05-06-2018, 10:38 PM
THIS > "Here's how it goes....You qualify at a certain speed and start on the grid at that position. It is an "indicator" of what you can do compared to the rest of the field." < THIS
Yes! For this afternoon's qualifying at New Jersey I decided to only load up five liters / a gallon and a bit. Just enough for an outlap and two flying laps. I should have stuck with ten liters. Qualified 13 of 23, parked - not feeling like going out again - and fell to 16 by end of the session.
So I sat gridded waiting for the start and wondered if anyone behind me that, as Michael points out, were probably placed close to their actual ability, intended to storm toward T1 - as though the race is won there. I am not aggressive at the start, or at all really, but have had to learn to start really well and keep tighter than I like behind the pack in front - mostly to avoid being punted off track by an even less skilled "racer," behind.
It's the lead foots that have me thinking about joining a league, otherwise I'd content myself with these official races.
Yes! For this afternoon's qualifying at New Jersey I decided to only load up five liters / a gallon and a bit. Just enough for an outlap and two flying laps. I should have stuck with ten liters. Qualified 13 of 23, parked - not feeling like going out again - and fell to 16 by end of the session.
So I sat gridded waiting for the start and wondered if anyone behind me that, as Michael points out, were probably placed close to their actual ability, intended to storm toward T1 - as though the race is won there. I am not aggressive at the start, or at all really, but have had to learn to start really well and keep tighter than I like behind the pack in front - mostly to avoid being punted off track by an even less skilled "racer," behind.
It's the lead foots that have me thinking about joining a league, otherwise I'd content myself with these official races.