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Da Hellion
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TIP: A one way will teach you to be a better driver. I'm off to the races but I'll explain later
It teaches you the art of onpower steering and not to rely on your brakes so much. Faster in and out of the turns since yoy're doing onpower steering. Also, it does have it's limitations and uses. For a big track where late braking is needed, you're gonna need either a locked diff or the regular diff.
Solid in the front will give you less of a turning radius since both wheels are turning at the same time. Solid in the rear, you have to squeeze instead of punch the throttle since the rear will get all loose on you.
As far as braking, yes you need to break but with different degrees of application. With a locked or open diff in the front, you have full breaking, and that lets you outbreak in the turns/corners. Hard in, late breaking and coast through the turns with power as you exit. With a oneway, you ease into the turn with onpower steering to power through the turns. Setup your car for the turn, blip to correct and keep steady and power at the apex into the exit.
Sounds like a lot of things happening at once but you get the hang of it and it becomes second nature. It wil make you smoother which in turn will drop your laptimes. Running with a pack will distract you but as I said, the more you do it (race and even compete with others in a lot), the more it becomes second nature.
As far as braking, yes you need to break but with different degrees of application. With a locked or open diff in the front, you have full breaking, and that lets you outbreak in the turns/corners. Hard in, late breaking and coast through the turns with power as you exit. With a oneway, you ease into the turn with onpower steering to power through the turns. Setup your car for the turn, blip to correct and keep steady and power at the apex into the exit.
Sounds like a lot of things happening at once but you get the hang of it and it becomes second nature. It wil make you smoother which in turn will drop your laptimes. Running with a pack will distract you but as I said, the more you do it (race and even compete with others in a lot), the more it becomes second nature.
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OK First of all if you saw me race today you would probley say I should be the one recieving tips not giving them *(*&^^^((% Geeeeezzzzz I stunk at driving today (still venting) Moving on .....I use one ways and diffs depending on the track. The reason I say one ways will help your skills is going in to the turns . That's where I see most drivers add time to there laps .Screw the apex and come into the turn as hot as you can. Thats where a one way helps . you come into a turn to hot (fast) with a one way with hard brakes and you will end up backwards IT forces you to slow down before the turn with out pounding the brakes. When I teach someone to race I'll take out 95% of the brakes on there car It wont stop and bearley will slow down then I tell them to get use to it. At that point speed is not important ! Not crashing into the wall is what I want them to think about . after a while I tell them to now try to go faster each lap .The confidence starts building and the brake thing becomes less of a issue.now it's time to bring in the word that makes you a good racer .That word is apex(I probley spelled it wrong) but if you dont know what it means look it up .that way it will stick in your head!Now the good part. After doing this for a while your lap times will be better (a lot better in most cases) You are learning how to be smooooth . Morel of this story = before you would pass a guy going fast in to a turn thinking you got him BUT it wasen't a smooth line and apex was the last thing on your mind coming out of the turn you are now behind him again and now you know why! As driver stated the on power coming out is a big plus but get useto it first. Endeth the lesson . sorry bout the spelling but I'm still mad and tierd LOLDa Hellion said:
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Well, i tend to follow an apex out of habit. But in all sincerity, you are correct AND every turn you take has an apex.
You are correct about running with no brakes as that what running with a onewya will force you to do anyway. It forces you to make note of references for setting up for a turn to keep smooth. More time you spend keeping off a board, in a collision or on your lid makes a more consistant run and consistancy is what wins a race. That and fast clean lines that you can hold. It's kinda hard doing that in the beginning of the race when everyone is battleing to be out first.
Stay back and let them crash in the first turn. Go around them an have a clear track in front of you. If they're ahead of you, stay consistant and you'll catch up. Especially if they're still battleing for positions.
You are correct about running with no brakes as that what running with a onewya will force you to do anyway. It forces you to make note of references for setting up for a turn to keep smooth. More time you spend keeping off a board, in a collision or on your lid makes a more consistant run and consistancy is what wins a race. That and fast clean lines that you can hold. It's kinda hard doing that in the beginning of the race when everyone is battleing to be out first.
Stay back and let them crash in the first turn. Go around them an have a clear track in front of you. If they're ahead of you, stay consistant and you'll catch up. Especially if they're still battleing for positions.
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