After driving so many laps of Blackwood, I thought I'd give you my version of a lap around this great track..
Ok from the start-finish line, down the hill. I've a tendency to run very close to the dirt on the left when hot-lapping, but for T1 in a race, my best line is a way out to the right and braking earlier than the others for the hairpin. You can sometimes be bumped from behind, but get bumped on the left and you're way off line.
The hairpin seems like it will never end but then go wide onto the rumble strip being very careful not to get a wheel on the grass.
This next left and right is extremely slippy and, I find, the hardest part of the track. Many spinners here during a race.
The long straight is next, a brief rest, then get ready to brake for this right hander, which I adore. Push it right nearly onto the grass and then its the right-left uphill. Again, the only thing that catches me here sometimes is the car lurching to the left as it loses grip on the left side, but even that can be caught. Great stuff!
The next right is quite easy, but I often go too slowly through here. Then away to the right to line up for the last left-right. Often see cars up on the bank here during races, how they keep it going I'll never know, cos if I'm up there it's a huge spin and into the barrier!
All-in-all a fantastic track and one I never get tired of!!
Ok from the start-finish line, down the hill. I've a tendency to run very close to the dirt on the left when hot-lapping, but for T1 in a race, my best line is a way out to the right and braking earlier than the others for the hairpin. You can sometimes be bumped from behind, but get bumped on the left and you're way off line.
The hairpin seems like it will never end but then go wide onto the rumble strip being very careful not to get a wheel on the grass.
This next left and right is extremely slippy and, I find, the hardest part of the track. Many spinners here during a race.
The long straight is next, a brief rest, then get ready to brake for this right hander, which I adore. Push it right nearly onto the grass and then its the right-left uphill. Again, the only thing that catches me here sometimes is the car lurching to the left as it loses grip on the left side, but even that can be caught. Great stuff!
The next right is quite easy, but I often go too slowly through here. Then away to the right to line up for the last left-right. Often see cars up on the bank here during races, how they keep it going I'll never know, cos if I'm up there it's a huge spin and into the barrier!
All-in-all a fantastic track and one I never get tired of!!
). It's been ages since I've seen a server driving that combo though