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Red Bull Racing RB7: Step by Step
a) apex of the corner
Apex
Car is at its
closest to the
inner edge
b) apex of the racing line
Apex
Car is at its
closest to the
inner edge
But it also makes the steering wheel on the transmitter
more sensitive, so until you get used to that, at high
speeds your car might turn too sharply and slide off when
cornering. It's best to run a few slowish laps to get used
to the larger steering angle and to develop a feel for how
close and how fast you can drive through the corners
without your model losing traction.
CORNERING TECHNIQUE
You will soon notice that your model can't go through a
corner very fast if it is turning too close to the cone. It is
quicker if you cut the apex of the corner. Anyone who has
ever watched a motor race will have seen how the drivers
move to the outside of the track when they approach a
corner, cut in across the apex, and then head back towards
the outside of the track when they exit the bend. They do
Apex
Car is at its
closest to the
inner edge
Apex
Car is at its
closest to the
inner edge
To take a corner at the highest possible speed, choose your driving line so
that its apex (diagram b) comes before that of the corner (diagram a). Then
the point at which you come closest to the inner edge of the track is moved
forwards. In this way, you can accelerate out of the corner earlier and obtain
a speed advantage for your RB7 on the straight that follows.
this so that they have to slow the car down less before
the corner and can follow a faster line with a less extreme
steering angle.
You should use a similar technique when driving your
RB7 model, choosing your driving line so that its apex
comes a little earlier than the apex of the corner itself (see
diagrams on the left). The point at which your car is closest
to the inner edge of the track (indicated by the dotted
lines in the diagrams) is thereby moved forward. Using this
method, when you exit the bend you can start accelerating
sooner and enter the following straight at a higher speed.
By driving on this racing line, you will be making full use
of the width of the track, and this tried and tested method
gains valuable time in a race.
To enable your RB7 model to take corners more tightly, you increase the
steering angle of the front wheels slightly by turning the remote control
transmitter's STEERING DUAL RATE knob a little way clockwise.
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