The first chicane at Fraser Valley can be a nightmare! People going for a fast lap have probably tried
every sort of cornercutting and downshifting trick to get it right. Maybe you already DO have it right.
For those scratching their heads though below are a few short vids showing the best way.
I used the chase cam from three different cars so you can get a better view and see how they are similar.
The RUF vid comes from a lap thats global #1 by more than a second,
and the Ferrari vid from a lap thats global #2 by half a tenth.
In all three cars I downshift twice to get through the chicane. All three cars use the same path on
entry, namely- downshift once and brake so the right side tires can cut the corner just
past the diamond shaped yellow sign on the right. This is the key area. There is a deep little dip
in the road right there, and in the vids you see the back of the cars bottom out violently.
If you downshift the second time in that dip-area you seem to get a speed boost.
The idea is to accelerate out of the chicane from that dip onward, and in general control of your car,
as opposed to swerving your way through the chicane and gathering up all the loose ends at the exit.
Heres what it looks like with the RUF:
As far as aggressive cornercutting, its just not possible. It does no good to plow through that
yellow sign, and theres a white metal fence hidden just past the sign you'll spin out on if you touch.
BTW that white fence blends into the backround when youre at speed, so much so that you can bounce off
it lots of times before you even realize its there! Heres the 458 and the McLaren 650:
Its funny because we all want to get greedy at this chicane and try to make it faster than it is. And for
sure its a very important part of the lap. But take care to hit the first half of the chicane 'just so' and
the second half will take care of itself. There is no faster way through..
(thanks again to MeanElf for the leaderboard info, and to the lads down the pub for keeping him hydrated.)
every sort of cornercutting and downshifting trick to get it right. Maybe you already DO have it right.
For those scratching their heads though below are a few short vids showing the best way.
I used the chase cam from three different cars so you can get a better view and see how they are similar.
The RUF vid comes from a lap thats global #1 by more than a second,
and the Ferrari vid from a lap thats global #2 by half a tenth.
In all three cars I downshift twice to get through the chicane. All three cars use the same path on
entry, namely- downshift once and brake so the right side tires can cut the corner just
past the diamond shaped yellow sign on the right. This is the key area. There is a deep little dip
in the road right there, and in the vids you see the back of the cars bottom out violently.
If you downshift the second time in that dip-area you seem to get a speed boost.
The idea is to accelerate out of the chicane from that dip onward, and in general control of your car,
as opposed to swerving your way through the chicane and gathering up all the loose ends at the exit.
Heres what it looks like with the RUF:
As far as aggressive cornercutting, its just not possible. It does no good to plow through that
yellow sign, and theres a white metal fence hidden just past the sign you'll spin out on if you touch.
BTW that white fence blends into the backround when youre at speed, so much so that you can bounce off
it lots of times before you even realize its there! Heres the 458 and the McLaren 650:
Its funny because we all want to get greedy at this chicane and try to make it faster than it is. And for
sure its a very important part of the lap. But take care to hit the first half of the chicane 'just so' and
the second half will take care of itself. There is no faster way through..
(thanks again to MeanElf for the leaderboard info, and to the lads down the pub for keeping him hydrated.)
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