up and 3 cars pass me! I’m glad I didn’t spin, now. This all happened very fast, since I was doing around 90mph at the bottom of the hill!!!
Once I’m in the pits, I examine my car to find mud and grass all over my car and this damage to my front spoiler. It’s unfortunate since it was at the end of the day, but whatever, it’s a track car……………………I mean, it's my daily driver.
