Racing
Line
 Racing
Lines in motor racing
What
is the Racing Line?
The racing line in
motorsport is the fastest route around a race track. Driving
on the racing line will mean you can get around the race circuit
in as fast a time as possible by choosing the quickest lines
to take corners and approach corners at. It is not a case
of choosing the shortest line around a corner as this can
mean that you can't go around it at the same speed as you
could the racing line.
The racing line is not a physical line on track, it is an
imaginary line.
How
to find the racing line?
There is no physical drawn on line on race tracks that have
the racing line,
although on many race tracks on the corners you may be able
to see the route that most racers take due to the rubber that
is left on the track from their tyres.
Getting
the racing line correct is vitally important in motor sport
and on driving experiences as it will help provide you with
the fastest lap times you can acheive.
The
racing line around a corner is usually the smoothest and closest
to stright line you can acheive (yes, talking about straight
lines to go around a corner does sound daft).
When
approaching the corner you will do so usually from the opposit
side of the track to the corner, so for example if you are
taking a right hand corner you will approach it form the left
hand side of the track. You're aim is to hit the apex which
is the very middle bit of the corner and keep the same turn
untill you get back out of the corner. An easy way to think
of it is if you start turning into a corner 15 metres before
the start of the corner to hit the apex you should hit the
exit and be straight again about 15 metres on the other side.
If
you start to turn into the corner too soon then it will mean
that you will have a slower entry speed
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