I've spent the past 20mins reading all the comments on the track and the dumbed 'dreaded crossover'......
Well I have a few reply's to them.
I only came into racing at the begining to last year and was guided by lee martin. I learnt after a short time with the help of a stock motor that i could go quicker round the tracks than i could with my modified. So, I moved to 19t 15t and 14turn motors and I started achiving the same results and over the two years i have been getting quicker the more i race i.e.practising.
Wat im saying is that no matter how many crossovers or big jumps you have it all boils down to one thing..... 'practice'.
If you cant do them well.... then do them slower untill you get them right.
I saw that people were simply planting the power down so they would over shoot the jump or crossover. For those who did not make it then you simply did not have enough power applied and it didnt take much to get across. Its the same with corners you slw down to go around some and some you dont. we all learn that so with jumps if it is agresive then you slow down so you dont jump as far.
And as for the question of if you fell short and hit a car going underneath on the crossover then you have to think about all the usual everyday what ifs. If i got a corner wrong and went over the piping i might hit some one. when i crash i could enter the wrong end of the main strait and wip out the leaders. theres always wat ifs and risks, but thats racing look at the american tracks. Do we here them complaining?
I understand all the peoples concerns and i enjoy the atmosphere when people are there if you are struggling then there maybe something you are doing wrong.
Dont sit there behind your keyboards and start moaning. Come speak to someone who can manage a certain jump or corner and im sure they will help as the hobby is all about the community that is brought together in that one meeting.
Trish
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