Thunderhill West

Wheel to wheel guide. Counterclockwise (the usual direction). See more instructional content at yousuckatracing.wordpress.com

[@zerotoux]

Wow the level of patience with that RX-7 was immense. Kudos to good driving!

[@graceko4889]

Wow I screamed when he finally passed him 🤣🤣🤣

[@tonykiratsous6390]

Great video, last weekend was my first time on this track and your video was very helpful!

[@jamesmcdevitt5306]

Awesome video , thanks for education . I was at Thunder hill Sept . 4 as a passenger which which can be strange since I always drive . Fun to watch video and remembering the experience and labeling the corners . Thanks

[@Under9Kadventures]

What you said about T8 uphill blind apex is so true. Scary not seeing where you are going, but once you navigate a few times it very satisfying going through it.

[@aMaff]

I'm heading to Thunderhill West for the first time this coming weekend. AWESOME commentary, thanks. So much better than just watching a 15 minute DE session...

[@IanKorf]

Have fun. If you're being timed, I wish you good fortunes and fast laps.

[@aMaff]

@@IanKorf much appreciated. It's an SCCA Time Trial, so we'll definitely be on the clock

[@jansenfromsg]

Showing my appreciation for your effort and commentary on posting this video. It provides really valuable information for 1st drivers to the track! Kudos!

[@amalitsky]

Very happy that I came across this video. And by doing so find you and your blog. Thank you!

[@IanKorf]

Thanks

[@alfasteve12]

Tremendous video, truly. Great job of commentating and driving.

[@stevewaclo167]

‘97 Miata, stock, stripped and 120 hp. 😱 Well done! I’m taking my ‘87 Alfa Spider here on 8/2/18, with my SCCA buddies from Reno and will share this on our website.

[@steved0x]

Very cool, I really enjoyed this video and the narration in the 2nd part especially.

[@IanKorf]

Thanks, always nice to get a little positive feedback.

[@JetFuelOnly]

Good stuff. Helped me prep for my first time here

[@Angel-HC]

I wish I had seen this video before my last trip to Thill West. But then, I also wish it hadn't rained there during the morning. Either way, saving this video and tips for next time!

[@murraymadness4674]

Great video Ian

[@78dbarber]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@lazy408]

Nice commentary! I'm going here in a few days so this was very educational. Hope I can be half as fast as you.

[@ArmstrongRacing]

Very nice! I need toi revisit this track now that the auto is gone haha

[@dwinsemius]

Thanks for this. Getting ready to go there.

[@IanKorf]

It's such a great track. Enjou!

[@mr.puddintater1805]

thx. great breakdown

[@vr4boy1dr]

Very informative and probably one of the best Video for Thill - West

[@IanKorf]

Thanks!

[@joesmothers]

I got a lot out of your video… thank you!

[@bananasj4151]

nice driving!

[@yifengchen]

This is super great video! very very helpful. Thank you so much! I watched this four times, then practiced a few hours on Assetto Corsa, then watched this again for 2 more times before I actually went to the track

[@IanKorf]

It's so nice to know that you did your homework before going to the track. I'm sure you got a lot more out of your track day because of that. I wish everyone had your attitude!

[@yifengchen]

@@IanKorf thank you! It went way better than my expectation. I actually did 1.30.9 in my s2k, very happy with the time as a first timer

[@IanKorf]

@@yifengchen I would be too.

[@chrislee8892]

Thank you for the great track guide, as previously stated the race narration was especially cool. Wish you did these for more tracks! A question on braking zones, which corners are you trail braking?

[@IanKorf]

The T1 right-hander goes off camber, so you could get in too deep if you trail-brake that too much. T2 doesn't require braking in my car, but maybe in a faster car it would. The T3 kink I like to take under power to pin the rear down, so that's definitely not a trail-brake corner. T4 is the most important corner on the track, and you want to get rotation done early to throttle up as soon as possible. So some trail-braking here is important if you're going fast enough. T6 is just a brush of the brakes and then trying to keep speed without running off the track in the middle between T6 and T7. T7 is definitely a trail-braker. T8 requires no braking. T9 is slow and more than 90, which automatically makes you think rotation is important, but it's a throw-away corner and you should focus more on setting up T10. T10 is definitely a trail-braking corner as it's a typical Type I corner.

[@chrislee8892]

Thank you for the detailed response!

[@BryanClementi]

What lap timer are you running in the video? Thanks for the great video!

[@IanKorf]

RumbleStrip DLT1-GPS. www.rumblestripracing.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=49

[@Dynamite_Alex]

counterclockwise 2 mile west

[@IanKorf]

At the time this was made, that was the only option. I've seen a couple groups run it the other way and that sounds like a lot of fun. I should fix the title.

[@Dynamite_Alex]

I did a track day yesterday on my bike, and at the riders meetng they said we would go clockwiae, I studied the track counterclockwise): lol still a fun day, and awesome video and race man 🏁

[@aMaff]

Looks like BMWCCA 'borrowed' this video for instructional purposes too haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2bHgZWviM6WpdE

[@IanKorf]

At least they gave me credit at the end. Here's a video where the text is verbatim from my blog and they didn't give any attribution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnPCoIaEbsadnqs

[@aMaff]

@@IanKorf rude