S License No. 15 Gold medal acquired.
Time: 3'17.344
License Center : S License Tests : S15 "1 Lap Time Trial (Circuit de la Sarthe)"
Test Car: Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03
Venue: Circuit de la Sarthe I
Gold: 3'19.000
# Failed Attempts: 22
18 mins
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This track offers many opportunities to cut corners, as the pavement that extends beyond the curbing is driveable without penalty. Using the grassy portions when doing so is ok, but I definitely want to avoid the sand traps, as they really slow the car down.
S: Rolling
I begin braking for the first of the Dunlop curves just before the blue/yellow curbing on the right starts to go off-screen. I brake from 189 to 80 as I roll over the left side curb, then get back to full throttle as I pass it, still steering to the left. When I hit the right side curb, I lift and swing the steering to the right before getting back to full throttle. For the left-right that leads into T1, I finally swing the wheel to the left as I brake, taking speeds from 163 to 92, easing back into the gas as I approach the left side curb.
T1: 0'30.402
Braking for Tetre Rouge begins as I pass by the 100 m marker on the left, slowing from 161 to 109, getting back to full throttle as I roll over the right side curb. I cut the corner with my right side on the grass, but not enough for a DQ. I try to keep a smooth line for the exit to get the most speed for the first of the long straights. I begin braking for the first chicane at about the 150 m mark, from 227 to 91, as I roll over the right side curb. I swing the steering to the left as I brake slightly, slowing to the mid 80s as I hit the left curb, then get back to full throttle after rolling off of it.
T2: 1'03.309
Braking for the second chicane begins just before I pass the 100 m marker. I slow from 227 to 100, and flutter the throttle as I cut over the left side curbing. I brake for the right hand portion as I come off of it, slowing further to 91, and get back to full throttle as I roll over the right side curb. I try to keep as straight of a line as possible.
T3: 1'29.519
I begin braking for Mulsanne as the blue/yellow curbing goes off screen to the right, slowing from 215 to 56, getting back to full throttle after turning for the sharp right hander. I'm apparently too early for doing so, and I put the left side slightly into the dirt on the exit.
T4: 1'51.642
I brake for the right kink that leads into Indy as I pass the 100 m marker on the left, slowing from 224 to 183, and I briefly gas it as I come off of the right side curb. I try to stay to the right to prepare for Indy, and begin braking as the car straightens out. I slow down from 180 to 65, and get back on the gas as I roll over the left side curb.
T5: 2'19.426
When the curbing on the left ends and the dirt begins, I brake for Arnage, slowing from 139 to 46, and get back to full throttle as I'm about to roll over the right side curb. From there, it's flat-out until I approach the entry to the Porsche Curves. Just as I pass the 100 m marker, I begin braking from 219 to 125, and ease back into the gas as I roll over the right side curbing. I swing the steering to the left and lift slightly as I roll over the left side curb.
T6: 2'48.207
There's a lamp post on the right, and once it goes off screen I begin braking for the right hander, slowing from 162 to 108. I get back on the gas as I try to keep a tight line to the right, to help set up the left hander that leads to the final stretch. Just after swinging the steering to the left, I give the brakes a stab to go from 128 to 113, then get back to full throttle for the final straight. I begin braking for the first of the chicanes as I pass the Pit Lane entry, slowing down from 194 to 73. I keep it tight to the right for the exit, to set up the final left-right, braking again from 106 to 67, and head for the line at full throttle after passing the left side curb.
F: 3'17.344 @ 121 mph in 4th gear
Here's a video of my run:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6754292262677565116
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RoadHazard
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