Racing Lines - 4 Steps to Master EVERY Touge Corner

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Do you find yourself often being left in your opponents dust on the assetto corsa touge? Or maybe, you always find yourself losing time through corners? If so, it’s rarely about your vehicle. What’s much more likely is that your rivals are better at finding the racing line. Even in professional motorsport, the racing line decides who wins and loses a majority of the time. It’s of paramount importance that anyone wanting to take driving seriously learns how to find and use the racing line for every corner. In this video, I will be teaching you exactly how to do just that. So, make sure you stay tuned, because this is possibly the most important video in my how to touge assetto corsa explained series so far.
I want to start the discussion on how to master the racing line with a reasonably obvious piece of physics: Corner speed is proportional to corner radius. But, what does this mean exactly? Simply put, the more speed you carry through a corner, the larger the radius of the turn must be. Alternatively, the tighter the radius of the corner, the slower you must drive. Simple enough, right?
Driving through a turn using the largest possible radius means following what we call the “geometric line”. This is the line that you would draw with a compass, using up every inch of the road surface, from outside edge to inside edge and back to the outside again, on a constant radius. IF you decrease the radius of a turn by not using all the road, your maximum speed will be significantly reduced. For example, by entering a corner even one foot away from the edge of road, the radius of the turn may be reduced by as much as 1 percent. What’s 1 percent worth? As much as half a second on some touges. What’s half a second worth to you? From this I’m sure you see how critical using every inch of track surface really is.
Although the geometric line is the fastest way to drive through each particular turn, it is not the fastest way of getting through the entire touge. The reason for this has to do with the fact that there is usually something following the turns that is more important: the straightaways. Also, more corners, but we’ll cover that a little later on.
IF you have driven at least one touge or racetrack in your life, im sure you already know that it is far easier to pass a competitor on the straights than it is in the turns. It is far more important to be fast on the straights than the turns. Obviously this doesn’t mean you should crawl around each corner. What is does mean is driving the turns in such a way as to maximise your straightaway speed, and that means altering the line you drive from the geometric line to one that allows for easier acceleration, this is what we call the ideal line. In most cases, that means driving a line with a later turn in, apex and exit.
The faster the corner, the closer to the geometric line you should drive, the slower the corner, the more you need to alter your line with a late apex.
Let me show you why this is the case;
Change of speed. Remember that phrase. The greater the potential for change of speed from corner entry to corner exit, the straighter the line you want your car pointed to allow for acceleration. In other words, the slower the corner, the later the apex you should use. A corner taken in first or second gear is certainly going to allow a greater change of speed than one taken in fourth or fifth gear, so you would use a later apex in the former than you would in the latter.
Based on what you now know about corner radius versus speed, you could also interpret my general rule as: The tighter the radius, the later the apex; the larger the radius, the earlier the apex, or closer to a geometric line.
In simple terms, a slow hairpin will require a later apex than a fast sweeping turn. Once again, the reason has to do with your change of speed. In a hairpin turn you will be accelerating hard out of the corner. Your change of speed will be relatively high.
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The 4:3 aspect ratio kinda looks cool tho

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4:3 has been making a comeback recently

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It's like watching an old instructional video, VHS era.

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If it weren't for this comment I would have left without noticing this at all. I guess the video was so well put together that it drew all my attention.

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I learned a lot from this man. 4 months into sim racing and still going.

[@prorandocopier7945]

*aspect ratio go b-* Also, usually I use less steering angle, which means *less speed in the middle* But more speed on the exit.

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[@prorandocopier7945]

@@ttapestry hmm yes

[@christiantaylor1495]

Less steering angle can be pointless if the car is slow and on a really wide road. You end up wasting time driving to the outside when you could just steer a bit more. That happened in forza horizon 2 in Nice near the ocean on long straights

[@extrabingo10]

If you’re watching this and thinking that it’s a lot of information, don’t get demotivated. It can seem very complicated at times, but after a while of practice, it almost becomes second nature.

[@jalopyfromhalf-life9163]

Your guides help me a lot in Wreckfest, although it is not a racing simulator in the usual sense of the word. The video about the perfect trajectory appeared just in time, because now the sixteenth season of rallycross is already underway in the tournaments of the game. Thank you for your efforts! I am glad to see such a detailed approach to the analysis of aspects of racing!

[@heroichitsuji]

Everyone talking about how much this has helped them in sim, but these videos have helped me tremendously on real touge tarmac. Thanks TSRB!

[@fishsticks7340]

Loving the videos, I don't drive sims like these but I play dirt rally and this racing line video is real helpful

[@tougefox3927]

I’m a very recent subscriber to your channel (like, AWD vs RWD vs FWD video new), but I’ve been watching all these videos to improve my technique, and it certainly seems to be working. Keep up the good work!

