The Perfect Corner 2
A Driver's Step-by-Step Guide to Optimizing Complex Sections Through the Physics of Racing
1st Edition
Published on 18. May 2016
116 pages
978-0-9973824-5-7 (ISBN)
Description
Learn how the physics of racing can be applied to advanced track sections. We show you the rules needed for double apexes and chicanes, as well as how to link them in complex sequences. Plus you'll learn the surprising science of optimizing straights. Finally, the last section will really put you to the test as we break down some of the most complex corner sequences in the world. If you can solve these puzzles, you will understand how to drive anything. Learn how there is no such thing as a throwaway corner and how every single section of a track can be driven to perfection.
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STANDARD LINE THEORY SUMMARIZED & TESTED 8
SETTING CORNER ENTRY/EXIT ANGLES & THE 90-DEGREE LIMIT 15
COMPARING A DOUBLE APEX TO A CIRCULAR RACETRACK 23
LINKING DOUBLE APEX ENTRY & EXIT ANGLES 32
THE DOUBLE APEX RULE & SHORTCUT CUES 34
DOUBLE APEX TYPES (DECREASING/INCREASING RADIUS, HAIRPINS) 43
THE IDEAL CHICANE VS YAW INERTIA 55
THE CHICANE RULE & SHORTCUT CUES 61
OPTIMIZING CHICANES WITH IMAGINARY CONES 67
THE SURPRISING SCIENCE OF OPTIMIZING STRAIGHTS 72
THE FULL-THROTTLE CORNER RULE* (APEX LIMITS & THE SHORTEST PATH) 75
THE PROBLEM WITH INDUCED DRAG 82
CHOOSING YOUR EXIT ANGLE TO THE NEXT CORNER 86
REDUCING DRAG IN A FULL-THROTTLE TO STANDARD CORNER 94
LINKING MULTIPLE CHICANES & DOUBLE APEXES 98
SHORT CHICANES TO OVER 90-DEGREE EXIT 102
EXPANDING DOUBLE APEX TO 90-DEGREE EXIT (SLOW VS FAST VEHICLE) 106
THE FINAL TEST (SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT TURNS 1-4) 110
