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In motorsports it’s known as the racing line. You’re right, the gains are small for the average road user :) Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R
by TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
In motorsports it’s known as the racing line.
You’re right, the gains are small for the average road user :)
Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racing_line
- GhostVII 7y agoThe real gains come not from decreasing the distance travelled (sometimes the racing line does the opposite), they come from limiting the radius of the turn so you can carry more speed through. At least thats what I've learned from playing Grid 2 for far to many hours.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoYep, that Wikipedia article talks about that, and one it suggests are further too https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_braking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_braking
- lonelappde 7y agoI think that's the whole point of Grid 2, just to tech people about racing lines.