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The track is about 2 seconds faster than it was mid-last year. There is no longer a huge crease/ledge/hole to avoid between 2B and 3 and 10 can be taken significantly faster than last year (same deal with the crease/ledge/seam/whatever). Even Moss is better, most people lose about 2 seconds through turn 2 simply because they don't realize it's as fast as it is. Every video I see of people lapping they're in 3rd going into turn 3 (and yes, gear choice is a variable, but very few people run taller gears than I do - 3.55s - in their Mustangs and I'm nowhere near 3rd). One of my videos I actually try 3rd through 3 and the car went sideways because I had to slow down so abruptly into turn 3 because of the gear change.
I'm already at 400+ laps of CTMP so far this year, typically I do about 600-700 laps per season, so I do have a lot of experience.
I don't think I get what you're saying. so what gear do you run between T2 and T3 and what are you in at T3 apex/exit? I typically run 3rd gear from T1 to T5 braking zone at very high rpm ... but then I have 150 less hp so that could make a difference. I have 3.55s as well.
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I'm at the top of 4th gear until Moss with 3.55s, Moss and 10 are the only times I use 3rd.
Entry/Apex/Exit in km/h
Turn 1: 160/160/170
Turn 2A-B: 180+/160/170
Turn 3: 120/130/160
Turn 4: 180+/160/170
Turn 5A: 120/100
Turn 5B: 100/120
Turn 5C: 150
Turn 6-7: 180-225
Turn 8: 175/160/130
Turn 9: 130/120/110
Turn 10: 100/115/120
Next track day there will be the guy with the telemetry and I'll see if I can get it setup again so I get video, GPS speed, G's etc.
also see if I can come be a passenger
and yeah, there is a big difference between the gears/speeds with the hp difference.
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The grip is the scary part. It's not necessarily a "fast" car, it's just immense the amount of grip the 315s out back give.