[@Prettyface.chriss]

This series qualities are waaaay too good, keep on going plz

[@cuzwhynot1898]

Holy hell. I discovered this channel a few weeks ago and all the other videos were great, but didn't leave a lasting impression on me. But this video literally changed the entire way I view corners. I usually play with the race line on so I have a reference. Lots of ppl claim it's slower but I'm relatively fast so it never rly bothered me. Watching this video I finally understood why the race line given by the game is slower. First thing I'm doing next time I play is turning that race line off. Genuinely the most helpful video on this underrated channel. Keep up the good work man.

[@p9vg]

ur thumbnails are very good , keep up the good work 👍

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Glad you like them!

[@guillermoguillermo4368]

The only video in racimg lines that answers the questions I had and others did not answer. Ty good sir. Subbed

[@SimracerKlausi]

Incredible Videos mate First watched them about 5 months ago and i got so much better Thanks 🎉

[@Kyberrr]

really needed this thank you man.

[@J7T800]

I love that you used the R34 as a benchmark. Fun and easy car to control.

[@SirDankNewton]

Fantastic video! Gonna have to start focusing more on my overall line as I can drive pretty decently otherwise.

[@ericskullbunny6031]

Didnt even notice its 4:3 lol

[@rayyanroslan5101]

Always happy to see a new vid :)

[@trickiestjet1079]

I drive on Forza so imma keep this noted because I used a controller but use sim steering setting with no assists. This really does help a lot If you haven't already, can you make a video about braking at the right time, right amount, etc.

[@sandsthesandeton9212]

man's a legend and helped reduce my times by a whole 10 seconds, thanks a lot

[@anttitube8007]

Could you do a guide on overtaking in corners

[@hoboryan3455]

"The greater the change in speed the later the apex" This makes SOOOO much sense to my brain!!!!

[@theh1ghhearted406]

That’s such a great video I will be watching with a couple more times 😊

[@IvanSensei88]

Believe it or not - even though those were arcade games, Juiced 1 and Porsche Unleashed had a nice way of teaching you to utilize a racing line properly. Juiced, despite being an Underground-themed arcade racer, has a lot of features to punish bad driving and encourage clean racing with proper lines, braking and throttle control (hitting opponents causes you to lose respect, can cause a nitrous leak, car gets damaged, wallgrinding slows you down to a snail's pace, tracks often have dirt or curbs on the outside which can upset and spin your car around, certain cars require an immaculate level of steering/braking and throttle control to master, and taking a proper line is extremely important). Porshe unleashed does the same, allowing you to literally see and "feel" how much faster you are when you do nail that perfect line and blast through the opponents, as opposed to going full throttle and trying to take the corners with minimal or zero braking, and it has a really nice way of doing it. If you initially drive it like it's a modern brainless nfs game, you'll find out that these "turtling" AI's are pulling away ridiculously fast and leaving you in the dust, despite you aggressively attacking the corners and not breaking nearly as much as the AI does... but once you decide to mimic their movements, brake when they do, take the same line as they do, all of a sudden you see how much more effective this style of driving is, and how easily you're passing them.. all of a sudden, it feels like you're driving a car that's 3 classes above theirs - the game literally taught you the importance of positioning, braking points and racing lines without you even realizing it.

[@eadigi3057]

Amazing explanation of a very complex topic

[@one27co]

love the aspect ratio, making it look sorta like an old hot version video

[@official_Quube]

Thank you very much

[@therealwetwizard]

r34 in vid I approve, have no idea way you picked 4:3. But less fov means closer to the r34.

[@pyjamasparty1337]

Which there was a double like!👍🏼👍🏼

[@KnjazNazrath]

Common sense really, but a lot of people need the theory to really get their heads around it. Well explained and logically structured. Good show, old bean!

[@Poincianaa]

Yes I know, another comment about the aspect ratio, but as someone who is considering getting a CRT monitor for my setup, I appreciate the 4:3 ratio a lot.

[@Dominik189]

I totally missed my calling in life, cause all that's covered here I've been doing instinctively since day one. Oh well, I do still enjoy being a carpenter/reinforcer.

[@realwheatleycore]

I'm hoping that I can apply this to my Forza tunes, and overall driving style for the game. I read somewhere that a rally transmission set-up is ideal for touge, so I may pair those settings with these tips!

[@Joshua_N-A]

You're getting sound more and more like a driving instructor. Keep it going, mate.

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Nice like this kind of thing❤

[@jyledee4551]

What camera mode are you using to capture those amazing driving scenes?

[@racingclownjelly4616]

i like the 4:3 aspect ratio

[@Mike1997nfs]

Also tires usually grip better in x axis than in y axis giving late apexing another reason

[@novaplaya]

can u please make a more super detailed video on compound corners and how taking a corner properly can set up up for the next corner, please thank you 👍🏼

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Fuck it *TRANSCENDENT EXTREME SUPER ULTRA LATE BRAKING!*

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love the 4:3!!

