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Quickest line round a roundabout...?

Robertb

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Not in a car, on a road bike but I presume the same principals apply-

What is the quickest line round a roundabout when effectively doing 180 degrees to return up the same road you've come down? I am looking to carry as much speed as possible out of the corner and into the straight.

Imagine the roundabout as a clock, where the road joins the clock at 6 o'clock.

Is is best to start on the far left, and swing in to apex at the inside of the furthest point of the roundabout (12 o'clock) before exiting toward the far left again? Or aim for a later apex (3 o'clock), meaning I will slow more into the apex, but lean less, get power down earlier and exit faster?
 
Brake until 7 on the left... tip in to inside curb follow round till 2.. then throttle on gently drifting out 3... by the time your at 5 you should be upright on full throttle on the left again :D
 

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That's great, thank you.

I should qualify it is road bike as in pedal powered, not v-twin, sadly. So maintaining precious speed is even more valuable through a sharp corner.

Nonetheless, I like nothing more than getting my knee down through a bend like a biker!
 
Robertb said:
Not in a car, on a road bike but I presume the same principals apply-

What is the quickest line round a roundabout when effectively doing 180 degrees to return up the same road you've come down? I am looking to carry as much speed as possible out of the corner and into the straight.

Imagine the roundabout as a clock, where the road joins the clock at 6 o'clock.

Is is best to start on the far left, and swing in to apex at the inside of the furthest point of the roundabout (12 o'clock) before exiting toward the far left again? Or aim for a later apex (3 o'clock), meaning I will slow more into the apex, but lean less, get power down earlier and exit faster?

straight across of course
 

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