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Twamgl3 · 17-04-2008, 05:17 PM

I saw the term "racing line" mentioned. The same practice on an open, public highway is the "path of least resistance" and also known as "apexing". As others have pointed out it is perfectly legal to use the width of the carriageway so long as to do so will not endanger others.

And you should all know by now slow in, fast out! It's perfectly fine to brake on a corner so long as 1. the radius does not tighten and 2. the amount of braking does not increase.

Generally I've got the car down to the speed I want on the straight and my foot goes from the brake to the accelerator as I begin to turn the wheel. Maintain the speed for the first half of the corner, then accelerate as I reach the apex, as, generally speaking the angle on the bend shallows after this point. This is fine in a front wheel drive car. I wouldn't want to do it in an MR2 again where I should have maintained a constant velocity until all the wheels were lined up.

17-04-2008, 05:17 PM	#31 (permalink)
Twamgl3 Junior Member Grease Monkey Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3	Re: Cornering discussion. I saw the term "racing line" mentioned. The same practice on an open, public highway is the "path of least resistance" and also known as "apexing". As others have pointed out it is perfectly legal to use the width of the carriageway so long as to do so will not endanger others. And you should all know by now slow in, fast out! It's perfectly fine to brake on a corner so long as 1. the radius does not tighten and 2. the amount of braking does not increase. Generally I've got the car down to the speed I want on the straight and my foot goes from the brake to the accelerator as I begin to turn the wheel. Maintain the speed for the first half of the corner, then accelerate as I reach the apex, as, generally speaking the angle on the bend shallows after this point. This is fine in a front wheel drive car. I wouldn't want to do it in an MR2 again where I should have maintained a constant velocity until all the wheels were lined up.