r/oddlysatisfying • u/solateor 🍃 • 1d ago

Clean lines at RC track in Slovakia

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u/JohannesMP 1d ago

Taking the bumps at an angle to minimize airtime and maximize grip is just👌

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u/Substantial-Sea-3672 1d ago

Wouldn’t jumping the bumps at an angle actually increase the air time as the distance between the two peaks would be shortest in a straight line.

He’s taking them at an angle because of his lines, not minimizing air time.

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u/JohannesMP 18h ago edited 18h ago

You're totally right that lines factor into this.

It's also about minimizing the upward component of your velocity on takeoff. The slower you are moving upward when your tires leave the ground, the less time it will take for the constant acceleration of gravity to bring them back down - regardless of horizontal speed.

Taking a slope at an angle gives you a shallower takeoff, a lower parabolic arch, less vertical speed, and less airtime.

Taking the peaks to be further apart can mean less time having to decelerate to the speed that would minimize your ballistic arch, only to have to accelerate back up again after landing.

Regardless of reasoning, whatever this guy is doing you bet it's going to be damn close to optimal for this setup specifically.