Can anybody recommend a website where I'' be able to find some articles
about driving techniques both for rally and track?
I am looking for thing like how to enter/exit turns, when to brake, when to
pass, etc..
I know this is more like personal preferences, but it always useful to know
the basics.
Thanks in advance,
Igor
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Mike
It is called :-
"Pushing the Limit " by Dave Henrie
It is a superb insight into the world of Virtual Driving and his experiences
along the way.
Telling in superb detail the techniques needed with pictures that made him
the driver he is today.
If you cannot find it please let me know i will photocopy it for you.
AD
Here's a sample from my previous work: Racing MY Way.
....chapter 27...Weight, there too much wait.
... Many manufactuers go to great lengths to reduce the weight of
their cars. However, I have found several areas they have overlooked. For
instance, Wheels & tires. Why do we need 4? Motorcycles seem to make do
with just two don't they? That's why I look for opportunities to knock off
a wheel or two at the earliest possible momemt. Of course there is a built
in bias against such drastic weight reductions, that is why you have to
take matters into your own hands and search out Armco barriers.
Another greatly overlooked area in weight savings is Downforce. Yes
you heard me right, downforce. How can you expect to proceed quickly down
the track when literally thousands of pounds of extra weight are being
added to your car? Using ANY F1 sim you can see for yourself what a
difference removeing downforce can make to top speeds. Load up Spa and run
1 or 2 laps, checking your top speed near the end of the Kemel Straight.
Now on the next lap make sure you bang the armco at La Source hairpin quite
smartly. If done properly(and of course if damage is enabled) you will
knock off your front wing. NOW blast down the second pit straight, Go up
through Eau Rouge and charge down the Kemel straight again. Note your
increased top speed. (ps..don't worry about that sharp bend at the end of
the Kemel straight...if they REALLY wanted you to turn sharply to the
right, why would they include the more gentle turn that bypasses the
sharper turn?) As a final test...navigate around to the pit straight and
wait for a fast charging car to come up behind you. Move into his line and
allow him to hit you. This should remove your rear wing as well. Now
repeat the above procedure noting your near rocketship speeds as you cruise
down the Kemel straight.
Once you overcome any built in preconsceptions about how to race fast,
you'll find all sorts of tiny details such as these that will greatly
increase your pace. Remember the only thing 'Slow in Fast out' gets you
is another car's nose jammed up your....well you get the idea.
from 'Racing MY way.' by Dave Henrie
> ....chapter 27...
LOL
I just wish I didn't relate so readily to its content :)
Cheers
Tony
> I am looking for thing like how to enter/exit turns, when to brake, when to
> pass, etc..
> I know this is more like personal preferences, but it always useful to know
> the basics.
-- Doug Milliken
www.millikenresearch.com/books.html (our books are not about driving!)
> Mike
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uwe
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