Ben Spies method
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Ben Spies method
pretty entertaining and mostly joking but the points about memorizing the 'shape' of a whole track is much different than remembering turn 3 then 4 etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiVCb...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiVCb...eature=related
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Yeah, I grinned as much at this just now as when I first saw it.
However, I still race at Phillip Island every now and then. Having been timed at 311km/hr (all, right, all right, 193mph) down Gardner Straight there on a souped-up TZ750 a few years ago, I'm not sure I really think of the track as a kitten.
However, I still race at Phillip Island every now and then. Having been timed at 311km/hr (all, right, all right, 193mph) down Gardner Straight there on a souped-up TZ750 a few years ago, I'm not sure I really think of the track as a kitten.
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Heh heh heh - I tried waving to one of my mates as I went past him at about 180 under the bridge on the front straight. Never do that again. The furry thing I saw lying on the ground there next lap was my left arm.
Yeah, it's a funny thing; once over about 140 or so, when I'm tucked in behind a fairing I can't really tell what speed I'm going. Getting out into the airstream tells ya soon enough, though.
Yeah, it's a funny thing; once over about 140 or so, when I'm tucked in behind a fairing I can't really tell what speed I'm going. Getting out into the airstream tells ya soon enough, though.
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Think about how far you travel in those moments of inattention. Did a similar thing going down the back straight at Mosport in Ontario, at 160 mph you've covered 235 ft/sec. A lot can happen in 235 feet. I now focus exclusively on what I'm doing and where I'm at on the track.
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Spies is using an old memory trick to get a visual of the whole track, it helps him plan well ahead, quickly develop a rhythm, and properly get set up for the turns ahead.
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Think about how far you travel in those moments of inattention. Did a similar thing going down the back straight at Mosport in Ontario, at 160 mph you've covered 235 ft/sec. A lot can happen in 235 feet. I now focus exclusively on what I'm doing and where I'm at on the track.
I assure you I wasn't looking at Seddo when I passed him at that speed.
Interestingly, I had no change in the stability of the TZ with one arm out in the breeze. That compares with the time we ran it with no blade (screen) on the fairing. Way up in speed, it weaved like it had run out of tire pressure.
The idea about visualizing the track: we've found that most of our students have a hard time understanding circuit layout from even topographical maps, but a series of still pics works for them.
I guess Ben's method would give you a copulating pair of millipedes for the Isle of Man.
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