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Originally Posted by jnglgurl
Well, I won't keep you just wanted to say thanks again. I would also like to know if you have any advice about finding the right line to take the corner w/. I know that I am supposed to use the one w/ the highest exit speed...but I was not getting it. That is the one thing I totally sucked at all day!!
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AWithout seeing you drive is kind of hard to point out what and if you are doing something wrong.
But from what I see, most people tend to push to sharply out too fast into a corner and severely understeer.
I've made you a quick sketch (yes my drawing skills are appalling)
The red line represents what I see a lot of people do: Commit too soon and at too sharp of an angle into the corner with the end result of heavy braking to correct for the heavy understeer.
The blue (and proper) line hugs the outside line then at the proper moment turns and clips the apex and then accelerates towards the other outside line.
In a nutshell you have to take corners following the most open arc that still clips the inside of the apex.
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I hope I explained it clearly enough, its 3am here and I’m a bit tired.
This advice applies to most standard corners. Another piece of advice is: If you feel you jerked the car into a corner and you feel it pushing most likely you is doing something wrong. A proper cornering technique should feel very smooth and fluid and, dare I say, elegant with the car rotating perfectly with no hint of pushing. I know in all my autoX courses all my fastest runs are also the smoothest.