Am I thinking about sectors correctly? How do you like to think of sectors? or is segments the right word?
I've assumed some, reasoned some, picked up some talking to folks at the track and this is what I have come up with.
Here is how I divided High Plains Raceway (Deer Trail, CO) into sectors. How would you have divided up this track?
I've assumed some, reasoned some, picked up some talking to folks at the track and this is what I have come up with.
- Why: Helpful to think of the track as groups of corners so you don't over optimize(local maximum) for a less important corner to the disadvantage of a more important corner.
- How A: Get a picture of the track, start with the biggest straight then work your way backwards until you get to a hard braking zone. Try to optimize those corners so your exit speed of the last corner is maximized. If you have to 'over slow' your car in one of those corners so you are in better position for the last corner that is a good trade off.
- OR How B: a sector starts and ends at the beginning of hard braking zones. I keep focusing on hard braking zones because I feel like that is kind of a "reset". Anything you did before isnt going to really change what happens next.
Here is how I divided High Plains Raceway (Deer Trail, CO) into sectors. How would you have divided up this track?
- Sector 1 braking zone of front straight, turns 1-3 and the back straight
- Sector 2 braking zone of back straight, turns 4 - 7
- Sector 3 turns 8-10
- Sector 4 turns 11-15 and the front straight
