So I know it's racing and often the racing line is what is available to you, but watching this video in comparison to your track tutorial video, am I right to say that in this race, there are a couple of corners where you turn in too early and that results in you going out too far onto the rumble strips on track out? TIA! Heading to Thunderbolt this weekend, and your videos have been great!
The short answer is yes, especially turns 2 and 7 I turn in earlier compared to the tutorial video. Now to expand on that, for my tutorial videos I tend to show what someone who NEVER has been to the track before should be aiming to drive. GENERALLY, its safer to turn into a corner later because it reduces your entry speed to the corner turn in point and you dont slingshot yourself into the grass on exit. Once you know where the car is going to be on exit compared to where you turn in, you start backing the turn in up a little bit to carry more speed through the apex and exit. I will tell a student maybe to take it easy on the curbs (and because the tutorial videos are aimed at new drivers I use less curb there) but there is no such thing as "too much" curb. If you're gonna give me another 2 widths I can carry speed onto (like the exit of turn 2 here) I'm going to use it, because its ultimately faster. Its a matter of teaching safe, repeatable lines in the tutorials vs going as fast as I can in the race (and taking whats given to me space wise). Have fun at TB.
So I know it's racing and often the racing line is what is available to you, but watching this video in comparison to your track tutorial video, am I right to say that in this race, there are a couple of corners where you turn in too early and that results in you going out too far onto the rumble strips on track out? TIA! Heading to Thunderbolt this weekend, and your videos have been great!
The short answer is yes, especially turns 2 and 7 I turn in earlier compared to the tutorial video. Now to expand on that, for my tutorial videos I tend to show what someone who NEVER has been to the track before should be aiming to drive. GENERALLY, its safer to turn into a corner later because it reduces your entry speed to the corner turn in point and you dont slingshot yourself into the grass on exit. Once you know where the car is going to be on exit compared to where you turn in, you start backing the turn in up a little bit to carry more speed through the apex and exit.
I will tell a student maybe to take it easy on the curbs (and because the tutorial videos are aimed at new drivers I use less curb there) but there is no such thing as "too much" curb. If you're gonna give me another 2 widths I can carry speed onto (like the exit of turn 2 here) I'm going to use it, because its ultimately faster. Its a matter of teaching safe, repeatable lines in the tutorials vs going as fast as I can in the race (and taking whats given to me space wise). Have fun at TB.
@@radratracing3225 Very interesting and helpful, thanks for your detailed response!