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Re: Smoothness
I guess smooth means different things to different sets of drivers; subjective I suppose. What smooth / fast / slow / aggressive / etc. means to me is not what smooth means to a racecar driver. I don't think you can nail down just one definition of smooth Fatih.
I'm still at the 'smooth inputs = smooth outputs' stage. When you put the car on the edge of its abilities, then is when I think you see the 'sawing' at the wheel (which contradicts what you are thinking smooth should be), when very fast but smooth and minute adjustments are being made to keep the car balanced and everything just right. JMS(low)O |
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Re: Smoothness
Everyone has their theories and techniques... mine in regard to smoothness, is: smooth inputs = smoothness and ultimately speed on the track. Even while at the limit, smoothness in the cockpit is what makes for consistently fast laps.
Take a look at this video of Sebastian Vettle's pole lap in qualifying earlier today at Valencia Spain. I just finished watching this on TV, and this is the only version I could find on the Web. I'm sure others will pop up. This is a lap record of 1:36.9xx, the only lap ever turned on this track in the 1:36s. You'll notice that except for two pretty big - and necessary corrections, and the few places where he's having to fight the wheel a little when he's up in the curbs - his inputs are smooth as silk. http://setbyspeed.blogspot.com/2011/...ncia-2011.html
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