zrouth
Thu Aug 1st, 2013, 01:50 AM
So I went to HPR monday and it was un-fucking-believeable. Greatest thing i've ever done with my clothes on to be sure. I got a really good feel for most of the turns and which lines allowed me to maintain good throttle control except for 2 turns. Turn 7, and then the combo after 8 where you go right and left down the hill and then into 10 that really fast right hander.
So lets start with turn 7. I keep on the outside and I'm hard on the brakes and then i lean in and get on the throttle quick. Sometimes I missed what I was using as a late apex and then I would be on the throttle all the way until the first cone marker but I'd be on the left hand side and not where i wanted to be for that following hairpin. Also if I gave it too much gas too early I would end up having to roll off and standing the bike up as I know that I"m not supposed to roll off mid corner completely leaned over. So after coming through that when I would do it kind of correctly I'd end up coming in pretty hot and just keeping steady throttle kind of coasting through the entire corner and then a little gas once I completed the corner and then hard on the brakes and back down to 2nd for the left hairpin, turn 8. I feel that maybe this isn't the best way to do this. Should I be keeping my entry speed really high and just keep the throttle held instead of rollling on? I really have no idea and that corner left me confused as to which is the quickest way through (assuming you're not trying to pass anyone). Thoughts?
And now My question involves how you guys take turns 9 and 10. Towards the end of the day I was getting better at turn 8. Braking later and later and then hitting that apex in 2nd and rolling on nice and smooth as I pick the bike up. At this point i'm full throttle in 2nd and going up into 3rd as I turn right and then left down that hill. My problem was that if I stayed on the throttle all the way through the left part of turn 9 I would have to get really hard on the brakes before hitting 10 and I would usually end up with less entry speed than I wanted or could have actually sustained. I didn't get to try this because I only had a meezly 4 hours in the afternoon to learn everything from scratch but I thought about it later and thought that maybe just rolling off the throttle in 3rd as I flick the bikke to the left down that hill and then just touching hte brakes to get the front settled for a quick turn into (10) might be the best way to approach that section. Do you guys keep the throttle pinned all the way through the right and left of turn 9 and then get hard on the brakes or do you just keep it pinned and then roll off a little and flick it into 10 at a much faster pace than I probably think is possible at the moment? I'm a total n00b so if any of you guys have any insight onto how you take those corners or what works best for you I'd really appreciate it. I'm on a race prepped kawa zx6rr. Thanks!
So lets start with turn 7. I keep on the outside and I'm hard on the brakes and then i lean in and get on the throttle quick. Sometimes I missed what I was using as a late apex and then I would be on the throttle all the way until the first cone marker but I'd be on the left hand side and not where i wanted to be for that following hairpin. Also if I gave it too much gas too early I would end up having to roll off and standing the bike up as I know that I"m not supposed to roll off mid corner completely leaned over. So after coming through that when I would do it kind of correctly I'd end up coming in pretty hot and just keeping steady throttle kind of coasting through the entire corner and then a little gas once I completed the corner and then hard on the brakes and back down to 2nd for the left hairpin, turn 8. I feel that maybe this isn't the best way to do this. Should I be keeping my entry speed really high and just keep the throttle held instead of rollling on? I really have no idea and that corner left me confused as to which is the quickest way through (assuming you're not trying to pass anyone). Thoughts?
And now My question involves how you guys take turns 9 and 10. Towards the end of the day I was getting better at turn 8. Braking later and later and then hitting that apex in 2nd and rolling on nice and smooth as I pick the bike up. At this point i'm full throttle in 2nd and going up into 3rd as I turn right and then left down that hill. My problem was that if I stayed on the throttle all the way through the left part of turn 9 I would have to get really hard on the brakes before hitting 10 and I would usually end up with less entry speed than I wanted or could have actually sustained. I didn't get to try this because I only had a meezly 4 hours in the afternoon to learn everything from scratch but I thought about it later and thought that maybe just rolling off the throttle in 3rd as I flick the bikke to the left down that hill and then just touching hte brakes to get the front settled for a quick turn into (10) might be the best way to approach that section. Do you guys keep the throttle pinned all the way through the right and left of turn 9 and then get hard on the brakes or do you just keep it pinned and then roll off a little and flick it into 10 at a much faster pace than I probably think is possible at the moment? I'm a total n00b so if any of you guys have any insight onto how you take those corners or what works best for you I'd really appreciate it. I'm on a race prepped kawa zx6rr. Thanks!