Yeah, I think both of these are good advice. Even more hard to express is how to know how to modulate the brake and throttle. For example, look at Oak Tree which is a good example of a technical corner where you can gain a lot of time:I've once asked Enzo for advice to become faster and he said two things:
But both advices need a kind of sense or feeling that I just don't have.
- less braking, more throttle (basically brake later and go earlier on the throttle)
- More aggressive steering. I'm used to turn smoothly into a corner but in order to turn the car faster it's better to force the car a little into the corner.
That's indeed exactly my point. Talent can't be teached. Talent and willing to work hard are the common characteristics of winners.That's one reason why it's so hard to teach: I'm kind of aware I'm doing something with the brakes there, but I have no idea what inputs/feedback I'm using to determine that I should brake like that.
And that´s where BONO comes into play:In my mind I just trailbrake in, but if you actually look at the trace I'm moving the brake pressure all over the place. That's one reason why it's so hard to teach: I'm kind of aware I'm doing something with the brakes there, but I have no idea what inputs/feedback I'm using to determine that I should brake like that. If I had to guess it feels like it's based mostly on the feedback from the wheel, but I'm not certain.
I think the trick for Oak Tree is the later you brake, the exponentially better it is, because you can take a more aggressive angle into the corner and therefore be slightly more turned for when the next right hander onto the straight happens. That's why I'm really aggressive to go towards the 1 board, much more than I would be on other similar corners.I´d turn in at the 200 board straight to the inner curb, push the brakes hard, release to trailbraking on the crest on first apex, than hold the steering and modulate the brakes to rotate the car into the second apex, than WOT 10m before the apex and Mach 2,5 onto the back straight.
The two times that worked the lap was under 2:09 min.
( Twice in practice, never in the race )
Biggest time gains on Road America are to slow down more than you think at the carousel and get a great exit: don't feather the throttle if you can avoid it, and to take the left hander after the bridge tighter than you think to open up the fast right hander. Definitely a lot less technical than VIR, so fewer places to gain or lose a lot of time.And feel free to add advice for Road America, will go there now.
Aggressiv late braking got me some awesome driftangles there, but shite timesI think the trick for Oak Tree is the later you brake, the exponentially better it is, because you can take a more aggressive angle into the corner and therefore be slightly more turned for when the next right hander onto the straight happens. That's why I'm really aggressive to go towards the 1 board, much more than I would be on other similar corners.
Biggest time gains on Road America are to slow down more than you think at the carousel and get a great exit: don't feather the throttle if you can avoid it, and to take the left hander after the bridge tighter than you think to open up the fast right hander. Definitely a lot less technical than VIR, so fewer places to gain or lose a lot of time.
I was contemplating what i and others have said this weekend.
setups.
My take on it, is you can make a car go faster, zero wings, zero toe, the correct gearing for engine power, tyre pressures 5 psi above ideal, zero traction control, no abs.
Most of the above will send you into the scenery at their first opportunity.
Set up are there to make YOU quicker, where ever yo get your speed from. setups maximise that.
Chris probably knows a heck of lot more than I do about setups, and I am pretty sure he puts a lot of effort into them.
When he is not fun racing with our motley crew and ventures into the big world of sim racing, I again am sure that his setup becomes more important still.
End of sermon.
You were clearly going in too fast,very tempting, but slow in fast out,to some that seems odd but it works every time and get the right racing line,tenths fall by the way sidehaving more aero seems to make guys think they can attack the corner quicker..but on exit you scrub all the speed and then the aero kills your top end,especially if its a longish straight,..I was losing more time in the turns than I gained