Late throttle application when passing

[Sean Renon]

I want some more opinions on a passing maneuver that has been both done to me, and done by me to other people.

There are times where you can underbrake somebody and take an inside line on a corner where the racing line would normally be to come in from much wider. Usually, if you accelerate like normal out of the corner the driver you've just underbraked who had the outside line will have more speed and can potentially pass you again, but if they are close enough to your ass - you can delay your throttle input just a split second (NOT BRAKE CHECK), and it can really disrupt any momentum they were carrying as they were likely expecting you to accelerate sooner. This disruption, coupled with the fact that they're too close to you to get around you without braking means they cannot carry their higher exit speed, so you stay in front.

Think turn 3/4 on Nurb GP, the line into turn 3 comes from the outside of the track so your exit from turn 4 can be fast - but you can pull of this maneuver by diving up the inside of turn 3 and delaying your throttle input out of turn 4 ever so slightly if the other driver is on your ass.

I think it's a fair passing maneuver, it requires a very specific set of circumstances in order to be achieved - and can be defended. It also typically will only happen to two drivers who are very similar in race pace, at no point does the passing car do anything malicious.

 

[Renrag39]

As long as the driver who is being passed is given enough time to react, I don't see a problem with this.
With one condition.
NOT on the first lap or at least the first half of the first lap. Otherwise the passed driver is very likely to be shunted, possibly into the passer thus ruining respective SR.

 

[Sean Renon]

As long as the driver who is being passed is given enough time to react, I don't see a problem with this.
With one condition.
NOT on the first lap or at least the first half of the first lap. Otherwise the passed driver is very likely to be shunted, possibly into the passer thus ruining respective SR.

Agreed, the one time I remember doing this was on Nurb GP when another driver and I were racing hard for 6th - but nobody else was near us and it was lap 7 of 10 I think.

 

[Corsa]

I've seen it done in sims and down here at Road Atlanta.
You do that in front of me you will get hit.
Not intentionally, we're both exiting the corner you dove and passed on the inside.
I fully expect you will be standing on the throttle and moving on so the unexpected lift or bumping the clutch will lower my SR.
This all of course is as you say "on your ass" with a little distance then there's no reason for contact.

 

[GTWelsh]

I've done similar to this, a lot, its a pretty standard overtaking technique.

You overtake on the inside, and as a result you run slower through the corner in order to make the exit compared to the other guy on the more standard wide entrance.

Instead of panicking and trying to power out and run really wide, sit at partial throttle for 0.5s longer, get the more correct straighter exit and power from there, this almost shuts the door for any undercut without being dirty at all.

 

[dabz343]

A common move that I see all the time with varying degrees of success. A perfectly legitimate move in theory, but the trick is in execution.

Most carry too much speed into the turn and cause a mess. Others exaggerate the delay on exit and/or swerve to make sure they block progress. If you choose this technique often, try to focus on maintaining a respectable level of speed and by all means do not block on exit.

Also, be aware there are clever counter moves that exist...