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Originally Posted by sim
Dan,
Your lap times have improved since you started using brakes?
I'm sort of trying the opposite a bit. I'm in no way a fast driver and have been talking to my friends who get to race and practice heaps more than me, mostly on on-road and touring. They mostly don't like using brakes and try to keep their speeds up as much as possible but I find I like to have a slight bit of drag brakes on the ESC to help me get round the hairpins, but it seems mine is the slow way. Maybe my cars are setup all wrong. Haha. I'd like to improve my driving and setups too so I'm open to suggestions.
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Sim,
Yup, breaking at the right times helped a lot with high speed off-road. I first noticed this when I drove over a tabletop jump right before a hairpin turn. When I hit the jump fast, I flew right into the pipe.. When I slowed down, everyone drove by me. The trick was to drive up to the ramp at full speed, tap the break before entering the ramp and then quickly accelerating back up to speed to grip the hairpin turn without flying off the jump.
It sounds easy, but it still takes practice to drive it right. The better my timing was, the faster I could take the turn.
I understand why most pro racers don't want to give up their driving techniques.. Its their 'bread and butter'. If everyone knew how they drove, then we could start matching their driving skill over time. Everyone needs their secrets..
I don't expect to find too many really detailed driving tips on the forums, but every little bit helps.
Dan