Look who's going to Autocross Dubai... because alien aka "Who da man? CudaMan!"

[dodint]

Different organizations use different flag stations. TTNT had to add a flagger at 10b because we had a competitor go off and disappear into the bushes. Literally nobody saw it and knew he was in distress.

He was fine, and we did become very good friends, but from an accountability standpoint it was not a good look for the program.

[Rikadyn]

Car went off there during hpde (I think) Sunday, almost saw 3 cars rear end each other responding to the red flag.

Is there any place there that 10b can even be seen outside the flag post? More talking about the one outside 3, that is just 4 4x4s holding up a pallet. Tried to make some art with it, didn't work lol.

I kinda want to try to get a track media pass to see if they would let me go along the top of the hill outside 7 and 8. I saw the path that leads along it and think it'd be interesting perspective

[Rare White Ape]

You can report any flagging issues to race control. In my experience being a flaggie they take it very seriously if something’s not right. They’ll get on the radio and request that unwaved flags aren’t visible, etcetera. Hanging a yellow rain jacket on a fence is an obvious one.

Any distractions to the drivers (you know, the meat-heads piloting a couple of tonnes of metal at high speed?) can lead to more problems. Plus reporting issues helps your defence if you inadvertently get pinged for not following flag signals.

It might be a club level event at a rural circuit, but those guys will be doing IMSA and IndyCar events too. You don’t want their bad habits being brought to the bigger events.

[Rikadyn]

Back in my day, when I was there to watch my first event there, there was no 10a/b

[CudaMan]

Great shot! Looks like Turn 7. And the funny thing is it makes the FR-S look the same size as the 370Z.

[FaultyMario]

Hey, Bryan... was watching the onboards from the IndyCars at Laguna Seca.

Is it me, or are there sections of the track that are driven differently according to the type of car? Or is it driver preference?

Turns 3, 4 and 5 were being apex'd earlier than I would imagine, the rest of the lap was pretty standard for competitive driving. Is it because of the aerodynamics of the cars, or would the surface on that part of the track require a different approach?

[CudaMan]

Speculating because I haven't seen it, but high downforce cars can reward early and fast entries - turning less and reducing your speed less means that the downforce helps more. The theory in my mind being that carrying more speed from entry to apex can sometimes be worth more than sacrificing those sections to get a better exit, depending on the turn, the next straight, and the vehicle's characteristics. Turn 5 makes the most sense because it banks up *and* starts to go uphill mid corner. So you can throw a lot of speed in and it'll catch the car to a degree.