S License No. 9 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 1'47.569
License Center : S License Tests : S9 "1 Lap Time Trial (El Capitan)"
Test Car: Dodge VIPER SRT10 '03
Venue: El Capitan
Gold: 1'47.800
# Failed Attempts: 53
135 mins
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Looking at the # of attempts and time spent on License Tests S7 to S16, I wondered why it took me so long to gold these tests. Then I noticed that I did all of these from 10pm to 4am... not my finest hours for performance. Of these tests, only S11 took me less than 15 attempts, and less than 18 minutes. I'm just glad they're over with, for now...
S: Rolling
As the Armco ends along the right hand side, I begin braking for Turn 2, slowing from 139 to 79. I'm along the inside (left side) curbing as I begin to coast into the turn. I ease back into the trottle in the mid 60s, finally sticking at full throttle about 3/4 through the turn. Approching the entry to Turn 4, I begin braking as the yellow banner on the far left wall is just about to go off screen. I brake from 126 to 79, coast over the first right side curb, then get back on the gas and finish the right-left portion.
T1: 0'31.658
Exiting the tunnel, I swing the steering to the left and lift briefly to get the disposition right. When I reach the top of the hill, I give a stab of the brakes to go from 103 to 88, and get back on the gas as I roll by the right side curb of Turn 6. Just as I pass the tree shadows along the left side, I ease off the gas and get back to full throttle after making sure I won't get into the right side wall. I begin braking for Turn 8 when the MOTUL banner along the right goes completely off screen, slowing from 136 to 45. My angle for the turn-in is poor, and I end up deeper and wider than I usually prefer. I bring the car around, and prepare for the double-left of Turn 9. I swing the steering to the left, then I ease off the gas as I roll over the inside curb. When I start to roll over the inside curb of the second left, I get back to full throttle, trying to keep a line that keeps me on the right. As I pass some tree shadows, I lift and turn-in for the left kink of Turn 10.
T2: 1'09.253
When I pass the first of the tree shadows after T2, I begin braking for Turn 11, going from 119 to 52, then get back on the gas to push through the rest of the turn. I keep a line that puts me on the left side, for a better approach into Turn 12. Using the tree shadows again, I brake from 100 to 67, and ease into the gas to make sure I'm tight to the right. Unfortunately, I'm pointed too far to the right, and I roll over too much of the high right side curb. This kicks me back to the left a bit, and some speed is lost. I try to stay to the left for the entry into the right-left of Turn 13, and I lift after swinging the steering to the right. When I come off of the right side curb, I flutter the throttle as I make my way around the left hander. I'm back to full throttle as the tree shadows from the right go past, and it's a dash to the line from there...
F: 1'47.569 @ 150 mph in 4th gear
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2622217760935765338
Thanks for reading. Thanks for watching. And Have A Great Drive!
RoadHazard
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