VTECH and corners
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thanks, guys, for the insight - obviously, I'm still learning how this car handles and am enjoying the learning experience quite a bit.
I can see I'm going to have to take the plunge and take her to the track.
I can see I'm going to have to take the plunge and take her to the track.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by catfish
thanks, guys, for the insight - obviously, I'm still learning how this car handles and am enjoying the learning experience quite a bit.
I can see I'm going to have to take the plunge and take her to the track.
thanks, guys, for the insight - obviously, I'm still learning how this car handles and am enjoying the learning experience quite a bit.
I can see I'm going to have to take the plunge and take her to the track.
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Originally posted by rlaifatt
Dropping back and timing it so you have space to build up your faster exit speed than the car ahead but catching up to his bumper on trackout gives you the best chance for an immediate pass or to beat him to the next corner (because of higher exit speed) for a pass.
Dropping back and timing it so you have space to build up your faster exit speed than the car ahead but catching up to his bumper on trackout gives you the best chance for an immediate pass or to beat him to the next corner (because of higher exit speed) for a pass.
Gaining on their ass FAST just as they enter the final apex of a multi-corner section before a straight usually gets the point across
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Keeping the car stable should be a most important aspect of track driving. If you're on a track like the Nurburgring, with hardly any runoff and plenty of bumps and crests, you may want to sacrifice being in VTEC in favour of keeping the rear end stable.
Having too much torque results in a higher amount of engine compression/ brake torque that can unsettle the car. I will often shift up early to keep the car planted on such corners, such as the bumpy Fuchsr
Having too much torque results in a higher amount of engine compression/ brake torque that can unsettle the car. I will often shift up early to keep the car planted on such corners, such as the bumpy Fuchsr
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Drop under VTEC and your dead in the water.
Actually the powerband is quite broad for a race/track engine 6-9k, so 3000rpm. It just that it's up higher in the rev range than most cars.
Aryton Senna use to say to keep the engine between peak torque output and peak power, which would mean that for the S2000, it would be more like keeping the revs between 7500 to 8300?
Actually the powerband is quite broad for a race/track engine 6-9k, so 3000rpm. It just that it's up higher in the rev range than most cars.
Aryton Senna use to say to keep the engine between peak torque output and peak power, which would mean that for the S2000, it would be more like keeping the revs between 7500 to 8300?
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On this same topic, there is one turn at a course I'm running at that I'm not sure what gear I should be in.
It is a long sweeping corner and my instructer advises I take it in third. However, as I'm coming out of the apex, while unwinding, I hit 115 km/h (3rd gear redline with 4.777) and I don't have the guts to shift while my wheels are still turned.
My thought is to just leave it in 4th for the whole corner so I don't have to restrict my throttle input coming out of the corner. Is this the correct way or should I be upshifting coming out of the apex.
Thanks.
It is a long sweeping corner and my instructer advises I take it in third. However, as I'm coming out of the apex, while unwinding, I hit 115 km/h (3rd gear redline with 4.777) and I don't have the guts to shift while my wheels are still turned.
My thought is to just leave it in 4th for the whole corner so I don't have to restrict my throttle input coming out of the corner. Is this the correct way or should I be upshifting coming out of the apex.
Thanks.
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The turn consists of three parts turn in, apex and track out. You can extend the braking until just after the turn in about the same time you stop braking you should be in the proper gear to take you through the apex where you start to accelerate to track out at or near 9000. So to answer the question you could possible be below VTec prior to the apex but you want to keep the same gear until track out. So the length of the curve determines your answer. I guess you do not want to shift in the middle of the turn while you are using 100% of the car to turn.
