From what I recall, the trip down for the racers is at almost a walking pace. Tire temp probably doesn’t come into it much 🙂
For spectators, it’s a parking lot on the way down because the exit road is basically closed while all the racers futz around in the pits. Takes hours.
Regarding the trip down, there’s no timing, no consequence of not being “first”, and probably a whole lot of consequence to breaking your team’s car for no reason whatsoever.
So, a PS to this.
This past weekend, I chatted with a good friend–another Pikes Peak regular.
So I asked about the trip down. Is it really that bad?
Oh heck yes!
Doesn’t matter how slow you’re going, cold slicks will not stick to ice/sleet/hail/etc.
He said that one year he nearly slid off the first turn on the way down–and this is while going at like walking pace.
But he saw a friend up ahead, another Pikes Peak regular, and he was inching along. So, my friend figured, it was safe to continue.
Together they inched down through nearly zero-traction conditions.
Once at the bottom, they chatted. It went something like this:
“Dude, I didn’t think I had enough traction to drive down, but I saw you up ahead so I figured we had enough.”
“Dude, I didn’t think I had enough traction to drive down, but I saw you behind me so I figured we had enough.”
kb58 said:
Regarding the trip down, there’s no timing, no consequence of not being “first”, and probably a whole lot of consequence to breaking your team’s car for no reason whatsoever.
What if you just want to get a little extra sleep before school after you make a delivery for your lazy old man?
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