Advanced autocross theory and training. The Complete Autocrosser's Manual

[@aroundomaha]

Great insights, thank you for this interview. Very helpful for my venture back into autocross after a thirty year hiatus.

[@ForzaWiz11]

Diving the minimum distance in autocross is not something you want to do at all or any track. It’s about your approach and exits out of corners. The less you turn the wheel the faster you will be. Which is why your line is very important. Cars are different some cars might be faster with a slightly different line. A perfect example that would show this the most are hair pin turns. They’re the most challenging because you need to be almost perfect. When ever you are accelerating the less you turn the faster you will be.

[@weedshoes5089]

You’re wrong though.

[@ForzaWiz11]

@@weedshoes5089 explain how though. Even on a nascar/Indy oval track. Every driver enters up high, and exits up high. Its significantly faster because it’s less input on the wheel through the corner. If they were to enter down low that would require a much higher turn angle, scrubbing speed.

[@weedshoes5089]

@@ForzaWiz11 autocross isn't nascar. You aren't going 200mph in an autocross. A bigger radius let's you carry more speed in the corner, but that doesn't mean you'll spend less time in the corner. Autocross is too slow for the speed advantage to always outweigh the extra distance driven.

[@povoljan13]

It's always case to case basis. Everything that was talked about is very much correct in regards to autocross.

[@robheaney8217]

You're right. A lot of people here think the fastest line is either the shortest line or the line of max constant radius. Except in very large radius curves, neither of those lines is fastest.

[@cafn8ed74]

Blue Thunder had Whisper Mode, but Airwolf had Ernest Borgnine. Advantage: Airwolf.

[@Conemangler]

So much good stuff! Thx!

[@dazwelding97]

+1 for Airwolf!!

[@RbNetEngr]

Please post the link to Vivek's website in the comments or description section.

[@RbNetEngr]

www.beyondseattime.com

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

@@RbNetEngr Thanks for the reminder. Done.

[@QuinnBoone]

Do most events not give you a map of the course on paper?

[@MonkeyMD3]

No. Course is setup that day. You can walk the course a few times to learn it

[@jstein77]

Some do, some don't. Our region hasn't printed maps in many years.

[@robheaney8217]

This discussion of the physics of cornering and lines is really not very deep or accurate. Read and understand Piero Taruffi - champion driver, mathematician and engineer. Then put it into practice and you'll see he knew what he was about. Fantastic book, with a forward by Fangio.

[@anonymousplanetfambly4598]

...the first driving book I ever purchased. Managed to get it in hardback.

[@MexikanPanda]

200 like wooo!