S License No. 3 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 1'24.487
License Center : S License Tests : S3 "1 Lap Time Trial (Special Stage Route 5)"
Test Car: Saleen S7 '02
Venue: Special Stage Route 5
Gold: 1'24.500
# Failed Attempts: 12
14 mins
Please keep in mind that these are not necessarily my best times (CLICK HERE for my best times/replays). Please refer to these track maps when looking up Turn numbers/names * Special thanks to AMG @ GTPlanet.net for the hard work put in to generate them!!! *
This car took a while for me to get comfortable with. Most of my failed attempts were the result of me looking for the correct entry into the tunnel, and I still haven't found the right speed to hold through it. The gearing seems awkward to me, and I'm still not sure how much redline should be used before upshifting (if any at all). Lastly, the brakes and/or tires aren't as effective at scrubbing speed than one might expect for a high-performance street car like the S7. But, in any case, I'll have to revisit this one to try to break 1'23.000...
S: Rolling
I lift briefly to help the car steer to the right when I enter the tunnel, and as I understeer toward the left side wall, I begin braking from 150 down to 75. I ease back into the gas, and start to flutter the throttle when I get back to the low 90s. I'm a bit too far to the right when I exit the tunnel, and I brake from 110 to 88 as I enter Turn 2. I get back to full throttle as I roll over the right side curb, and try to stay to the right for the entry into Turn 3. I begin braking after passing the 50 m marker (the second blue/yellow sign on the right), taking speeds down from 102 to 45, then I jump back on the gas to push through the rest of the turn. I brake slightly after passing the 25 m marker that preceeds Turn 5, going from 111 to 97 before I get back to full throttle. I'm wide to the left as I exit Turn 6, and I bump the outside wall significantly. No penalty, and I move on...
T1: 0'33.347
I begin braking for Turn 7 just as I pass the 25 m marker, slowing from 122 to 75, but my entry angle and speed stinks and I'm a bit too far to the left than I usually prefer. I keep the exit to the right, to help set up for the sharp left hairpin. Braking for Turn 9 begins just before the 50 m marker, before the track levels out. I brake from 115 to the mid 40s, and coast through half of the turn before getting back to full throttle. I take Turn 10 flat-out, and give the brakes a stab near the 25 m marker before Turn 11. I have trouble getting a good angle over the inside curb, and I have to flutter the gas to make sure I don't go into the outside wall on the exit.
T2: 0'57.286
I begin braking for Turn 12 as I pass under the traffic lights (near the 100 m marker). I brake from 127 to 89, then ease back into it as I start to see daylight through the chicane. As I pass the left side wall, I begin braking for the right hander, going from 103 to 48. My braking was apparently way too late, as I'm still slowing down as I pass the right side curbing, and I end up wide to the left when I finally get back on the gas. When the beginning of the red/white wall on the left is just about to go off screen, I begin turn-in for the final right, lifting off the gas to make sure I don't exit too wide. As this portion of the wall goes back to concrete, I get back to full throttle and head for the line from there...
F: 1'24.487 @ 164 mph in 5th gear
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7382639089950531960
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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