[@flameo8191]

this video is a masterpiece in both the cinematic aspects and the information it holds

[@ethanbenton6676]

so getting on the power 0.1 seconds earlier will have a more significant effect exiting a tight and slow corner than it will in a fast and open one

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can you link me your playlist? i love the videos and music

[@batista9419]

5:50 AE86 with a 3.5 gear: well yes but actually no

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Those trees look scary from the top.

[@dogwater1089]

I like the unique aspect ratio, now add noise to the video so it looks like an old film camera

[@TSRB]

I did want to make it look like a VHS tape, but I thought that may be a step too far lol

[@dogwater1089]

@@TSRB maybe you are right, i don't think you could make out details anymore with that much noise

[@HikiOmo]

It's a lot easier for me to find the lines in practice than with using theory. I think it's because I have an issue picking up new ideas when it comes to things I like. Thank you for the video, I'll be sure to watch it a lot!

[@icebrew]

i think it would be cool to do a series of learning to drive the main jdm cars rx 7 r32 ae86 and such

[@MustangChuck]

So basically if I heard you correctly, you late apex all the tighter/longer corners, use the geometric line for all the shorter corners, and early apex when you have no straight-away to speak of so as to set yourself up for the following corner?

[@Omei3D]

im on controller can you do a tuning tutorial im doing well with touge but turning speed is slow as i dont have a clutch bind

[@vanillex_]

video goes hard on an ultrawide

[@Alexifeu]

imma be drifting thx

[@ImInTheMaking]

They should teach this way in physics

[@Shinigami37564]

I have a question How to drive a corner that's a hairpin and after the hairpin comes a chicane and after the chicane comes the straight?? (I'm talking about the blackwood GP track)

[@chillieuwu]

4:58 fofofif

[@datgamerian]

Finally early to a video!

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yay!

[@theyiffystick4663]

I'm curious will you do a how to endurance series too?

[@TSRB]

I'm currently writing the scripts for the most in-depth 'driving tutorial series' on the internet that will focus on track driving

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@@TSRB ok sweet i look forward to those videos

[@einweiesblattpapier2676]

Which track is used in the Video?

[@badjao100xaviermalala8]

wow, i learned most of them by myself

[@xiChann]

I'm so bad at turns right now, cause coming from Arcade games sim racing requires a good racing line. Turning harder doesn't equal sharper turn ;-;

[@hungerb9336]

what map is this??

[@sandm3527]

Do a video about braking point

[@deuces8339]

What track is that?

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could you make a link of all your mods im just starting to get into ac

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@@SSmallwood i checked but they arent all of them just some people recommend

[@ju1cyjon3s31]

Does anyone know whether raving lines work on boats? Kinda wanna win a national championship

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How tf u only got 25k subs

[@sholandosmiguelito6508]

It hard when u against someone or trying to break a record.

[@SpeedySpeedBoy1]

Hmm... Interesting

[@AxelFloresCamino]

Map?

[@nikitarogov2205]

Next video in recommendations: Why the Racing Line Doesn't Win Races 😆

[@trashy4857]

remember: slow in, fast out

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outro song?

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Thanks man

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Make your passes in the corner 🗣️

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First here

[@KingKong.804]

3:11 When map creator is lazy.

[@jackdoesnotplaytrumpet]

Everyone talking about the screen ratio, I didn’t even notice because I don’t facking care

[@koreboredom4302]

Lmao just follow the skid marks on the tracks.

[@F4R40]

What if there is no one that is in front of u that made the marks and u are the 1p driver 😂 no skid marks for u 😂 u have to make the marks, connect times when u can gear up and rpm check where at what point u can

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Pov: you watch these videos so that you try what you learn in real life

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What track is this 😳

[@TSRB]

Lake Akina

[@dustynmeagher8827]

@@TSRB thanks, havent seen it before lol

[@pilotogeracao1156]

Mano I really like your videos, and the way you explain it is very good. However it is kind of difficult to understand because there are no subtitles for foreign countries... would you be able to add subtitles in Portuguese?

[@TSRB]

Thanks! But, I can't speak Portuguese lol

[@ral0958]

Just learn english (like I did) then you have all the good videos you want xD

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how to be great at driving 1.plastic cup with water in it

[@al-dorifto1631]

The real life ryosuki!!! Man I just wanna master akina lol I've got alot better even than the video I have on my channel but I still about 20 secs of the record time on YT for assetto on mt akina I think 2017 updated. It's on my channel anyway if anyone is curious. 5:42 is my fastest average tho is 5:50. Fastest I've seen is like 5:24 approx

[@XTR_NEELAN]

That God foot GTR is dumb At first

[@detectivepayne3773]

how

[@kdba9495]

I only watch TSRB to learn touge...

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Play Gran Turismo.

[@krystianbabinski980]

line is result not motive thats my sim philosophy

[@TSRB]

The result of what? You need the correct line to drive fast haha. I think you're probably doing is subconsciously?

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@@TSRB hmm u got a point here

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I’m a beginner and I didn’t understand shit😂😂

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the real issue you are slower on Touge is your not sideways.