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View Poll Results: Which Turn Is Harder To Take? | |||
VIR T3 (NASCAR) | 1 | 20.00% | |
VIR T10 (South Bend) | 4 | 80.00% | |
Summit T3 | 0 | 0% | |
All Are The Same | 0 | 0% | |
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Re: I Am Agonizing T3 at VIR...
Good question. My take away thus far, although seems obvious in some ways, is both braking techniques are valid and dependent on the corner.
For T3 @ VIR (IMHO):
A way to clarify the differences in braking techniques required think about the entry to T4 as it relates to bullet #1 above. For that turn, the priority is actually to get down to a certain speed, hence braking abruptly initially then easing off the brakes on a straight line is the proper approach IMO, at least for approach to the turn. As you are down to a reasonable speed to have enough lateral speed, then we use the brakes/throttle to adjust the attitude of the car, sometime trailing the brakes and sometime throttle oversteer to go through the turn. Same also applies to T10 from what I can see in the data, but it is less conclusive, I will keep looking at it though. However, Scott, you should see the T16-17a data, which was a surprise to me as it was not a section I was particularly working on. I had better slip times there as well, although my entry speeds were actually lower by 3-4 mph.
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Fatih Selekler 997.2 GT3 Last edited by FTS; 06-13-2011 at 09:26 AM. |
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Re: I Am Agonizing T3 at VIR...
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Better slip times? Do you mean 'sector' times? Can you clarify? |
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Re: I Am Agonizing T3 at VIR...
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I use the term "slip time" to identify a corner or a series of corners, whereas to me "sector times" is much larger sections of the track. For example T3 is just one corner, or up-hill essess is a small section, so I use "slip time." I generally brake the track into 3 or 4 sectors, areas which have a continuous characteristic to itself than the rest, For example, T1 through T6a is sector 1, the rest until the exit out of Oak Tree is sector 2, then the rest until braking zone to T1 is the 3rd sector at VIR for me.
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