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Originally Posted by The Radium King
i know that, in examining my lat-g through corners, that i can hit well over 1 g at apex and past, but i'm not there at turn-in. the concept of going in with the intent of understeering (and, i presume, aiming inside the apex) might get my lat-g's up earlier into the turn.
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I am similar, in that I am often at 1+ lateral G at the Apex, but I'm not anywhere near -1 lat G at turn in. However, if I look at my GSUM (combined lateral and longitudinal Gs) it shows how I am combining my braking and turning forces at corner entry.
GSUM = sqrt((LatAcc^2)+(LonAcc^2))
This helps me to see if I am effectively combining my braking and turning at the start of a corner - if it is really low then I might be braking too soon and then gently rolling into the corner at less than the speed at which I could.
In corners where I do a soft(er) brake, like T1 at Road Atlanta, T1 at Sebring, or T1 at Roebling, this is an area where I probably lose a lot of time, as I am way under the limit there. I am driving down to Sebring later today with a goal in mind: "Roll more speed into T1" - I bet I can probably gain a second there just from that change...