This will be my personal guide on the theory and side effects of driving fast/racing and anything involving that.If you haven't already, I suggest you to read BrianHaggard's guide on general vehicles.
Thia guide won't cover anything, if you disagree with something said here you are free to dispute it below the thread.
Why do people race?
Most people race because they need a dose of adrenaline, racing brings people together in competition, top pilots in Formula leagues get paid lots of money and that is a reason as well, illegally or legally, money is a big reason for some of those that drive fast or race. Professional drivers crave for speed as they try to challenge their times while competing with others, creating a competitive atmosphere which is also enjoying.
Either getting introduced to racing by a parent or finding it out manually, this is a big step to character development of a general car guy/racer which will define his attitude and will power, so be as creative and open minded as possible.
The racing line.
In racing the racing line is meant as the optimum/referred driving path in order to take a corner in the fastest manner possible without wasting speed.
The usual way to take a corner is to approach from the track in and enter the braking zone as you slow down, turning towards the apex, as you begin to stop turning you go towards the track out and start gaining your speed back as you accelerate (usually smoothly), in certain circumstances (and most) the braking zone is before the track.
There are three type of apexes:
Traditional Apex: Also mentioned as geometrical apex, perfect apex and so on, it is the general type of apex which is neutral and used to keep speed while taking a corner.
Early Apex: This one has a line which is designated to hit the apex by having a "direct" trajectory in order to take the inside of the corner quickly than another driver, even though this sacrifices a lot of cornering speed, it is a way to overtake someone by the inside as you maximize the speed when entering/exiting the corner from the straight(s).
Late Apex: As keeping the highest speed around a corner/track might not be the quickest way to a lap, it might be a decent way to carry power early, by taking the outside you maximize the acceleration you can carry as quick as possible onto the following straightaway of the corner (possibly also by deep braking/braking late); the amount of grip avalaible will affect how many chances you have with braking and tracking/turning in late.
Late Apexes are using for defending positions by keeping the track out at higher speeds than the attacker's.
The effects of fast driving/racing without experience.
As you'd drive fast for the first time, adrenaline will kick in, probably giving you Tachypsychia (also called "fight or flight") and Kalnienk vision (known as "tunnel vision") depending on circumstances:
Tachypsychia will be induced by high physical stress as you are affected by gravitational force depending on the friction and speed of the vehicle, quick accelerations and stops as blood flow changes in your eyes, it is also believed that high adrenaline levels trigger tunnel vision along with emotional thinking (which is why unexperienced drivers do by their instinct), as the gravitational force does it's thing, you may experience an urge to urinate and acid refluxes if you have drinked or ate something (as extreme example, this is why F1 drivers often urinate in their seats and they only get squirted a little amount of hydratation fluid (which is not water) in their mouths every straight away).
Obviously as you grip the steering wheel, blood will flow into your hands and they will become rough.
PS: Adrenaline does relieve pain from car crashes, but not permanently.
PursuitWatch.org said:
IC Experience and fear/confidence.
Unexperienced drivers will have a reckless driving attitude depending on the character as they don't know their limits yet, most of them will not take into account technical things like tire wear and surface grip or wasting the engine's life as they drive by their instincts, while experienced ones will know their limits and regulate themselves on the tactical side, most of those won't know how their cars properly work and advanced terms, however keep in mind that the web is a wonderful thing with lots of helping resources, the "roles" can be also swapped: an unexperienced driver might go lower than his normal limits while a confident experienced driver can push his limits at a stable pace, so this is not an excuse to pull off extremely stupid and NON-RP stunts for both sides.
