12-02-2009, 06:25 PM
The concept you are talking about is very important in all cars but particularly important in low power cars. The ability to maintain high corner entry speeds requires you to put aside the self preservation instinct the first few times but than it becomes clear that the platform remains more stable than when you are trying to make up for low entry speeds mid corner. On a motorcycle on the track you can not make up for blown entry speed midturn if you try to you are going to low side the bike. Setting corner entry speed requires less abrupt throttle application because the car is already at the cornering adhesion limit anyway. The application of throttle to make it up will often result in understeer or if it is applied too abruptly and weigh/ traction has not transferred to the back end it may result in loss of rear traction and oversteer. I was in the car with Bob at tbolt and he applied this strategy very effectively.