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Race Into New Year With These Racing Techniques From the Pro’s

• December 28, 2021
• Road Runner Performance

You may have had dreams of racing like a pro. However, being smart as you are, you know that safety comes first. So, to race like a pro with safety first, there are several arching techniques to use, and these techniques are as follows:

You must know your breaking point as well as your turning point. These aspects vary from car to car. So, you will usually take into consideration the geometric center of the turn when aiming for the turn’s apex. Your turn’s apex is considered once you reach the turning point.

The momentum that comes with entering a corner too fast and forcefully will cause you to possibly go off the track. On the other hand, not going fast enough is also not good. You’ll just be wasting your time not going fast enough.

Also, you must have thorough track knowledge. One specific corner may have an extremely different appearance than another line from a similar corner somewhere else in the circuit. With knowing track knowledge thoroughly, you can set yourself up through every turn for the next track segment.

One way to shift is by mashing on the gas pedal and slamming through your gears simultaneously. This is also extremely satisfying when jumping off the line for kicks.

However, to extract all the ultimate performance of your car as possible, you must understand the gear ratios and torque curve. The proper shifting point differs according to the situation and car. However, you essentially want to always put the maximum torque amount through the rear wheels as much as possible.

To figure out the torque, you can use a mathematical equation which is the wheels multiplied by the tire radius. Then, fill an entire whiteboard with ratios and numbers to figure it all out. Keep in mind, though, that you want to remain in your powerband for maximal output.

Everything you do comes down to the grip. Grip includes the mastery of downshifting, braking, running the line via corners, and accelerating again. This action will either break or make a race.

For most of the techniques, you must understand how your car relates to the road. Multiply your contact area by four, no matter how small your contact area may be, and that will get you to pull through corners and cling to the road as you do heavy braking.

In many ways, the track is not like racing on slippery surfaces. However, rally techniques mostly stay the same. For instance, an ice and snow rally uses the same techniques effectively that are found in a gravel rally. The only exception is that all control inputs must be down way ahead of time. Also, the more slippery surface has many more corrections that are effective.

Tarmac rallying requires a hybrid of orthodox track tactics and the rally approach. The surface is sometimes good, and you are working the tire compound and following traditional techniques of the track. However, the surface is usually broken, cold, dirty, or uneven. Traction rarely exists, and you are into the rally approach again. Rally drivers must be efficient to handle all these surfaces. And thus, this is why people are often respected by racers from various disciplines.

These techniques will take you on your way to racing as a pro. Of course, it will take more to get better, but you’ll see that it’s all worth it.