Rafael Montero - Training Plan No. 1

Goal

Get fast enough to just local e-sports team.

Conclusion

Great to get your training underway. There are a couple of easy wins to help bring your lap times down and then with some good practice and instruction we can improve your driving skills as well.

Assigned Task

Jump on track drive 2 laps no more then check the lowest gear you used in each segment. Write it down as well as the lowest gear from the reference lap. Now is time to start remembering each gearing for each corner. The aim is to drive 3 laps at a time each time trying your best to match the gear of the reference lap.

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1st key mistake: Too late to full throttle
Why it matters

Full throttle is where the speed is. As long as you have control, the general aim is to get to full throttle as quickly as possible.

How much of a problem it is for you

With 29% of your mistakes arising from 'late to full throttle', it is important to study this area.

See an example in your own sessions

Segment 6 is a good example of how you apply your throttle. Just a tiny adjustment and a little more aggression at the end stage to hit that 100% throttle sooner.

Learn to improve

Take a moment to watch one of our videos that emphasises the need to get to full throttle quickly.  Think smooth but fast, on /off the throttle will nearly always be slower than quick and smooth.

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2nd key mistake: Gear too low
Why it matters

Being too early on the throttle is a contradictory mistake. You want to get the full gas quickly but not at the expense of possible wheel spin or having to come off the gas.

How much of a problem it is for you

An important mistake at 12% of your errors through this training session.

See an example in your own sessions

Segment 1 highlights that you are getting on the throttle too early here.

Learn to improve

Each time that there a lift or dab, it indicates a lack of smoothness.  Very hard to achieve perfection but any time that you have a change that is more than 10% pressure needs to be looked at. Be patient getting on the throttle each time, if you start accelerating too early you'll create understeer and struggle to stay on track, or you'll need to lift the gas pedal.

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3rd key mistake: Braking too early
Why it matters

You need to try to let off the brakes a little earlier and trust the braking power of the car.

How much of a problem it is for you

With 19% of all your mistakes relating to braking for too long, this needs to be your main focus point.

See an example in your own sessions

Take a look at how you brake compared to the reference lap in segment 8, this is working well for you but definitely worth experimenting with a slightly harder, fuller brake and a little quicker in the trail brake.

Learn to improve

It is generally better to get to full braking quicker than using less braking and having to stay on the brakes longer.  Full brakes (no lockup), time your turn in, then trail brake into the corner turn

Your predicted potential lap time improvement

0.1s - 0.2s

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