Barber Motorsports Park
Turn by Turn Track Notes
Hard on the brakes at the 2 sign
Turn-in cone was a good indicator this weekend for initial turn-in to the left
Trail off the brakes into the apex then roll back on the throttle for the uphill
If the car isn’t pushing towards track right then you can go faster
Bring the car back to the middle of the track
Brush the brakes and down shift before turning right
Keep the car about a car width or so off the inside of the corner
As you come out of turn 2, maintain your steering angle
Roll back on the throttle to push the car into the apex
Touch the curbing on the right
Get back to full throttle and let the car track out all the way left
Turn the car right towards the apex at the crest of the hill
Short shift into 4th gear at the base of the hill
Stay on the throttle as you go up the hill
The Barber sign is a good direction to point the car
As you crest the hill you may need to lift to settle the car
After cresting the hill get back to full throttle and let the car track out left as needed
Then head back to the right side of the track
Go hard on the brakes at the 2 sign
Stay right for a late apex at the end of the curbing
Trail off the brakes as you turn hard left
Start to roll back on the throttle at the second apex
There is a ton of room to left the car track out to the right
Open up your steering angle and use all the track to get back on full throttle as soon as possible
This is really a continuation of the hairpin and should be flat out
Bring the car from right to the left edge of the track to setup turn 7
Upshift to 4th gear
Hard on the brakes at the 2
Turn right a bit early, trailing off the brakes
Use all of the curb on the right
You should be headed straight so get back on the throttle quickly
Medium pressure on the brakes as you drive over the curbing on the left
As you continue braking after driving over the left curbing, downshift to 3rd
Turn right and let the car track out left as you roll back onto full throttle
Come back across the track to the right edge
Upshift to 4th gear
From track right, turn in left maintaining speed
Brush the left curb at the apex
A quick lift of the throttle as you bring the car back to the right
Brush the right side curb at the apex
Roll back on the throttle as you track out to the left
Head flat out back to the right side of the track
A bit of brakes before heading from right to left into 11
Stay left as you pass the apex to 11 to avoid the dip in the track
Short on the brake and downshift to 3rd
Take a later right turn into 12 using a good bit of the curb
Back on the throttle as you go up the hill
Let the car track out to the left as you crest the hill
A quick lift as you come down the hill
Turn right into the apex of 13
Use all of the curb
Roll back on the throttle as you go back up the hill
As you come out of 13 stay on the power
Let the car push out about two thirds of the way to the left
Straighten the car painted towards the pit exit sign
A quick but smooth brake while straight
Then hard right turn into the apex of 14
This helps set the car up on the right side of the track for 15
Aim for the curb on the right side
Mid curbing give a quick lift to set the weight on the front of the car
Turn left for the apex of 15
At the apex roll back on the throttle
Let the car track out to the right so you are flat out headed down the main straight
Upshift into 4th gear at redline
Barber Motorsports Park really is one of the nicest facilities for a track weekend. The grounds are meticulously maintained, there is plenty of room in the paddock and the main building has great spaces for observing the action. This was my first time at Barber and I had a great weekend at the track. On Saturday, the best lap times I could put down were in the 1:50 range. By Saturday afternoon I dropped 3 seconds off my time and did a best lap of 1:47.186. According to my Track Addict data I have a theoretical best lap of 1:45.5, so there is still some work to do my next time driving Barber! Check out my best lap of the weekend.