Understood. I'm interested in the ones where there is almost enough room to pass him on the inside.
Yeah, I have this problem as well. I think turn 2,3 and 6 are main turns where my line is way off. Turn 1 occasionally too...
Understood. I'm interested in the ones where there is almost enough room to pass him on the inside.
Yeah, I have this problem as well. I think turn 2,3 and 6 are main turns where my line is way off. Turn 1 occasionally too...
Do you have apex reference points for these turns? In order to hit a target, you need something to aim at.
If you do have these RP's, how far are you from your turn point before you look at them? If you are looking for your apex as you steer the bike, it's too late to steer accurately. It's hard to see your helmet in the video, but it did look to me like your head is turning as you steer.
You can fix this in two steps:
- Make sure you have an apex reference point for the turn.
- Look at it about a half second before you steer the bike.
In some cases, you can't see the apex from the entry. In those situations, you will need a reference point prior to the apex that tells you you're on target to hit the apex if you hit that point.
Understood. I'm interested in the ones where there is almost enough room to pass him on the inside.
I think you're absolutely right! my timing is off, I'm trying not to focus on my turn in point, and start looking at apex or RP as soon as possible, but my "as soon as possible" is quite late. Recently I picked up Keith book "Soft Science " his explanation on where and how attention should be spend explains why I have this problem - I do focus on braking(or other things) sometime too much, which obviously takes my attention from further points on track.
Thanks for tips, I'll try those on next trackday!
Most riders aren't familiar or comfortable running things right to the edge, I've found...and most don't even know they're that far out/ off until the see a video of it. I suspect it has to do with their preconceived notion(s) of where the bike and they are on the track, when their perception is actually, about 12" off or so. I also suspect these riders leave that 12" as their safety margin, not knowing their bike nor have enough experience at a higher pace.