| Author | Message | ||
     Rodrob |
I go for the last lap, turn 2, outside pass and ... | ||
| Skntpig |
Did he swing wide and stand you up or did you get out too far into the marbles? At least you didn't fall off or even loose a position. Nice riding. | ||
| Rodrob |
I missed a down shift going into 9 which is why the guy pulled away going down the straight. Pissed me off, so I went for the pass in 2, was late standing the bike up on the exit and lost the rear which put me into the dirt. Yet another lesson learned. | ||
| Jdugger |
Try making passes where your opponent will naturally be moving away from you. When you pass on the outside, you set up situations where you may come together. In this situation, you may have had better luck letting your opponent get a little lead on you, the getting a run on them so as they apex and run out to the edge of the track, you use momentum to come up the inside, and they are naturally drifting away from you instead of in to you, potentially running you off track or into a pair of low-sides. I suck as passing, but this is some advice shared with me by a local racer that seemed to help in setting up clean (safe) and effective passing opportunities. | ||
| Rodrob |
Good advice. This guy was doing a pretty good job of protecting the inside line. I had tried to take the inside pass a couple of times earlier and he did a good job of cutting me off. But he was getting increasingly defensive of the inside and that was costing him corner speed. I had him at 9 but I f**ked it up. My bike was running like crap so I was not going to pull him on the straight. In hind sight, I should have just stayed on his ass an gone around him in 8/9 to the finish. I got impatient and paid the price. |
