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Originally Posted by GUMBALL
Most passing in Turn 11 is lapping slower cars. With cars of equal speed, it is a very difficult move. And if you do manage to outbrake someone into Turn 11, there is a high likelihood of you making a mistake and get re-passed before Turn 1.
Also, when you did pass the mustang into Turn 7, you were further back, BUT, because you did a better exit from Turn 6, you had a much better run on him than you had on several previous laps.
. . . . . . . and I have not only raced at Sears Point, I have Instructed at car club schools, as well as Driver Coached.
My intention, AGAIN, is not to criticize, but to make helpful suggestions, not only to you, but to anyone else watching these videos. I am not making these comments as a personal attack.
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The most common place for near equal cars to pass at Sonoma Raceway is turn 11. It has the most drastic straight-line threshold braking zone on the track. It is also a hairpin which makes it harder repass with an over/under move. As I wrote previously, since it is a hairpin, you can mess up the entry and exit all you want braking late as long you mess up the entry and exit for the car you are passing.
Turn 7 is different from turn 11 in that you are not threshold braking as long or as hard. Also, even though it is a hairpin, there is more room to make the over/under move. Still, it is the second easiest place to pass at Sonoma Raceway.
I did not have a better run on the Mustang when I passed him. His mistake was large enough that I was able to get by him even though I was in a worse position than any of the previous laps. It was good fortune...not a great exit...that allowed that pass.
I've got 5000 laps around Sonoma Raceway in both motorcycles and cars. I instructed motorcycle racers at race schools there many times. I've won over 30 races at the track.