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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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When the driver was going through something like S curves he just went through generally with no foot on the gas or brakes, kind of coasting through

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Yup. Sometimes it's faster to get all your speed possible and then coast through sections - it's also sometimes a smart fuel strategy.

It's pretty fucking brutal inside a race car. This circuit has a good long straight (that used to be much longer, until they intentionally added a curve - called a chicane - to it) where the driver can kinda relax for a bit, but it's otherwise really fucking brutal inside one of these cars.

Some 'endurance' races only last like an hour which folks think is like driving their car fast for an hour. It's nothing like driving your car fast for an hour. Add to that, it's well into triple digit temperatures inside. That hour is split by two people and it's still endurance racing. It beats you up pretty bad.

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That beat you up part of the experience was not relayed to the viewer as well as the rest of the information I was enjoying

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Next time, take a look at their helmet. The rest of 'em is tied into the car very well, so you won't see it move. Watch the helmet. If it doesn't look like much, keep in mind that they're in a seat meant to help hold their head in place - and they're wearing a HANS device so their heads only go so far forward.

After 30 minutes of this, you'd have a hard time holding your head straight/up. It's fucking brutal. After 30 minutes of it, I have a hard time holding my head straight - and I'm experienced. These folks are doing two (or more) hours sometimes. It's legit brutal.

Let's see... Your head weighs 20 pounds. Your helmet is another 20 pounds. That's 40 pounds. In a 3G corner, your head effectively weighs (has the mass of) 120 pounds - and that weight is concentrated in one direction.