You're quite right in your observation, particularly in offroad. The high bite tracks like astro/carpet can lend themselves to taking the shortest route around the track instead of the most flowing.
I've seen drivers take a very tight line into a hairpin and a tight line out and be some of the fastest guys on track. Where as taking a more traditional wide arching line is just delaying your time of pinning it out of the corner.
Cars are more powerful than ever so this style seems to suit them well. If you were to race GT12 on the other hand, carrying the speed through the corner generally gives you a quicker lap time.
I'm still wishing to see a 17.5t stock class before buggies have my interest again for the above reason
