Tremblant tips? (going with COMSCC on Aug 3-4)
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Tremblant tips? (going with COMSCC on Aug 3-4)
Anybody have any Le Circuit Mont Tremblant tips? Perferably from a MINI point of view, but I'll take just about anything. I've read the notes on trackpedia.com and watched in car video from an e30 M3 (found on google video).
The recent discussion of the Glen has me looking for input on my next new track. I still have a couple of months until I hit the Glen.
I'm still slightly nervous about turn 2 and the new balance in my car (more grip up front than before, leading to the possibility of problems in the high speed downhill turn 2).
The recent discussion of the Glen has me looking for input on my next new track. I still have a couple of months until I hit the Glen.
I'm still slightly nervous about turn 2 and the new balance in my car (more grip up front than before, leading to the possibility of problems in the high speed downhill turn 2).
Originally Posted by snid
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I'm still slightly nervous about turn 2 and the new balance in my car (more grip up front than before, leading to the possibility of problems in the high speed downhill turn 2).
I'm still slightly nervous about turn 2 and the new balance in my car (more grip up front than before, leading to the possibility of problems in the high speed downhill turn 2).
Not sure if you have seen any of my video from there, but if you haven't and want to then just let me know.
I'm very envious of you this year. You're hittin so many good tracks and getting tons of seat time.
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Originally Posted by onasled
Are you talking about the Glen Jason?
Not yet, I'm worrying about Tremblant for now. I've got a while before I start worrying about the Glen.
Here's the section on turn 2 at Tremblant from trackpedia:
The T1-T3 complex is a right hand turn over a hill, with the apex of T2 being the top of the hill. At the end of the front straight, the track drops off slightly and fades right slightly, just after the drop.
The best way to enter it is to stay driver's left, about 2.5 feet from pit wall. Most driver's will either brake lightly or just do a lift at the end of the front straight before the downhill. If you are against pit wall, you will have to start turning as the car gets light as it starts to go down the drop. The more advanced the driver, the closer they get to the wall.
After the slight drop the track starts up hill again (to the right). It is best to take this turn late since you have a lot of grip due to the compression, and you want to be as straight as possible as you crest the hill (T2). You should not be close to the curbing on driver's right until you are at the top of the hill. The throttle is your friend while climbing and cresting the hill, if the car feels a little skittish going up and over the top, adding throttle and not brakes will get you though.
Turn 2
At the top of the hill, you should be all the way to driver's right, with your right side wheels against or on the flat curbing there. There are a couple of bumps at the top of the hill that can make the car skip left a bit - stay on the gas! Fight the urge to lift or brake and stay on the gas until you are over the crest going down the hill to T3. After the apex of T2, let the car start to track out to drivers left, so you are at the left side of the track going the hill to T3.
The best way to enter it is to stay driver's left, about 2.5 feet from pit wall. Most driver's will either brake lightly or just do a lift at the end of the front straight before the downhill. If you are against pit wall, you will have to start turning as the car gets light as it starts to go down the drop. The more advanced the driver, the closer they get to the wall.
After the slight drop the track starts up hill again (to the right). It is best to take this turn late since you have a lot of grip due to the compression, and you want to be as straight as possible as you crest the hill (T2). You should not be close to the curbing on driver's right until you are at the top of the hill. The throttle is your friend while climbing and cresting the hill, if the car feels a little skittish going up and over the top, adding throttle and not brakes will get you though.
Turn 2
At the top of the hill, you should be all the way to driver's right, with your right side wheels against or on the flat curbing there. There are a couple of bumps at the top of the hill that can make the car skip left a bit - stay on the gas! Fight the urge to lift or brake and stay on the gas until you are over the crest going down the hill to T3. After the apex of T2, let the car start to track out to drivers left, so you are at the left side of the track going the hill to T3.
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As your description says, Turn 2 is all uphill.....just stay on the gas. You've got much more to worry about trying to make Turn 3, "El Diable", which is at the bottom of the hill. You'll probably understeer like crazy through the Esses after 3, but once through there just floor it till Turn 7, which is kind of a blind, off-camber right-hander that's really deceptive...it's very high-speed and it's easy to run out of track there, so don't be early.
What a track.....I used to go twice a year but now I'm too lazy to drive that far ....if you've never been there you'll think you're in Europe.
Gary
.....don't be surprised if you see any number of vintage Ferraris out on track with you.....it's the owner of the track driving them (he owns like 12) and if you see him POINT HIM BY!
What a track.....I used to go twice a year but now I'm too lazy to drive that far
....if you've never been there you'll think you're in Europe.Gary
.....don't be surprised if you see any number of vintage Ferraris out on track with you.....it's the owner of the track driving them (he owns like 12) and if you see him POINT HIM BY!
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