{"id":1562,"date":"2023-08-22T21:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utahmotornews.com\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2024-08-07T04:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T04:32:05","slug":"track-technique-string-theory-blending-steering-with-pedal-inputs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utahmotornews.com\/es\/track-technique-string-theory-blending-steering-with-pedal-inputs\/","title":{"rendered":"Track Technique: String Theory\u2014Blending Steering with Pedal Inputs"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Greg Troester<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most challenging (and fun) aspects of going fast on a race track is when we start to blend our steering inputs with gas and brake pedal inputs. This is crucial for a few reasons, some of which I cover in-depth in another article, <\/a>but to put it simply: only turning, braking, or accelerating is slow! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there are certainly times where we are using all of our tires\u2019 available traction for \u201cpure\u201d steering, braking, or acceleration. Those are brief moments in time during any portion of a corner. Even the most junior driver will be blending some form of deceleration with turning. That\u2019s because every moment we are not pressing on the gas pedal we are going to be decelerating by \u201cscrubbing\u201d speed off by turning or through simple rolling resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2013how do we start?<\/p>\n\n\n

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