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Old 10-03-2013 | 03:25 PM
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Ha! VR, very true.

I think there is some element of speed/perception at work as well. While in my DE days we were taught to be smooth which works for you as you get faster for sure. My best example is at Summit Point we have T6 and we were always taught to turn in and if we have the turn right we shouldn't have to move the wheel to hold a steady arc on line. That's great at 50 mph Inputs may look "rough" the faster you go because the inputs need to be commensurate with your speed. So a few quick steering corrections at 60 mph may look much different at 80 mph or in my case 141.
Old 10-03-2013 | 03:32 PM
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I've heard Streak likes it rough.
Old 10-03-2013 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jdistefa
I've heard Streak likes it rough.
Hey!
Old 10-03-2013 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles A. Toupin
I ended up being faster, but that was ONLY due to the car, not the driver(s).
Corrected for you...

p.s. with a lesser car in the rain he was a full 4s faster
Old 10-03-2013 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankyV
It's all a mystery to me as I have tried it smooth and rough and it all comes out slow.
try thinking about baseball.
Old 10-03-2013 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by GuyIncognito
try thinking about baseball.
Damn, that was a literal LOL. Are you a profesional coach? Right up there with the best advice I have gotten yet.
Old 10-03-2013 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by FrankyV
Damn, that was a literal LOL. Are you a profesional coach? Right up there with the best advice I have gotten yet.
hmm, maybe I should be....


Old 10-03-2013 | 09:36 PM
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I would think rough handling would degrade the tires faster and thus end up slower in the end......
but I am not experienced like you all......
so it is just a wild guess.....
Old 10-03-2013 | 09:54 PM
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http://www.flixxy.com/michael-schuma...ving-style.htm

This video answers for me, which is the fastest way around a track.
Old 10-03-2013 | 10:55 PM
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It's not your input, it's the car's reaction to your input that matters.
Old 10-03-2013 | 11:02 PM
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There’s a time to be smooth and a time to be rough. The best drivers learn to be both.

Some of the best rain drivers are insanely smooth in the rain and might be what you call rough in the dry. A great driver is always exploring the limit of adhesion without upsetting the car enough to limit adhesion. That's part of the art of racing
Old 10-03-2013 | 11:11 PM
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I had the pleasure of riding with Randy Pobst at Portland International during his tenure with Champion Audi. He drove my Subaru showing me proper lines for an AWD car. He was super smooth and very quick upon getting out said "don't try this at home, I'm a professional"

Class act.
Old 10-04-2013 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by GT3 Techno
Corrected for you...

p.s. with a lesser car in the rain he was a full 4s faster
When you'll be able to drive properly, you'll be able to comment my driving. When you'll have all the informations, you'll also be able to comment my driving . When you'll be able to pass 20 cars in 10 laps in the rain with a car that has a problem, come see me.

Maybe you forgot to mention that I regularly beat, when racing in the dry and in the rain, the guy who beat JF in that rain race. I think you also forgot to mention that I was a full 2 seconds ahead of him in the dry. So maybe if you think a bit, you would have realized that I may have had a problem in that particular race and that you should have refrain from posting things like that.

Oh no, that's right, you're not able to think

For the moment you should just shut the f$$k up a$$h&?%.

c.
Old 10-04-2013 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Nizer
First thing I think of when Tremblant and smooth vs rough show in the same thread:

Most of it induced by the roughness of the old surface of Mt-Tremblant. It was really really bumpy. I agree that it would look smooth from the outside though!

c.
Old 10-04-2013 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles A. Toupin
When you'll be able to drive properly, you'll be able to comment my driving. When you'll have all the informations, you'll also be able to comment my driving . When you'll be able to pass 20 cars in 10 laps in the rain with a car that has a problem, come see me.

Maybe you forgot to mention that I regularly beat, when racing in the dry and in the rain, the guy who beat JF in that rain race. I think you also forgot to mention that I was a full 2 seconds ahead of him in the dry. So maybe if you think a bit, you would have realized that I may have had a problem in that particular race and that you should have refrain from posting things like that.

Oh no, that's right, you're not able to think

For the moment you should just shut the f$$k up a$$h&?%.

c.
I see that you are still a gentleman behind your desktop.

Sorry if you took it personal. Didn't want to comment your driving really... I just find damn FUNNY that you compare yourself to a pro who won Daytona 24H twice !

BTW he also happened to finish in front of you for ALL 3 races that weekend even though he was on corded tires... you must had a lot of issues with your car
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