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Why is "the line" so important in DE?

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Old 06-07-2007 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bobt993
George, sorry, but there is a DE and racing line. DE assumes and by rules alone, no passing in the corners. It allows us to teach turn-in, braking, apex, track-out at a DE level. Knowing when your early, late, hot on entry is part of the teaching to the beginner drovers. Racing assumes alot more tactics, defending, momentum etc and overall ***** out car balance. There are alot of DE drivers that have advanced skills, but race situation definitely requires a higher level of ...................everything.
I agree. A wider entry line into a long sweeping decreasing radius may be 2 tenths quicker due to exit speed and easier to maintain in a DE, but one might take a tighter line in a race especially if a car is on your tail for defensive purposes.



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