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Originally Posted by winders
Anything resembling "slow in" is NOT the quickest way around the track.
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Originally Posted by Alan L
What seems to have been missed is this;
"Slow in, fast out is also the quickest way around the track.
Of course the definition of 'slow in' may need some amplification "
I was trying to avoid going any further with that regarding track vs road, since it was straying off course from the OPs topic.
I suspect we don't disagree what that looks like - more a Q of terminology.
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Nothing was missed. You specifically said "the quickest way around the track".
Often the fastest way through a particular section of track has the corner entry faster than the corner exit. Also, the whole idea is to enter the corner as fast as you can without compromising overall speed through the section of track containing the corner. So "fast as possible in and fast as possible out" given the chosen compromise for the corner.
Apex choices also affect corner entry and exit speed. People often teach late apexes which are safe. But, if used in a race, would result in a driver using the late apexes getting passed when they otherwise would/should not. I love racing against folks using late apex lines as they are so easy to pass.
Finally, when qualifying or racing, fast drivers often spend time off the throttle with the car "coasting" through a part of the corner where any throttle or brake application would not be beneficial. In other words, all the tire traction is being used and throttle or brakes would upset the balance and cause understeer or oversteer.
"Slow in, fast out" is what I see with track day guys with high horsepower cars parking it into the corners and accelerating fast down the straights getting in the way of faster lap time cars with less power.