help with setup
03-21-2012, 04:44 PM
#31
Race Director
If you want to drive fast DE is the place to go.
If you want quick reactions Autocross is where it's at.
Even though autocross is slower in overall speed, the corners are smaller and require more inputs in less time. Tracks typically have 11 turns in a 2 minute lap where autocross has 20 turns in a 1 minute lap. You also have to learn your line, brake zones, apexes, etc. a LOT quicker as you only get a few laps not 20 minute sessions.
If you want quick reactions Autocross is where it's at.
Even though autocross is slower in overall speed, the corners are smaller and require more inputs in less time. Tracks typically have 11 turns in a 2 minute lap where autocross has 20 turns in a 1 minute lap. You also have to learn your line, brake zones, apexes, etc. a LOT quicker as you only get a few laps not 20 minute sessions.
03-22-2012, 11:15 AM
#32
Rennlist Member
The main difference between autocross and track is the momentum of speed.
The fastest way around a corner is the maintain a 4 wheel drift where the slip angle is between 7 and 15 degrees. The slip angle is the angle between the direction the tire is sliding versus the direction it is actually pointed. Too small an angle and you could be going faster. Too wide and the tires brake more than they turn the car (why drift kids drifting is slower).
In the smaller slower turns of the autocross the speed range needed to achieve and maintain the proper slip angle for a 4 wheel drift is narrower than the higher speed corners of the track. That makes it more difficult to get that fast lap at the autocross versus at the track.
The fastest way around a corner is the maintain a 4 wheel drift where the slip angle is between 7 and 15 degrees. The slip angle is the angle between the direction the tire is sliding versus the direction it is actually pointed. Too small an angle and you could be going faster. Too wide and the tires brake more than they turn the car (why drift kids drifting is slower).
In the smaller slower turns of the autocross the speed range needed to achieve and maintain the proper slip angle for a 4 wheel drift is narrower than the higher speed corners of the track. That makes it more difficult to get that fast lap at the autocross versus at the track.