I've recently started recording my track events with a gps based data acqusition system and was wondering about the corner entry/exit speed differences. What I am finding is that, on average, my corner exit speeds are only about 3-4mph faster than the entry speeds. I know that this difference will vary with the angle and camber of the corner, but wondering what is typical?
Entry entrance/exit speeds
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There is no typical change from corner entry to exit.
For example, in a decreasing radius corner, you will exit more slowly than you entered!
Read the book "driving in competition" by Alan Johnson. He has a great description of corner types, their relative importance, and how to analyze a track to minimize lap times.
Data acquistion then becomes a great tool to help you optimize how you treat each corner to put together fast laps.
Tak
ITA 29
SFR SCCA
For example, in a decreasing radius corner, you will exit more slowly than you entered!
Read the book "driving in competition" by Alan Johnson. He has a great description of corner types, their relative importance, and how to analyze a track to minimize lap times.
Data acquistion then becomes a great tool to help you optimize how you treat each corner to put together fast laps.
Tak
ITA 29
SFR SCCA
CaptainWho
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Carroll Smith's Drive to Win covers that material, too, and pretty well. I can't compare the two, though, since I haven't read Alan Johnson's book.
Carroll Smith's Drive to Win covers that material, too, and pretty well. I can't compare the two, though, since I haven't read Alan Johnson's book.