S License No. 4 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 2'14.871
License Center : S License Tests : S4 "1 Lap Time Trial (Costa di Amalfi)"
Test Car: Lancia STRATOS Rally Car '77
Venue: Costa di Amalfi
Gold: 2'17.000
# Failed Attempts: 6
12 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!!! *
Another fun course/car combo! While there are pleny of places for me to improve my time, it'll be a while before I get around to it.
S: Launch @ 4600
Even though TCS is off, launching near full throttle won't cause a lot of wheel spin. I begin braking for Turn 1 as I pass the 3rd to last lamp post, taking speeds from 116 to 35. This was too late of a braking point, and I'm very deep into the corner as I bring the car around. I bump the left side wall with my back end, and push through the rest of the turn. Braking for Turn 2 begins as I roll over a tree's shadow on the ground, slowing from 92 to 40 before I ease back into the gas in the low 30s. Braking for Turn 3 begins just after I pass the last of the shadows that cross the track. I slow from 91 to 36, then get back to full throttle as I come around.
T1: 0'43.732
I brake twice while heading into Turn 4, the first time just before rolling over the crest of the hill (when the shadow from the tall wall ends), and then again as I enter the corner. Speeds go from 92 to 70, then I coast, then from 67 to 33 as I flutter the throttle to complete the turn. As the wall on the right changes from dark to light, I brake for the looping right hander of Turn 5, taking speeds from 72 to 45, then I try to get back to full throttle. I steer too hard to the right, and I nudge the inside wall just before making my exit.
T2: 1'09.652
I brake slightly as I cross T2, to help settle the car through the next few turns. I maintain the low 90s through the first left hander, then I brake again to take the right hander in the mid 70s. As the shadow from the mountain lightens up, I brake for the looping right hander of Turn 6, taking speeds from 105 to 49. A little too late, as I bump the left side wall. I choose to stay at full throttle for the turn, having already ruined any "clean lap" possibilities, and I hit the left side wall again before I head downhill. I begin braking for the sharp left of Turn 7 as I pass the last of the big tree shadows, taking speeds from 126 to 80 before coasting to the bottom of the hill. At that point, my car's disposition is way off, and I'm headed to the right side. I brake again from 68 to 40, as I swing the steering to the left, and the back end steps out as I push through the rest of the turn. I brake for the entry into the right-left, taking speeds from 83 to 64, then get back to full throttle just before crossing T3.
T3: 1'44.645
I begin braking for Turn 8 as the I enter the shadow of the building on the right, taking speeds from 100 to 40, then I flutter the throttle to complete the right hander. I brake for Turn 9 as I pass the storefront with the yellow awning, slowing from 76 to 20, then I ease back into the gas in 1st gear to finish the turn. As the red MOTUL banner goes off screen to the left, I brake for the final turn, taking speeds from 49 to 20. I'm wide for the exit and push through the rest of the turn before heading for the line.
F: 2'14.871 @ 100 mph in 4th gear
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1206012808311239596
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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