I thought most of that was common sense, but apparently I was wrong:
I was at the TT Assen track in the Netherlands during a trackday six weeks back and about 60% of the drivers took one if the corners (Strubben) completely wrong, hitting the apex way too soon.
The result was that most of those cars went off the track at the end of the corner for more than a few meters. A friend of me made some photographs and I made a GIF out of some of the photo’s. I was driving the silver/blue Hyundai. The BMW which is shown however, is one of those cars that hit the apex too soon and went beyond the curbstones. And that one didn’t go that far off track, there where even cars that went off the asphalt and on the gravel.
I have to say that corner is a tough one if you drive there for the first time, but you would think that most people will realize after 2 or 3 laps that they have to hit the apex later. But there where only a few who did.
I am practicing in racing simulators at the moment like live for speed. Last night while I was racing and trying my best, two guys passed me like airplanes! I was amazed about how fast they were driving and I asked them if they can help me improve! They spectated me and they told me that I need to find a racing line. I said that I already have a racing line and they sent me the link of this website. Then I realized how wrong I’ve been driving! xD My best lap was 1.51.30 and in 30 minutes of training I was 7 seconds faster! After some more laps I made my new PB 1.40.00. I’m gonna practice some more today and I hope I will make it to 1.34.00 like the two guys who passed me! :D BTW I still find it hard to hit the apex the right moment just like you said. xD
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I thought most of that was common sense, but apparently I was wrong:
I was at the TT Assen track in the Netherlands during a trackday six weeks back and about 60% of the drivers took one if the corners (Strubben) completely wrong, hitting the apex way too soon.
The result was that most of those cars went off the track at the end of the corner for more than a few meters. A friend of me made some photographs and I made a GIF out of some of the photo’s. I was driving the silver/blue Hyundai. The BMW which is shown however, is one of those cars that hit the apex too soon and went beyond the curbstones. And that one didn’t go that far off track, there where even cars that went off the asphalt and on the gravel.
I have to say that corner is a tough one if you drive there for the first time, but you would think that most people will realize after 2 or 3 laps that they have to hit the apex later. But there where only a few who did.
I am practicing in racing simulators at the moment like live for speed. Last night while I was racing and trying my best, two guys passed me like airplanes! I was amazed about how fast they were driving and I asked them if they can help me improve! They spectated me and they told me that I need to find a racing line. I said that I already have a racing line and they sent me the link of this website. Then I realized how wrong I’ve been driving! xD My best lap was 1.51.30 and in 30 minutes of training I was 7 seconds faster! After some more laps I made my new PB 1.40.00. I’m gonna practice some more today and I hope I will make it to 1.34.00 like the two guys who passed me! :D BTW I still find it hard to hit the apex the right moment just like you said. xD