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CARRERA SLOTS APEX EXTENSION PACK

Rope Designgroup | Los Angeles, California

Product concept for a Carrera slot car track improvement.

In racing sports, the racing line is the route the vehicle must take in order to minimize the time taken to complete the course. When analyzing a single corner, the optimum line is one that minimizes the time spent in the corner and maximizes the overall speed of the vehicle through the corner. If one used the path with the smallest radius, it will minimize the distance taken around that corner. However, by fitting a curve with the widest possible radius into the corner, the higher speed which can be maintained more than compensates for the extra distance travelled.
The entry and exit affects the speed into and out of the corner onto the following straight. A late apex is used to maximize the acceleration onto the following straight. In contrast, an early apex maximizes the use of speed from the incoming straight; this is used when approaching a corner where the following straight is a lot shorter than the straight before the corner. Hitting the apex in the middle is a reasonable way to take a corner, keeping a good speed constant into and out of the corner, and maximizing mid-corner minimum speed, which will result in more realistic and dramatic racing action compared to using the standard corner pieces.

HOME INFO 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Click onto image to go back to the Main Menu CARRERA SLOTS APEX EXTENSION PACK Rope Designgroup \| Los Angeles, California Product concept for a Carrera slot car track improvement. In racing sports, the racing line is the route the vehicle must take in order to minimize the time taken to complete the course. When analyzing a single corner, the optimum line is one that minimizes the time spent in the corner and maximizes the overall speed of the vehicle through the corner. If one used the path with the smallest radius, it will minimize the distance taken around that corner. However, by fitting a curve with the widest possible radius into the corner, the higher speed which can be maintained more than compensates for the extra distance travelled. The entry and exit affects the speed into and out of the corner onto the following straight. A late apex is used to maximize the acceleration onto the following straight. In contrast, an early apex maximizes the use of speed from the incoming straight; this is used when approaching a corner where the following straight is a lot shorter than the straight before the corner. Hitting the apex in the middle is a reasonable way to take a corner, keeping a good speed constant into and out of the corner, and maximizing mid-corner minimum speed, which will result in more realistic and dramatic racing action compared to using the standard corner pieces.	architektur und design
	peter sehorsch
	dipl. -ing. architektur
	dipl. designer

	N 48.77 / 48° 46' 33''	E 9.17 / 9° 10' 47''
	N 47.56 / 47° 34' 0''	E 7.6 / 7° 35' 60''
	N 34 ° 06' 19''	W118° 20' 02''
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