Overtaking - 3 Methods To Pass ANY Opponent

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Overtaking is a vital part of driving. Whether it be on the road, or on a track. In real life,
or on a simulator. The best drivers perfect the art of overtaking. It's a clear and tangible
demonstration of how much quicker you are than that chump in the other car. Being able to
overtake is one of the greatest feelings in racing. Ultimately, it displays skill, respect
and your ability to make split second decisions to other drivers and any spectators.

In this overtaking crash course, I will be covering the theory behind overtaking,
and then taking you through a couple of overtaking methods that every driver should know.
Finally, I'll be showing you overtaking mistakes that every rookie driver makes, so
you'll know how to correct your own driving. So, don't go anywhere.

Racing is a gentlemans' sport. In any situation, showing your opponent respect
is a must. In real life, people's lives are literally on the line if you decide
to make a rash decision to dive bomb into a harpin. Although in simulators,
no physical harm can come of this, we should still treat our opponenets as we
wish to be treated. Learning to overtake properly and safely is encompassed in this.
So is learning how to defend from overtakes, but that is for another video entirely.

Generally, these unwritten rules mean a few things, in the context of overtaking;

1. If your front wheel is not level or in front of your opponents wheel when turning
into the corner, you should not go for the overtake. To make a safe overtake, you must
be alongside the opponent's car substantially.

2. When there is overlap between two cars on a straight, each driver must respect the
space occupied by the other car. Any lateral movement here will cause a collision, so
you must give the driver enough space. it doesn't matter who is ahead, or by how car.
Both of the drivers have the right to continjue driving in a straight line.

3. Apex ownership. Now this one is a little in depth but hopefully it should make sense.
If you manage to overtake, when you reach the apex is a good measurement if you won
the battle or not.

For instance, if you are more than half way alongside the defending car, you have the right to
the racing line. If contact happens here, the blame is on the defender.

If you are less than half way alongside the defending car, you do not have the right to the
racing line throug the corner. If you make contact with the defending car here, the blame
for the crash is on you.

If your front wheel is ahead of the defenders rear, then both of the drivers have a reasonable
claim to the apex. If contact occurs here, the blame is to be shared and will be considered a
racing incident.

So, those were the basic rules of overtaking. of course, rules are made to be broken. But, I always
like to follow these rules when racing. It's better to give up the position and not cause a crash.
But of course, if you break these rules on an overtake and get away with it, expect your opponent to come
right back at you with dirty driving. As I said, racing is a gentleman's sport, so treat it as such.


Hopefully you haven't clicked off the video yet. Anyway, now it's time to get into the juicy stuff. So,
let's go through how to actually do an overtake in chronological order.

The very start of all overtakes comes when you are nowhere near the opponenets car. Maybe you're tailing
them from 10 car lengths behind on a straight. This is when you should mirror every movement they take.
This is called slipstreaming. The slipstream is the vaccum created in the wake of a moving vehicle.
If you get into this vaccum, there will be considerably less wind resistance affecting your car. Or
in laymans terms, less drag. This will not only make your car faster, but your car will be far more
stable. This allows you to catch the car in front, even if you're driving at exactly the same pace.



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