Togue Battle: GT86 vs. WRX

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by overlookedx

I wonder about that too, also I think it would lead to worse lap times for the person chasing than they would get otherwise. I find on a track day that if I try to chase a car down, my driving line goes to shit and I focus way too much on matching their line or trying to catch them on a straightaway.

Haha I'm guilty of that too at times (following slower lines of guys in front of me). Visual fixation I guess.

[rice_classic]

Originally Posted by overlookedx

I wonder about that too, also I think it would lead to worse lap times for the person chasing than they would get otherwise. I find on a track day that if I try to chase a car down, my driving line goes to shit and I focus way too much on matching their line or trying to catch them on a straightaway.

I realize other people do this on track and when I catch them doing it I will purposely drive my car in lines that screw them up. Whether they're following me or watching me in their mirrors. Sometimes you can be good enough to drive their car for them from behind your own steering wheel.

When I coach I talk about this monkey-see-monkey-do effect. The cliche commonly used is "race your own race" but I like to think of it as: "Race as fast as your car can go unless the physical location of a car in front or behind requires you to adapt (block/pass/draft)."

Closing a gap is like carving a sculpture, there's only a few opportunities to remove a lot at once but overall it's mostly about chipping away at it.

Don't make it up in 1 corner, chip away at him until the door is open again, then make your move. Don't let him drive your car for you!