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Originally Posted by rice_classic
Looking at the new curbing it can see where some more time is found. Turn 1 reminds me of a typical Tilke corner too.
He does what I do in Turn 1 and I hate it and I know it can be done better - I've seen it done better but I haven't executed it yet.
He (and I) do the 3 step boogie: Braking early, then driving through, then braking again... It would be nice to brake for T1 much later, but in a straight line across the track from driver's right through the apex on drivers left back out to drivers right again. That would take you to the very edge of the track via trail braking but you'll be setup perfectly for T2. I have seen this done in front of me a few years back and the difference was several car lengths.
Example:
Red/Green is typical way through T1 - Lime/Orange is the theory.
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I have tried T1 a couple ways. I was doing what you have shown for a little while, start braking at the last cone and trail through T1. I have kind of settled on braking just before the last cone and releasing on turn in, then getting back on the brakes again at about apex or just after. I haven't really decided what I like most yet. With aero T1 is kind of hilarious. I can pretty much take it as fast as I want, I just can't slow down enough for T2 if I yeet it a little too hard. 100-108 is about all I can handle and still make turning in for T2.
This was from last weekends TT.