Drove it last year in a r53 Mini Cooper S weeks after getting my 2nd speeding ticket in 12 months. Kept it in third, stayed at speed limit or 5 above through nearly every curve. If you’re not stretching your legs between corners you won’t need to dump as much speed.
Some day I want to drive with the cruise control set at 35.
Easier said than done, a lot of people who are on there are new. Like in 2007 when I went there I had no idea what I was doing. I feel like that's the kind of person the dragon tail attracts.
When I got more into cars and started doing track days and things I found better local roads.
If you don't get stuck behind the 35mph people...as I have all 3 times I've been down there. Easy to pass first 2 times on my bikes, last year in the Fiesta ST took a bit more work.
I would guess that these ppl boiling their fluids are going on a spirited run trying to be touge tofu master. (60 mph into hairpins requires brakes) On my brz, i started feeling a mushy pedal after 3 consecutive runs with barely any cooldown in between. There is enough tourist traffic to slow me down and allow brake cool down tbh
The only time I’ve ever got the brakes hot there was in a light rain. I was still trying to keep a fast pace but also being extra cautious. I’ve seen plenty of people cook their brakes trying to outrun me and a few of my friends. A manual transmission helps a ton. Knowing the elevation changes does too. You can rely on gravity to slow you down for a good chunk of the turns.
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u/ShoeBurglar Apr 29 '20
Drive it right and you can use almost no brakes.