Basic Cornering

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I understand that the basic cornering method is from the outer lane, cutting to the inner lane (apex), and advancing to the outer lane again.

However, I've heard b4 something like corning using the inner lane.

Is that true and how can it be done? Will it be faster than the out-in-out method?

Thanks!
 
Apex cornering is generally better since you drive a straighter line. You can, depending on the car, the corner and your skill, use the rumble strips to grab the car on the inside and help you turn around a corner faster than you normally could take it. Most tracks though there isn't much use for this, especially with the faster cars. Reallly long corners sometimes can be taken on the inside the entire way, with out hitting the strips, if your car handles well enough and has enough power, and come out faster, but its all about timeing the turn in and turn out. :cool:
 
Jokerman is absolutely correct. If you want to learn some lines, you can do a lot worse than watching the demos of the S licences.

Under most circumstances, best lines are the same whatever car you're using.
 
Originally posted by Shinden
However, I've heard b4 something like corning using the inner lane.

Is that true and how can it be done? Will it be faster than the out-in-out method?
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Staying to the inside makes the path of the car slightly shorter, so that can make the time around the corner shorter if you are keeping the same speed, like an Olympic runner on a track.

BUT! In car racing, you are almost never keeping the same speed. You should either be accelerating or braking at just about all times. So the out-in-out method is better, because the car turns most sharply at its slowest speed (right after braking), and then the line of the curve gets wider, allowing the car to accelerate through the turn. This makes it faster than staying inside all the way around for most turns.
 

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