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Corner 2 MoTeC Data Corner 3 + 4 “Cotton Corner + Grape Vine” (10:14 – 10:31) It’s a very cool feeling! Keep your eyes up as the “exit” of this corner lasts for some time.
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You can keep a fair bit of steering angle even at full power for a very fast and powerful AWD exit. If you do it just right you can feel the back of the car slide just the right amount and there is a great bit of rotation. If you get the entry right and get the car pointed, you can apply full power at the middle of the corner and the two drive units do a fantastic job of getting the car rotated. However, I must warn you that the key here is to not over-cook the entry, as the up-hill section then flattens out and if you come in too fast, you will understeer off the top of the hill and ruin your exit! There are concrete patches through this section of the track, and the most grip is when you straddle them under the center of the car, keeping the tires off that concrete. The thing to note here is that the right-hand portion of the corner goes from flat to up-hill, so the car gains grip as it compresses into the ground and you can use that to your advantage.
This corner is tricky as the braking zone is done through a kink (so you’re braking while turning slightly), and over a very bumpy surface. I don’t think this corner will feel particularly good in any car, but the Model 3 does a great job with it’s ABS through here. Let me start by saying I hate this corner. This will carry you out to the outside curbing and Corner 1 is done! Corner 1 MoTeC Data Corner 2 “Off-Ramp” (10:00 – 10:12) The apex, and point where you apply power is right where the inside curbing ends. From there you want to roll off the brakes and use the friction of the tires to continue to slow you down as you tuck in close to the curbing.
You can put the right side tires on the curbing as it is very smooth, and this will help open up the corner. The ideal entry here would be a braking application right where the other track layout joins the straight away (see data point in the graph below). It’s easy to over-slow the car here and find yourself picking up the accelerator too early and just hanging out in what I call “no-mans land” where you’re neither slowing down nor accelerating. The main thing to pick up from Corner 1 is that you can brake a fair bit later than you think you can, and really roll the speed into the corner. Corner 1 “Sunrise” (9:50 – 10:00)Ĭorner 1 is a fast, sweeping left hander. We’re using the numbers from Wikipedia and also include the corner names. Corner numbers aren’t set in stone as the track uses the “name” of the corner rather than corner numbers primarily. Otherwise, it was pretty well stock.Įach corner heading will reference a start and end time of the video so you can quickly cut to that.
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It also had upgrade brake pads, lines and racing brake fluid. This car is equipped with MPP Sports Coilovers, MPP suspension arms and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires on 18×9.5″ wheels. You can watch the 1:59.15 lap of Buttonwillow here. It is not a novice circuit by any means and to get everything out of the car here requires some confidence. There are many corners where you can go a lot faster than you may initially think, and some corners where the track tempts you and you need to show some reserve. It favors smooth, precise driving and carrying momentum is important here. The Circuit:īuttonwillow is a fairly flat, high-speed track with a lot of aggressive bumps that tend to be located at or near the apex of some high speed corners. If it was that easy it would get boring very quickly.
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Let this track guide work as a goal to aim towards but please do not push yourself beyond your comfort zone – there are many levels of track driver and this article hopes to give a little bit to every level – don’t worry if you can’t apply everything you read here you first time out.
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Now, we’re going to go over the Buttonwillow Clockwise-13 circuit turn by turn, and coach you through the optimal line, driving style and focus for each section of the track.Īfter having set (later protested and DQd) the Limited AWD track record at Global Time Attack with a 1:59.12 on PS4S street tires, we learned a lot about the circuit and specifically how to drive the Model 3 at this track to optimize both the platform and to take full advantage of track mode.
Before the last Tesla Corsa event we did a “ track day guide” article for those of you that are new to tracking your Model 3’s.
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