Driving style discussion

[A_McT]

Hi All,

Open question for discussion, in fact I'm probably opening up a minefield of debate!!

I've recently taken up racing 1/10 off road again and I'm trying to get to grips with the best way to drive the modern cars.

I'm mostly running 2wd on grass and dirt tracks. Generally I try run smooth lines, I don't brake too hard, aiming to keep the rear end in check and carry as much speed through the corners as I can, and applying throttle progressively as the corner opens out.

However I watch some of the other drivers and they seem to take a different approach, braking harder into a corner squaring it off and then driving hard out of the corner. For a lot of people this results in better lap times than me!

I also have a 4wd car but I have only run it at the one meeting but when I did my usual driving style seemed to work much better with the 4wd drive car than the 2wd

Question is, what are people opinions on driving styles? How much do you change your approach for different cars and surfaces etc?...

Thanks in advance.

McT