Driving techniques
This section contains information on various driving techniques and skills, that
once practiced can be used to great effect, in legal, professional racing situations.
These techniques are described for educational purposes only. These techniques
should only be performed by professionals on closed-track. Amateurs wishing to learn
these skills should seek professional, qualified tutoring.
The driving techniques detailed in this section are:
Driving technique term glossary
- Braking point - point in a turn, at which the driver should brake.
- Confidence lift - Briefly lifting the throttle before a turn, to both add slight
weight to the front wheels to help make a corner and to slow the cars speed slightly.
- Doughnut - In a rear wheel drive car, wheelspinning the back wheels and locking
the wheel to slowly turn the car in tight circles, leaving a ring of rubber on the
tarmac.
- Drift/drifting - Exiting a turn in a powerslide. See powerslide.
- Full lock - turning the wheel to the maximum turn position.
- Lockup - Lock the wheels. Braking so hard that the wheels stop moving.
- Line - the route that is taken on the track. See qualifying line.
- Powerslide - Turning the car by sliding the back wheels to the side, and putting
the front wheels to opposite lock, facing the direction of travel.
- Opposite lock - turning the wheel in the opposite direction to which the car is
travelling, pointing the wheels in the direction of travel. Used to perform a powerslide.
- Over steer - Occurs when the rear of the vehicle slides out, when cornering. More
evident in rear wheel drive.
- Qualifying line - the fastest path for a car to take on a track.
- Shortshifting - Changing up gears at a lower RPM than usual.
- Under steer - When dispite turning the wheel, the car continues to travel forwards.
Caused by cornering too fast, and will occur more easily with less grip on the road.
Delt with by using
left foot braking.
Also referred to as plow and push.
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