Passing at the track

[OreoGaborio]

Originally Posted by the chi

It's interesting you say this, I was told I needed to be RIGHT THERE on the back tire and ready to pass the moment I got an opportunity. Food for thought.

Nah, definitely not. It's much harder to get on the gas stronger/earlier than somone if you're tucked in right behind them at the apex. Give yourself a "running start" by backing off a bit as you enter the corner, then carry more steam through and out.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

Nah, definitely not. It's much harder to get on the gas stronger/earlier than somone if you're tucked in right behind them at the apex. Give yourself a "running start" by backing off a bit as you enter the corner, then carry more steam through and out.

Unless you know you can intimidate them out of the way. lol It's not exactly safe, but you can scare some people out of the line by riding on their tire.

[defector]

Originally Posted by Trip

Unless you know you can intimidate them out of the way. lol It's not exactly safe, but you can scare some people out of the line by riding on their tire.

This is what I hated about my first track day in Intermediate. Fuckers trying to bully me all over the track. Fuck that noise - I don't scare that easily.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by defector

This is what I hated about my first track day in Intermediate. Fuckers trying to bully me all over the track. Fuck that noise - I don't scare that easily.

If they are faster, don't pick up the throttle so fast and let them go ahead and then you have a free track. Track days aren't a race. They aren't loving being right on your butt either. A little courtesy by you or them and the day is more fun for everyone.

[defector]

Originally Posted by Trip

If they are faster, don't pick up the throttle so fast and let them go ahead and then you have a free track. Track days aren't a race. They aren't loving being right on your butt either. A little courtesy by you or them and the day is more fun for everyone.

I was out there to work on my list of wanted/needed improvements. Getting out of their way wasn't one of those things.

They were just being assholes.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by defector

I was out there to work on my list of wanted/needed improvements. Getting out of their way wasn't one of those things.

They were just being assholes.

I am not saying get out of their way or even change your line. Just don't pick up the throttle as fast as normal. It doesn't really effect you all that much and they will go by much quicker. If you don't go right away, they will go around. You won't effect your lines or your corner speed (where you need to work on thing), just your acceleration in a straight.

[defector]

Originally Posted by Trip

I am not saying get out of their way or even change your line. Just don't pick up the throttle as fast as normal. It doesn't really effect you all that much and they will go by much quicker. If you don't go right away, they will go around. You won't effect your lines or your corner speed (where you need to work on thing), just your acceleration in a straight.

Nah. They are buddies of mine. They were being assholes.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

Nah, definitely not. It's much harder to get on the gas stronger/earlier than somone if you're tucked in right behind them at the apex. Give yourself a "running start" by backing off a bit as you enter the corner, then carry more steam through and out.

Funny enough, I learned this passing cars while on a road-trip to my grandmothers house in Wisconsin. All the roads were two lane freeways - if you hugged the back of a car in front of you, you needed to gain speed in the danger of the opposing lane of traffic. If you stalked from farther back, it was minimal time in that opposing lane as you are at passing speed when at their bumper.

Same goes for the track, if you hug that back tire by the time you have decided to move over and speed up to pass - you have spent valuable distance. Slingshot is more efficient, and it doesn't give the person in front of you much notice to compete [if they otherwise might have].

Great points, Oreo.