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Old 27 Jan 2012, 15:32 (Ref:3017833)   #64
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diz should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by Simon Hadfield View Post
About Mallory, when the back of the exit kerb at the Esses was removed the circuit lost about 2 tenths on a like for like basis, the previous ability to straighten up earlier carried more revs into the Hairpin. With a historic FF the time dropped from 49.6 to 49.8. The recent resurfacing made the circuit incredibly fast for a short time - 49.0 in a historic (!) but it seemed to have settled back through the year, except the new surface seems more affected by outside influences - ambient temperature, drifting, motorcycle racing, oil etc - than the old surface was
Thanks Simon for backing up what I was referring to in post #25
If there is a difference at Mallory, surely these types of differences would apply at all circuits.
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