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reverse dash plate
Post by Roeland on May 13th, 2003, 12:46am

My question is will you go faster if you hit a dash plate reverse (queen 3).

Roeland
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Tonio on May 14th, 2003, 10:11pm

no. you go faster when you can add some "side speed" (with L or R) to your... uuuh... front speed (given by the dash plate). so 90deg is the best angle to hit the plate
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by GreggRichardson on May 15th, 2003, 05:57am

so it will go faster if I goes 90 degree side way before I hit dash, it will go faster than with out doing side way. mmm i should try that...
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Webmaster on May 15th, 2003, 08:47am

on May 15th, 2003, 05:57am, GreggRichardson wrote:
so it will go faster if I goes 90 degree side way before I hit dash, it will go faster than with out doing side way. mmm i should try that...


Yes, hitting a dash plate sideways with JV will gain you speed, but remember that you won't SEE it on the speedometer. Don't be discouraged by not seeing that speed number increase, just look for the results in your time.
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Tonio on May 15th, 2003, 08:48am

but you can only do this (90) on Champ circuit (Japanese Dash Technique)... as far as we know

anyway, sideways' the way!
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Webmaster on May 15th, 2003, 08:51am

on May 15th, 2003, 08:48am, Tonio wrote:
but you can only do this (90) on Champ circuit (Japanese Dash Technique)... as far as we know

anyway, sideways' the way!


Yes, but approaching a dash plate at an angle instead of straight forward is faster on any track, just like drifting and strafing are faster than driving straight ahead.
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Tonio on May 15th, 2003, 09:00am

yep

Re: reverse dash plate
Post by GreggRichardson on May 15th, 2003, 4:23pm

But it doesnt make sense of real life in future.....
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Roeland on May 21st, 2003, 12:51am

But what if on queen 3 I go over a twist thing and then turn so I go over the dash plate with 90deg angle.
I think it is posible to do that.

Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Tonio on May 21st, 2003, 05:05am

I tried it. with no result. but good luck!
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Roeland on Jun 6th, 2003, 01:24am

I once did it almost but I think bifyou can'do it Antoine then nobody can
Thanks for trying.

Greets, Roeland.
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by BorisXIV on Jun 7th, 2003, 10:26am

g00d idea
but I think it won't work
I tried it too, no effect
only that it's harder to control
if it though works we will call it the "dutch dash technique"
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Roeland on Jun 22nd, 2003, 04:59am

heeey Boris come to my place and we can try together, it might work
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Webmaster on Jun 22nd, 2003, 10:41am

Recently I was driving Q3, and I hit the twister just before the last dash plate. I then hit the dash plate sideways because I was spinning, and it pushed me straight ahead (facing left), and I was in perfect position to take the last corner!!

Unfortunately, I kept going sideways and crashed into the wall because I wasn't anticipating this event, but the potential might be there to release the accelerator and hold R at the dash plate to take advantage of this. It could be called the TDT (Twist Dash Technique) if we can make it work.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? I would think that it angling into the twister in such a way that you'd also then hit the dash plate would be easier than learning the JDT.

I know this is exactly what was tried earlier, I'm just providing a specific experience I had to help someone if they want to do more testing.
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Greg on Jun 22nd, 2003, 10:47am

I was training with twist and after dash plate but i was do bad time like 19"25~19"30 and without this technique 19"09
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Webmaster on Jun 22nd, 2003, 10:56am

Were you doing just like JDT ... with no A, and holding R? Just curious.

on Jun 22nd, 2003, 10:47am, Greg wrote:
I was training with twist and after dash plate but i was do bad time like 19"25~19"30 and without this technique 19"09

Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Greg on Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:00am

It's rigth i was use JDT
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Webmaster on Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:09am

on Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:00am, Greg wrote:
It's rigth i was use JDT

OK thanks, I won't bother trying it more.
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by DavePhaneuf on Jun 24th, 2003, 7:09pm

Out of curiosity would the JDT help at all in K4 Ancient Mesa?
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Greg on Jun 25th, 2003, 05:28am

I don't use JDT in K4, i change my drive: on ice don't use straff running, it's the first point. The secret of this race is the jump. If you do a correct jump you can do a good time. But i can't explain you in english...it's so difficult for me, ask Tonio if he can answer
Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Tonio on Jun 25th, 2003, 09:00am

you mean "don't drift turn" greg. but i think i drift on ice too.

for the jump you have to drift (left+R) to almost get on the jump plate in "reverse" (is it me or i used to get the "reverse" warning some times ) . keep the drift during the jump, till you land.... far.... very far...

sthg like that.



Re: reverse dash plate
Post by Webmaster on Jun 25th, 2003, 10:16am

on Jun 25th, 2003, 05:28am, Greg wrote:
I don't use JDT in K4, i change my drive: on ice don't use straff running, it's the first point. The secret of this race is the jump. If you do a correct jump you can do a good time. But i can't explain you in english...it's so difficult for me, ask Tonio if he can answer

If you feel more comfortable explaining it in French, go to the new French forum and explain it there. Then maybe Antoine or someone else could translate it for the rest of us.