Help a fellow racer out

[Timm Sheehan]

So I have been working on my race craft and encountered a few oddities that I have not been able to work out on my own. Watched lots of race videos, saw how others handled similar situations, resolved some issues but still have a few outstanding ones I could use your help with.

Reentry onto the track surface. Usually I would try to reenter when it is possible without screwing up another racer's race line but had an example in a practice race where I am not sure what the correct procedure is.



I went off but somewhat maintained speed. Upon reentry I crossed into another's race line causing them to maneuver and was wondering what is the proper reentry for instances like this? I know by watching GTS online races that I did what a high percentage of other racers would have done but not sure this is proper "S" level race craft. Any thoughts or advice?

Thanks, enjoy your racing.

 

[Ashthebash]

The guy behind has to expect you to come back on in that instance, I would have made sure I was a little tighter on the exit after seeing you go off. It's not like you suddenly came back on or swerved into his path to block him, he would have seen you all the way. Nothing wrong with that re-entry in my opinion

 

[kungtotte_]

Seconding that. You came back parallel to the track on a straight and he was actually behind you when you came back on.

If I was the following car in that situation I would expect your move 100% of the time and plan accordingly.

 

[Timm Sheehan]

Thank you #Ashthebash and #kungtotte_* for your help.

Is it possible to crowd a racer by taking a race line outside of them and possibly cutting off a natural race line progression (essentially making them cut their turn sharper than desired)?

In this one I came around the car on the outside and caused them to change their race line. Wrong move or acceptable?



My lap times may be slow now but I will race correctly - that is my current goal! Lap times will drop with time - I am sure of it.

Thanks, enjoy your racing.

 

[LeGeNd-1]

Clean racing is a shared responsibility. I've seen so many cases where one guy puts the responsibility on the other, but the other guy does the same, and it goes round and round. You can't predict what the other guy will do, so for me I always be the more conservative one. Don't worry, eventually the other guy will learn to trust you, and both of you can race closer and more aggressive with time. But when learning always put the blame on yourself first.

In the first case, yes the guy behind could be expected to give space for you to come back on track, but if I were you I would drive on the grass for a little while longer. Once I make sure on the radar and rear view mirror there is absolutely no car behind, then I would rejoin. This also prevents you getting a penalty because if the guy hits you from behind, currently the penalty will be given to you for "brake checking" him.

The second case, there's no point crowding him out. You've already won that corner and have a massive speed advantage on the exit. If he's just a little to the right, he might PIT maneuver you and you'll lose out.

Just my 2 cents

 

[HaydenFan69]

Video 1: That's fine. Nothing you can do safely other than that. No issues there.

Video 2: You had the speed advantage, actually a huge (say it like the orange man), speed advantage. But in that situation, track position is the more important factor. You where easily 10 car lengths adrift as you started braking. If you have kept your car down and hit the apex, you would have still had the momentum to overtake him on the inside of the next corner.

I feel overtaking on the outside like that is a tad over aggressive. If you had a run down the straight and he had the defensive line going into the corner, then go for it. And if he ran you wide (not off the track, but to the very edge), that is to be expected. But you just rode the momentum wave. Plus, say his run out of the corner was good, and he was able to keep side by side down the straight. Then you are now on the wrong side of the next corner. Not saying it was a bad pass attempt, as he could've given room, just a bit ill advised, but ultimately you put yourself in a murky situation.