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mattblancarte »
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Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:23 am
Haha sorry for being a jerk. It's easy to do online sometimes, and you're intentions are in the right place anyways so I should be more helpful.
What you're describing is called slip angle. How you manage your car's slip angle at corner entry can absolutely effect corner speeds, and subsequently, overall lap times.
The amount of steering input required to properly manage slip can change based on entry point, speed, braking technique, desired line, traffic, etc.
I highly recommend you do more reading, and get more seat time. You're mixing up concepts such as the "racing line" with car control techniques.
The "snap" that you're talking about is no good, especially when you're to the point where you really care about lap times. Smooth is much faster than Slippery McSlidestyle driving.
On corner entry, a snap steer may very well do a quick load/unload on your suspension, causing momentary sliding and loss of time.