Pat Flanagan (A.K.A. The Mad Irishman, RED)
Mad Irish Motorsports
Porsche 993 Race Modified
Turn One
Look for a row of yellow reflectors on the left side at the apex. I try to hit them with my left front tire. I never quite do but if you come close you will track out with a lot of speed towards turn 2.
Turn two
I left foot brake but stay on the gas. When you turn in, try and drive through the little dip in the road. Let the car go where it wants during the turn, it ill drift out to slightly less than 1/2 track.
Turn 3
Turn in late enough so that you can go straight up the hill. I try to hit the left berm with left tire, once again, the car pulls away from it, so I usually don't hit it. If lined up correctly, hit the right berm at the top of the hill with right side tires.
Turn 4
When you turn to go back down the hill, look for the crumbled pavement on the right side. That is you apex point, its crumbled from people driving over it with their right side tires.
Turn 5
No reference point comes to mind. Remember, keep on the gas, your car will stick as you start heading up hill.
Turn 6
Short shift to 4th before you go over the hill. Get the car pointed down the track and enjoy the airborne ride over the top.
Turn 7
What turn?? Enough said.
Turn 8
I keep a wheel in the dirt all the way around, no lift, no brakes just go. The car gets a little wiggly when you hit the washboard bumps in the early part of the turn, but it is faster down low.
Turn 9
Let the car come up in the little straight between 8 and 9, Brake late in the straight away. The perfect brake point is 1 millisecond before you soil your race suit...... Wait wait wait and when you think you are late enough to turn into 9, wait some more. Full on the gas and drive right through the little ditch at the apex of nine. You can usually see the cone that marks the drainage ditch out of your peripheral vision between 8 and 9 and it gives you a good reference point.
Remember, this advice is worth what you paid for it, and remember I suck compared to most of the other hot shoes on the board.
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