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Originally Posted by GUMBALL
If I may make an observation - you are not "feeding the throttle on", you are mildly accelerating to the apex, then almost immediately, going to wide open throttle.
In a couple of instances, you were not at WOT until a ways after the apex. Also, going to WOT there without breaking the rear tires loose, tells me that you are not at the limit yet (the car will allow you to go faster)
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My suggestion - begin carefully feeding the throttle in earlier, so you are closer to WOT at the apex. Then there is a much smaller transition from "part throttle" to WOT. I believe that you will find that you can use more throttle and earlier than you think.
A good example of that, is the last corner coming onto the main straight. You are coming to the last cone under acceleration, but not WOT. There were a couple of laps where you partially lifted at the last cone. I recommend that you adjust your driving so that you are at FULL WOT when you get to the last cone. 1 mph there translates to 5mph or more at the end of the straight.
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Look at this video:
Marc Miller is a pro driver and is certainly doing things better than I am. But, you see where we are using the throttle quite similarly. Our lines are almost identical as well. We take an earlier apex line with a lot of trail braking. When you get into the corners at near the limit of adhesion for the tires, there is a time when you can't get on the throttle any harder...you just have to wait. Once you can get the wheel unwinding you can get on the throttle really quickly. This is why we get on the throttle after the apex.
Also, the last corner coming onto the front straight is really two corners with a really short straight in between. The fastest way around that complex is the way I do it on the second lap which is my fastest lap of the race. Keep in mind the car is full of fuel and the tires are not quite up to temps yet. I can't quite go flat though the last corner so I back off the throttle just enough so the car won't go flying off the track at exit. I aim going through the corner and exiting as fast as I can.
I can certainly do things better....but slowing down more so I can get on the throttle harder at the apex is not the way. With the early apex line I take I am braking to the apex and spending a moment or so waiting to get back on the gas as we are at the limit through the corner. It's faster. I like racing against guys that use later apex lines.