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Originally Posted by Str8Ghostin
I know I know it's supposed to be completely off when we're racing (and during open days that's exactly what I do because it's fun to slide around), but when I compete in Time Attack I'm finding that I get better times with the traction control on and VSC engaged.
With it on, my turn in speed on big corners is much better
With it off, my time through the multiple low speed corner sections is much better
Overall, I get better times (on each track I've been on) when I leave it on but is that just inexperience on my part? I've only been tracking for 3 years now and up until this past season it was in a FWD Integra. Am I limiting myself by leaving it on? I'm on Ventus V12 EVO's fyi.
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Nothing about VSC will make the car mechanically faster around a corner. You are simply more comfortable knowing that it's on and willing to dive deeper at the entrance. It's simply mental. Your tires have a limited grip threshold but they are progressive and predictable when you begin to exceed their limit. Early on I committed a couple sessions to exploring VSC and
quickly realized that it is nothing like some of the PTM systems now available in higher end cars and in fact many factory race cars. It is extremely intrusive and unpredictable when driving the car beyond what the system is designed for.