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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Andover, MA
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Track advice for 930?
hello all,
I've got my first DE coming up (Watkins Glen Aug. 16-18). I've been reading all the DE advice and it's been quite helpful, but most of it is geared towards preparation and the 911 in general. My question is in regards to the 930 and it's tendencies on the track. I have a stock '87 930 and I'm a bit concerned as to how to handle it. I have a pretty good understanding of how a 911 should be handled in the curves - keep the weight on the rear where the traction is, no sudden lifting off the throttle or braking while you're in the turn, etc... but with the 930, where does boost come into play? when I'm exiting a corner I imagine that too much boost could very well make the rear slide out, correct? Obviously I'm going to err on the side of caution, but it seems to me that such a sudden and drastic increase of power as I'm exciting a turn might severely unbalance the car... any advice would be much appreciated. thanks in advance... cheers, Paul |
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08-07-2002, 08:19 AM
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Paul:
I'm certainly not an expert, and don't claim to be. But I've tracked my 930 8 times so far, with the 9th coming up this weekend. Coming off of a corner you want to be smooth on the throttle at first, until you learn the track, and the points on the track at which your boost really comes on hard. Coming off of a corner it's easy to hit the throttle too quickly and get full boost almost instantaneously, causing a spin. At Watkins Glen, a spin can potentially SUCK. Just be smooth on the throttle. If you know how to heel-n-toe then you can more smoothly transition to boost, because you can potentially have some boost going through the corner (depending upon the type of corner). Keep the gas planted in the corner. Like you said don't lift. Hope this helps a little. Brian My 930 |
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08-07-2002, 09:13 AM
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Paul,
If you had previous experience on the track, I don't think its as scary as most imply it to be... Key is to avoid sudden build up of boost in corner - as Brian said, it would be great to keep the boost up when you turn in so that you can avoid the going from no boost to full boost when turning. In general, make sure you are opening your steering wheel before you really accelerate - you really don't want to be turning & adding velocity at the same time. And make sure you are on throttle when going thru a corner - that will keep the car planted a lot better. HTH... Patrick.
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