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^^^^ this is something that really trips up a lot of guys that are seeing the track for the first time. When you are out on track and approaching T6, it looks like a simple 90 degree turn from one short straight to another. But when you see it on the map it is clearly a proper hairpin, that needs a wide entry and late apex. So as you've said, guys lose a lot of time when they need to lift on exit.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZR
T6 is the most challenging corner on the track IMO. Have to hang out to the right for what seems like an eternity before turning in.
But then I get enough speed going straight thru 7-8 that when I'm braking for 9 my ABS usually kicks in. It's bumpy going in there.
This has been posted before, but I'll bump it up to give the new RC participants an idea of the track:
http://youtu.be/1alq8m8Fh8c
I am installing a front drive axle in my stang. I plan to check out both the in fields and outfields of each corner.......
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Originally Posted by Stephen06GT
nice demonstration...
was also nice of you to put the video in slow motion so we could see all the corners clearly :boxer:
:D
edit: glad I could help.
TTT
10 days away boys... wooo I'm ready
guess I'll throw up my junk in this thread as well...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pys1wmxC0rc
Turn 1:
I try to get to outside as far as possible (without hitting the grass)
start my turn in just before the cone and aim for the cone at the apex
of the turn, carrying as much speed as I can right out to the grass
on exit of the turn. If I don't start this turn very wide then I can't
get any speed on exit due to the car pushing so much.
Turn 2-3:
Again I stay well wide on entry. This is a double apex corner that I try
to get around as a single as much as possible. Soft on entry and drift out
to just touch the curbing, trying to keep smooth and not jerk the wheel
too much. On exit, instead of drifting the car out wide I try to keep it
tucked in to the right side as much as possible to allow me to set up for
the esses (turn 4&5)
Turn 4-5 (The Esses):
I try to just touch the curbing on the entry of turn 4 then turn out on
a straight diagonal across to turn 5 and the same, just touch the curbing
on the right side, then let the car drift out on exit and just barely
touch the curbing on the left side before crossing to the right side of
the track to get set up for turn 6.
Turn 6:
One of the tightest corners on the track, can be tricky, however you brake
well in advanced for this corner you can drive through smooth and pull out
hard on the other side. I stay to far right on entry, brake early to allow
myself plenty of time to watch for my apex. I look for the cone at centre
apex and steer the car for that, focusing only on the cone, once the car has
come around the cone I'm hard back on the gas and drift all the way out to
the right side of track often touching the curbing but as smooth as I can be
on the wheel.
Turn 7A,B-8:
Everyone has their favourite part of the track, well...this is mine! This is
where I gain and pull on people the most. I accelerate hard on the small straight
and don't let off the gas until I enter 7A, then I'm ready to hit the brakes
hard as I hit 7B, then I stay to the inside for turn 8, cut it hard and let the
car naturally drift out to the right. Instead of driving around the turns I
basically stick the car straight through, touching the curbing on the left (7A)
and then touching the curbing on the right (7B).
*Note:
I do not recommend trying this for rookies or guys that are unsure of this
turn, this is NOT the way I started going through this section when I first started
tracking...I've only been able to do this since I've got more comfortable with
the way the car rolls through there. It doesn't look that aggressive in the in car
video but trust me you can get bounced around there pretty good it's a real "PAY
ATTENTION TO HOW FAST YOUR GOING" Section. Also please note, this is not to scare
or deter anybody, simply suggesting drive to yours and your cars ability and you'll
be absolutely fine!! :)
Turn 9:
I don't really have alot of strategy for this corner, just try to drive it as smooth
as possible so I still have decent speed coming out of it. I basically stay to the
outside on entry, look for the cone in the middle of the apex and steer for it, then
drift out to the left, how far out will depend on how much speed you carry through
this turn, this is one of my slower corners, so I don't get out to the curbing
on exit alot of the time, however that sometimes helps me set up for turn 10.
Turn 10:
Setting up for turn 10, I stay outside to the right, almost to the grass for a split
second before I start my turn in as I like to make this a long sweeper so to speak,
starting my turn earlier and keeping my eye on that apex cone on the left and aiming
straight for it staying inside and rolling over the curbing as much as possible which
helps set up my entry for the last double apex turn (11-12)
Turn 11-12:
This is really a double apex turn. For this turn I kinda just float the car through it.
I used to be on & off the gas all the way through (I was fucking terrible at it) but
then I learned to treat it as one corner and keep on the gas just enough to float the
car smoothly around it, get back on the gas on exit, drifting the car out towards the
wall and down the front straight.
Please note this is far from a track tutorial, this is just the way I get around the
track that works for me and thought I would share.
Nice write up GR. Nice to see what a fast lap looks like ;)
Like I said, my ABS kicks in here. A combination of hard braking and bumpy surface. Good advice for rookies to take it easy through here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ghost Rider