The First Corner: Do's and Don'ts

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6 жыл бұрын

The first corner of a race is often the most exciting moments you'll experience during competition.
Along with the excitement comes much opportunity to gain - or lose - positions. A skilled driver can make up numerous places, while someone with less experience could easily move backwards.
In tutorial 23 of our Driver's University, I examine onboard footage of how to properly attack the first corner and position yourself best for making up places.
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Пікірлер: 39

@apocalypse94 5 жыл бұрын

TL:DR Do: not crash Don't: crash

@Godric_71 6 жыл бұрын

The old saying goes "you cant win a race on the first lap, but you can lose a race on the first lap."

@skiddyboi896 6 жыл бұрын

Every driver in Forza should watch this.

@asdfkhieee 6 жыл бұрын

I do motorcycle track days and love how your videos easily transfer over to 2 wheels. Thanks for all the great content.

@Driver61 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you're enjoying them!

@Driver61 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Check out the rest of the Driver's Uni series including how to trail brake (bit.ly/2PypIMK) Find out your driver level by taking our scorecard test: bit.ly/2LmYNBA

@samuelhackson828 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. One minor tip - use a pop shield in front of your mic. They're not expensive but get rid of these distortions in saying "P"

@Driver61 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much - pop shield purchased!

@markwj 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, love the videos. Could you play the clip through at full speed in the video, either before or after your analysis? It's hard to see how the moves progress when there's so many stop starts, so being able to see the full clip would be really helpful. Thanks

@Driver61 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, thanks for the message. Noted, future videos will have the example played at full speed. Cheers, Scott.

@mojitomaker 6 жыл бұрын

Mark Johnson agreed - it’s awful to watch these videos. Just talk over it at normal speed and rewind. So painful.

@mikemellor8972 6 жыл бұрын

I agree, start with the full clip then go back and analyse move by move. My ten cents worth because I've never started in the first two rows, when you start far back going into a tight first corner, it's like a spring. Choose the lane with the fewest cars because when the two (or sometimes three) lanes compress, automatically you move up a place or two without having to do any skilful driving.

@AVERYhornyMrDinosaur 6 жыл бұрын

The First Corner: Do's and Don'ts: DO drive really fast! DON'T commit a murder trying to dive another driver.

@timwalker4945 6 жыл бұрын

anyone else have a chuckle seeing a 5 min laptime on spa? thanks for tutorials driver61!

@handre8969 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, helped a lot, subscribed

@racenieminen 6 жыл бұрын

I would like to see full race. Seems very intresting.

@CookRacingUK 6 жыл бұрын

Really interesting and useful! Thanks.

@dimitariliyanov3680 6 жыл бұрын

Best channel on youtube hands down lol for carguys atleast. Oh and Scott do you have any tipps on how to spot your braking point without getting your vision off the corner's apex?

@Driver61 6 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks very much for your feedback! I really appreciate it. In terms of braking points, only uses them on big braking zones, where you need to change down a gear or more. Then simple pick something easily visible that's close to the circuit so you can see it in your peripheral vision.

@dimitariliyanov3680 6 жыл бұрын

Driver61 Thanks for the reply mate 👌 all of your videos and advices are extremely helpful. For the past 2 weeks i've been training my peripheral vision so i can spot such "markers" easier- I balance on a pezziball(gymanstics ball) facing a wall while my training parter throws a tennis ball at it from my behind, I look at a center point on the wall and try to spot ball with my peripheral vision(and catch it of course). Hopefully these exercises make me better driver.

@jewwyjones9760 4 жыл бұрын

@@dimitariliyanov3680 that's awesome and can I ask how were the results?

@ASJM91 6 жыл бұрын

I'm back to car simulator, and this channel is giving me so much things to learn and aplly. Thanks! (Are you relartive to Nigel Mansell?? Hehe)

@zdravost 6 жыл бұрын

Do you have a circuit review of COTA?

@Christian_Bagger 2 жыл бұрын

God damn it Richard! That’s 50 dkp minus!

@Soze94 Жыл бұрын

5:17 Nice

@mattalford3932 2 жыл бұрын

The dragon trail seaside death chicane in gt sport lol. Absolutely not a passing zone yet everybody tries to pass in there usually wrecking both drivers. It's a precise part of the track that if you get it wrong even remotely your gonna crash. By crash I mean come to a dead stop. Or if your lucky you'll just hit the wall on the way out, and only lose a little speed. It not the first turn, but when the track is run in reverse everybody is still bunched together so it acts like a first turn lol.

@sourcetext 4 жыл бұрын

Bring flowers and a big smile.and the first corner will love you. Wine may help.

@senna138 4 жыл бұрын

What gearbox is that? I race a 71 capri..

@kevinhawley403 4 жыл бұрын

This should be a required watch for sim racing BEFORE you're allowed to race!!! Lol

@podcastbunker 5 жыл бұрын

Wow those roll bars are so thin and no padding on them at all. No way.

@purpleroadster7306 4 жыл бұрын

SnoDawg when you have a 5 or more point harness and a helmet padding isn’t necessary

@matthewdufty606 6 жыл бұрын

Errr.... If Project Cars 2 online races is anything to go off, most people just fly into the first corner as fast as you can and slow your self down on the cars in front hoping you end up in a position better than where you started........ Is this not standard practise?

@swine13 4 жыл бұрын

Yea im waiting on confirmation from officials, but i thought FIA rules outlined that the midfield pack _must_ punt at least one driver from the top 4 off the track during turn 1 or it's a false start?