slow and exit fast. Can someone ellaborate on this a little so I can get an
idea of how to do this?
Vintook
Vintook
You "can" go faster by braking deep and driving the corner hard but then
it also raises the risk on you blowing the corner.
Driving too hard can and probably will slow you down even if you think
your going as fast as you can go.
> I keep hearing that to get faster lap times you have to go into the corners
> slow and exit fast. Can someone ellaborate on this a little so I can get an
> idea of how to do this?
> Vintook
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Kenny L.
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You need to develop a plan for each corner: an understanding of it. Work
out some reference and timing points. Reference points will be things like
the curbing, the apex, a target at the exit, and the timing points will be
also be reference points but also signals to change gear, to brake, to
balance the throttle etc and when to start the turn. All this information
and your idea of how to use the information will form the plan. Approach
the corner always with the aim to exit the corner quickly, that means
getting on the power as soon as possible, whilst retaining a good deal of
control over the car. Then, the other parts of the corner can be developed
from that idea. Start off by going in slower, and working on the
acceleration. Eventually you'll learn how you can modify the plan to
increase the speed through the corner, such as starting braking a few feet
further or holding more throttle throughout the turn. Unless you understand
the corner, it is difficult to improve your plan, and therefore hard to
consistently repeat your overall lap times. Also, once you do fully
understand the corner, you can then apply the knowledge to developing
overtaking techniques, knowing what the corner will and won't allow.
Good luck!
Mike.
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Andre
Nah, tis a good question. I would say that the understanding of a corner is
an inversion of the concentration level required to take it comfortably, and
at some point during the learning, you'll discover either through thinking
and/or trial and error how to make the optimisations. :)
Mike.
Heh - but that's coz you've so much less at stake isn't it? I mean in
real life, if you spin out at 90 then you look a bit of a fool, you
right the car and you carry on or you tangle in that safety fencing.
Unless, of course you're really unlucky. If, on the other hand, you get
it wrong at Masta then you head straight to the obituaries column.
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>Dumb question - how do you know when you understand the corner. I mean, I've
>been through the Lesmos 1000's of times. What does it take?
>I've also run many laps at Watkins Glen. I've discovered at least ONE thing.
>I'm more worried about the '90' than I am about Masta(!). That makes NO sense
>to me, but I've crashed more at WG than I *ever* did at Masta...<sigh>
>Eldred
>Nah, tis a good question. I would say that the understanding of a corner is
>an inversion of the concentration level required to take it comfortably, and
>at some point during the learning, you'll discover either through thinking
>and/or trial and error how to make the optimisations. :)
>Mike.
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