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Originally Posted by dalyduo
Braking in turn 2 defies your belief in what's possible. You take the car well past your brake point in a skippy car at a quantum leap higher speed and pound the pedal with as much initial pressure as you're capable of. The downforce and wheel rotational force is so high that you can't lock up the brakes for the first third of a second of application. But... As speed is quickly reduced so is downforce and the wheels quickly lock if you aren't bleeding pressure off quickly enough. When done right the car slows so fast it almost takes your breath away.
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Pat,
Loved the story! The above is my favorite paragraph. You illustrate downforce and brake theory so nicely.
Your whole story tells the tale corner by corner. I could almost picture and feel what it was like. Turn 9 is so mental and physical.
Thanks for sharing. Great stuff.