Honda S2000 Suspension Test Times And Results - Buttonwillow Raceway Configuration #13CW

Sector 3: Buttonhook
Buttonhook is a throwaway corner with multiple lines, none being particularly fast. The quickest way through it is to threshold-brake straight to the apex, then turn in while the front tires are still loaded. This pitches the back end around into a slight oversteer condition through the increasing-radius exit. The initial, sharp, high-camber turn-in will spike well in excess of 1g, as well as max out outside compression and inside droop travel. The quicker the suspension can recover from this massive transfer of weight, the more throttle can be applied at the exit without spinning.

Sector 4: I-5
Called I-5 since it runs closest to (and parallel to) Interstate 5 on the far side of the track. Higher speed on I-5 comes from better exit speed though Buttonhook.

Sector 5: Cotton Corners
This tricky series of turns is complicated by a steep man-made hill that crests at the second right-hand apex. The amount of traction available varies greatly from one transition to the next as the suspension loads and unloads through the elevation changes.