Just send it.
Right?
Success favors the bold, and what better way to succeed at time trials than by throwing caution to the wind, uncorking your wildest fantasies of speed, and going full throttle into tomorrow.
Right!?!?
Okay, let’s dial it back a little, tough guy. As the di…
I try to grid either upfront or all the way in the back.
People run painfully slow warm up laps and are way to cautious on their first flying lap for me. In the Datsun I'm pretty much on it after half a lap.
One thing I'll add is that if I get hung up behind someone or blow a corner I will experiment with things on that lap. The lap is toast anyway so you might as well.
The predictive lap timer in the app I use shows me within .11 of the best possible lap. Can ask for more than that.
Ironically my fastest lap at the last three time trials have been the final lap of the final session. It's a great way to end the day.
Tire choice can really make a difference. My car is turbo (Civic Type R) and on a hot day, there is can be just 1 good lap before IATs decrease power output. OTOH, lap 1 is not usually my fastest from a driver's point of view but I don't use Yoko A052s, so it makes a difference what tire I choose. I need to get the tires warm but not the engine.
Something else to consider is that during a lapping session, tires may increase by 8 to 10 PSI but not sure how much increase occurs in 1-2 laps so starting cold pressures are a bit of a guess.
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