Duane Black is an amateur racing driver with 69 recorded laps across 3 vehicles on LapMeta, averaging 23 laps per car—extraordinary concentration ratio indicating absolute commitment to mastering three specific platforms. This exceptional focus demonstrates specialist philosophy prioritizing profound depth over superficial breadth, choosing expertise with select machinery rather than casual sampling. Twenty-three laps per vehicle builds knowledge transcending typical driver-vehicle relationships, revealing nuances impossible to discover through brief exposure.
His LapMeta data shows testing with 14 laps at Full Course, 6 laps at Full Circuit w/ Loop, and 6 laps at Grand West Course. The selective 3-vehicle portfolio suggests curated testing balancing comparative education against deep platform understanding. Each car received nearly two dozen sessions—revealing how tire performance evolves, how brake feel changes with temperature, optimal techniques for specific chassis characteristics, and how to extract absolute maximum capability as conditions vary throughout track days. This depth often allows dedicated amateurs to outperform professionals conducting brief evaluations through intimate vehicle-specific knowledge built via relentless repetition. With 69 laps concentrated across just three vehicles, Duane Black exemplifies the focused specialist who treats motorsport as pursuit of perfection through systematic development and intimate platform expertise.
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I ran as low as a 2:42, but the recorder cut off on me. Darn glitches.
Sunday morning at October FAST was about as wet as it can get and still be passable.
The inside line on the front straight was VERY treacherous. I dont think the video does justice to how wiggly the car was when beside the pit road guard rails.
In the second video, I also got slightly caught off guard by how much rain ran off the T7 Cliff for north course and had to run more inside to set up for the climbing esses.
2013 V6 mustang on 255/40/19 continental extreme contact sports