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Title: Castle Combe laps - I found this video quite helpful and interesting
Post by: Facial Hair Optional on 21, November, 2015, 12:13:10 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ig2faW7R_U
Title: Re: Castle Combe laps - I found this video quite helpful and interesting
Post by: Iancider on 22, November, 2015, 12:49:36 PM
That was a good commentary and good to see examples let-in.

I still don't have enough experience of the track but I am learning to be more fluid and to trust the car more.  As my confidence grows on each session I get over excessive braking into Bobbies which puts the weight on the nose with a risk of the back coming out.  The car then flows through even if I go in faster.  Braking Or Steering = GOOD - Braking AND Steering = BAD

Similarly there are different lines as he explains and they have their merits.  Much of the time it is worth have a slow lap to learn or re-learn the circuit before starting because what you "see" as you enter a bend is often not the best line - you also need to know the best exit or deal with a compound curve.  As it unfolds you can see a better line but you have to remember that on the next circuit.  Last outing I was getting my line wrong at Old Paddock and wasting time.