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Originally Posted by dknv
3 & 4. That was my plan (brake early, accelerate out, stay close to those cones). I figure I did not get it right on any runs, because I don't remember having to brake to exit the Chicago box. But, that may also be my car's lack of torque after the left-hand turn.
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Braking in or for the Chicago box was not required, I was referring to the left after the box turning you toward the bleachers.
The need to brake for the slalom was really dependent on how you took the corner before IMHO. If you took it fairly tight with a constant arc that brought you into the backside of the first slalom cone, the right turn as you past the first cone heading for the second should have scrubbed enough speed. (Let me clarify that I was already pointed 30* to the left when I passed to the right of the first slalom cone. At that time, I was already turning the wheel right to get around the second cone.)
If you went faster and wider you likely had a straighter and/or later entry into the slalom and yes, speed would have to be dumped, but now you are asking the tires you would like to be using their traction to turn to also slow as well as upsetting the car in pitch.
I nailed the slalom in the former manner on my second run while Mike was riding with me and it allowed me to absolutely attack the entire 6 cones putting my foot down before I passed the 5th cone. I tried to go faster each of my next two runs which was my mistake. I had nailed it and then tried to go faster where there was no more speed to be gained. That "nailed' run ended up being my fastest even with two earlier small mistakes in the skid pad turn and on the "straight" heading to the first 180.