Yesterday I raced at Batley and noticed that though my car and driving was approximately on the pace in the windy stuff and the straight, there were a couple of parts of the track with jumps of differing size. I tried different lines and approach speeds but found that if I tried to jump at a reasonable speed I would either nose dive or cartwheel on landing. If I tried to take jumps steady I could get consistent lap times and stay on my wheels but ended up being approx. 3-5 seconds a lap off the faster chaps.
Are there any good tips for jumping? I know I hear about "plip the throttle" and "use the brakes" to "balance" the car in flight, but how does that work? The only thing I know is that if I open the throttle in flight then my car back flips rather than nose dives, so clearly there must be a happy medium?
My car is a Yoke YZ-2 and drives like a dream when wheels on ground. I also can't blame the poor jumping on the car as it is clearly my driving, but just asking for help and advice
13-07-2015
Flying Lessons - jumps
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