S License No. 2 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 2'16.467
License Center : S License Tests : S2 "1 Lap Time Trial (Citta di Aria)"
Test Car: Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66
Venue: Citta di Aria
Gold: 2'17.000
# Failed Attempts: 1
5 mins
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I like this course a lot, but its name doesn't "sit well" with me. It reminds me too much of Indigestion... Beavis and Butthead would be having a field day with this one. This track can make one sick if they make too many "runs". Some people think it's gross, but it's really great on toast... Di Aria, cha-cha-cha... Ok... That was enough. I'll stop now.
S: Launch @ 5300
With TCS off, I try to take it easy for the launch to reduce wheel spin. While this car doesn't have a whole lot of power, the weight makes traction a challenge for the start. I'm flat-out through the right hander at the top of the hill, and I start braking for the chicane when the yellow banner on the right wall goes off-screen. I slow down from 71 to 43, then ease back into the gas as I approach the left side curb. I brake as I approach the right hander at the bottom of the hill, taking speeds from 74 to 60. I coast further into the turn, then brake again into the sharp right. I slow down all the way to the low 20s before I get back to full throttle.
T1: 0'57.998
This next section runs similarly to the IB9 License Test. I begin braking at the top of the hill, just as I pass the end of the banners on the right. I brake from 91 to 68, then lightly brake again down to 52 as I approach the left hand turn. I ease back into the gas and try to stay to the right for the approach into the left-right, and I slightly nudge the right side wall. After doing so, I brake from 61 to 23, then get back on the gas as I pass the left side curb. I lift as I swing the steering to the right, then get back on the gas as the road starts going downhill.
T2: 1'33.614
As I enter the IB16 section, I begin braking too late, and it forces me to take a bad angle as I pass under the arch. I'm too far to the left, and things would've been more manageable if I would've used the brakes again, but I try to coast past the barrier on the left. I have to steer to the right to avoid hitting the corner of the barrier, and it sends me wide to the right. I smack the cobblestone wall on the right quite hard, but I miraculously avoid the penalty. I regain control after bouncing off of it, and flutter the throttle as I push through the sharp right hander. I'm flat-out through the narrow streets until I approach the steep uphill left turn (just past the yellow truck on the right). I brake from 70 to 51, then I get back to full throttle for the final stretch.
F: 2'16.467 @ 58 mph in 3rd gear
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8503912501174316001
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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