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08-15-2018, 01:46 PM | #15 | |
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Well, with the sound as high as it can go (both video and PC sound settings), I can hear a bit more and that helps a bit more. What I mean by hit or miss apex, for example at min 1:35, that berm is (looks at least) very flat and round, that is part of the track, and you are close to it, but not touching it. You should be over it, so you are easily 2-3 feet off the apex there, which is kind of big. For track outs, its hard to tell because you should have to steer towards the exit, or unwind the wheel completely mid corner to get to the exit of a corner, you get there naturally while trying to negotiate a corner. If you didnt, it means you could've gone faster thru the corner. For now just worry about feeling what the car is doing and controlling it (it does what you want it to do). Proper car control is something I wish more people I see at the track had. Speed will come naturally after that. For me, throttle steer and steering with the throttle is pretty much the same thing and is just generating more rotation by increasing the slip angle at the rear and is only possible in RWD (or AWD with rear bias) cars. Others might have different definitions of it, but it is not important what its called or what it is, really. Last thing since you are starting. One thing I wished I knew when I started, most instructors want you to be a safe driver because you want to leave the track with a car, and they want to leave the track walking. As a rookie, there are many things that are taught to you so that you can be safer, but that dont really make you a faster driver. Its still ok to learn it all, but its not the be all / end all. |
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All fantastic advice for a new track novice for sure! To add to the point about everything happening in WARP speed for the first few events. This is often a byproduct of not looking anywhere near far enough ahead. KEEP THOSE EYES UP Looking up means that you see everything happening sooner, your brain has more time to process it, and then respond. Give the brain more time to process information, and all of a sudden you're taking in more data than you were before. You feel / hear more car feedback that you can then use... If you're looking too close in, you're already behind the momentum of the car, and just trying to play catch up. Which then feels like an endless game of catch-up and that you just cant go faster, wondering how the guys passing you are going so fast... You go where you are looking - look farther, you'll go faster, and watch those lap times drop |
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Thanks again both for the advice. The list of things to work on is such a long list... looking up, brake harder, brake more consistently, ease off brakes, better rev match, smooth turn in, smooth track out, and so on and so forth. |
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It is surprising how many things we innately do once you practice them enough - it's hard to recall and regurgitate them all first run through |
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Not to over simplify it, but I've found that if I'm already oversteering a little, more throttle will increase oversteer. If I'm already understeering, more throttle worsens understeer.
Maybe on the other corners you're pushing a bit when you get back on the power, and on this one you're rotating a little when you get back on the power.
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For me - Looking up is the crux of the issue. That+ repetition. The more time you give yourself and the more familiar you become with the "limits" of the car (even in near stock form - get decent brake fluid, pads and a bit of negative front camber/zero toe, oil cooler if you're hooked on this stuff ) the rest comes naturally if you're looking up, with repetition and seat time. Try and tuck in behind some folks that are just a hair faster (in similar cars if possible) once you're comfortable, and follow their lines / braking points. |
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I generally try to run with NASA and I'm currently in group 2 and so far but it seems like group 3 is where people get faster and 2 is this no mans land between when people are good enough to be out by themselves but not fast enough yet and need to work on more skills. As such not a lot of people to follow, especially in momentum cars. But since there's more than enough to work on I'll be occupied for a while! |
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Welcome to the fold! We all keep learning, trying things, make small mistakes. It's a fun pursuit for sure! Learn from mistakes early on and form the good habits / don't dwell on mistakes you do make. No one is perfect, except maybe Senna |
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This thread....*sniff*....it makes me feel really good. This forum is so far ahead of others in terms of patiently helping others that ask nicely. Good people on this forum.
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