Driving techniques?

[antepop]

Hi

Can someone explain what ryan is talking about.
How do you brake in corners.
I brake before corners and tried to brake in corners aswell, but I did not get any flow in my driving.

https://youtu.be/j0Xwk7vQ9pQ

[andrewc]

That's not the greatest technique video! Nowhere near long enough for him to explain exactly what he means...but...roughly

When you hit the brakes in any car, full size or model, the weight transfers to the front of the car, helping to generate more grip. When you go on throttle (on the gas for ease of typing, I still mean electric) the weight transfers back giving more grip at rear.

On medium grip you might move the car around in the corner; by this I mean several applications of gas/brake to help with rotation of the car by weight transfer, moving the grip from one end of the car to the other. Personally I find it a lot easier in full size cars than RC cars, the corner time is way longer and you have more time to make such adjustments.

On high grip you're much better with one smooth late brake into corner to put weight over front, and then smoothly on gas on exit. To be honest if it's super slippery it's the right technique too...

Next time someone quick is driving at your local club go and watch their transmitter inputs while they drive; i.e. stand just behind them on the rostrum, maybe ask first! You'll be surprised how people's techniques differ but lap time can be very similar. Some of the guys at our club are on and off the gas/brake several times in each tight corner, some are super smooth at all times, they both put in mega lap time, though my opinion is the smooth guys make less mistakes.

Best bet with any of this is practice, practice, practice. When I was a teenager we out cones out in car parks/gardens and ran pack after pack of cells...I was way better at RC then than I am now, and I'm convinced it's the practice time that does that.

[antepop]

That's not the greatest technique video! Nowhere near long enough for him to explain exactly what he means...but...roughly

When you hit the brakes in any car, full size or model, the weight transfers to the front of the car, helping to generate more grip. When you go on throttle (on the gas for ease of typing, I still mean electric) the weight transfers back giving more grip at rear.

On medium grip you might move the car around in the corner; by this I mean several applications of gas/brake to help with rotation of the car by weight transfer, moving the grip from one end of the car to the other. Personally I find it a lot easier in full size cars than RC cars, the corner time is way longer and you have more time to make such adjustments.

On high grip you're much better with one smooth late brake into corner to put weight over front, and then smoothly on gas on exit. To be honest if it's super slippery it's the right technique too...

Next time someone quick is driving at your local club go and watch their transmitter inputs while they drive; i.e. stand just behind them on the rostrum, maybe ask first! You'll be surprised how people's techniques differ but lap time can be very similar. Some of the guys at our club are on and off the gas/brake several times in each tight corner, some are super smooth at all times, they both put in mega lap time, though my opinion is the smooth guys make less mistakes.

Best bet with any of this is practice, practice, practice. When I was a teenager we out cones out in car parks/gardens and ran pack after pack of cells...I was way better at RC then than I am now, and I'm convinced it's the practice time that does that.

Thanks for your answer.
If I get you right, the brake in the corner technique is an aggressive driving style that will make more speed in general, or is it possible to combine to smooth driving style.
Do anybody have an instruction video on this?

Practice is a key, but it is always nice to have something to practice on 😊

[andrewc]

It CAN work, but only in the right conditions.

In my experience smoother is faster in anything RC. Watch the top drivers; rarely 'ragged.'