[badberry68]

I roadraced motorcycles for years very successfully and I also had to retrain myself to look way ahead; especially on sweeping excelerating corners. In the beginning I also would focus on things that I was afraid of, the edge of the track, tire walls, concrete walls, large asphalt patches etc. I learned to use physical features of the track as references and just look way ahead when you feel comfortable, eventually it became second nature. I still look in front of me when I walk or drive though.

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[Jim Child]

[quote name='Anchorman' date='Nov 7 2006, 12:12 AM']Practical question - how should one handle a decreasing radius turn?  I haven't experienced one on the track, but some highway exit and entrance ramps are like this, and I've been playing with them - at one point, scaring myself a bit, but I'm still here and trying.

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For a decreasing radius corner I try to plan the exit of the corner and then work backwards. First find a nice late apex that won't cause you to run out of room on corner exit. Then it’s a matter of figuring out how to do the rest of the corner with as much speed as possible while still nailing the late apex you identified and exiting the corner successfully. Often these turns can be broken down into sections where you are hitting multiple apexes. Sometimes an advanced driver can even find enough room to straighten out the car enough for a bit of braking before attacking the final apex.

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[Cloud9...68]

[quote name='badberry68' post='27647' date='Nov 7 2006, 10:27 AM']I roadraced motorcycles for years very successfully and I also had to retrain myself to look way ahead; especially on sweeping excelerating corners. In the beginning I also would focus on things that I was afraid of, the edge of the track, tire walls, concrete walls, large asphalt patches etc. I learned to use physical features of the track as references and just look way ahead when you feel comfortable, eventually it became second nature. I still look in front of me when I walk or drive though.[/quote]



Now this really gives me hope! Someone else who looks in front of them as they walk or drive, yet has successfully retrained themself to look ahead on the track. Thanks, you made my day! Just for the practice, I'm going to continue consciously looking farther ahead when I walk and drive, hoping it will feel more natural to do so on the track next time I go out. In practicing this, so far, I've only:



- Fallen down the stairs (just a few steps, and I managed to grab the hand rail before doing any serious damage)

- Tripped over a small child in a store

- Slammed my arm into the side view mirror on my wife's car.



Maybe I'm overdoing this a little <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/blink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> With each passing day, though, it feels more natural. Hey, I'm willing to risk life and limb to do better (or at least suck a little less) at the track!

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[mike]

There is an interesting thread on rennlist that has some good information on looking ahead



http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/show...ad.php?t=310419



mike

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