Tomar Rouah - Training Plan No. 2

Goal

Improve to racing skills and league position.

Conclusion

More insightful information, these mistakes are very common and are the core of getting your cornering sorted. Practice finding and using the same braking point time and time again in the clinical hotlapping situation. Remain patience and look for the apex of the corner and use this as your basis for getting on the throttle.

Assigned Task

A simple task this week. Apart from the daily job of honing in on your braking points and remembering them like the back of your hand. When you make your corners, be verbal. Yes, actually say out loud were you are in the corner and this will help you really commit to doing the actions that are required at the various stages. As a guide....

Braking point say, "Now"
Turn in say, "Trail braking"
Apex of corner say, "Smooth throttle"

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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 38% of your mistakes arising from 'late to full throttle', it is now important to study this area.

See an example in your own sessions

Segment 3 is a good example of how you apply your throttle. Trusting your car will help to attain the throttle curve that the reference lap is able to achieve.

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: Too much braking

One for the brave hearted! Once you have spotted this in the analysis, time often comes off quickly.

How much of a problem it is for you

13% of your errors result from braking too much (or unnecessarily)

See an example in your own sessions

This segment only requires a quick 'dab' on the brakes instead of 50% pressure for such a long period.

Learn to improve

When you find a segment like this and wonder how is that possible!?!  First step is to see if instead of braking, the reference lap driver is just coming off the throttle, maybe 25% maybe 75%,this tends to be a faster solution than dabbing the brakes. If the dab is required then try to make this a short sharp one. Remember the car will become slightly unbalanced so be careful.

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3rd key mistake: Braking too early
Why it matters

You often reduce your corner speed more than you have to by staying on the brakes for too long.

How much of a problem it is for you

A bit more than 18% of your mistakes are related to this so it's worth paying attention to.

See an example in your own sessions

A good example can be found in segment 11.

Learn to improve

More time spent on the brakes is time added to your lap. There is a very fine balance between too little braking and too much. By using the reference lap and getting a good feel for your brake you'll be begin to be able to start practicing in a useful and educated way. Listen to the tyres and try to sense when the car is losing control. All facets of driving that will bring those lap times down

Your predicted potential lap time improvement

0.4s - 0.8s

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