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Originally Posted by RFB
Your sense of a core misunderstanding is deceiving you. I sense a pre-conceived notion.
You don't have to drive at those slip angles unless you are learning to drift.
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Slip angle and control of that is a useful skill. By touching on those slip angles and then being able to come back from recovery and handling skills can be improved. Also, I've been told that the theoretically greatest grip is achieved with some slip angle (not crazy drifting, but some slip).
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Originally Posted by RFB
Driving within the limits of a slippery tire do result in slow lap times.
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And a beginner shouldn't be worrying about lap times; its a good way to end up going home in a flat bed truck.
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Originally Posted by RFB
When you figure out the limit of sticky tires you save the cost of tracking with slippery tires first.
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And if someone doesn't know when they are approaching the limit, then what happens?
And when they don't know what to do because they are blasting at crazy speeds and sliding through a corner as they find out the limit then what?
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