Andrew,
Just so I'm clear, what is your exact question here: that you can/can't use more throttle at steeper lean angles, or is it holding the line?
CF
Let me try to paint a clearer picture.
Both riders enter a long sweeping corner using the same racing line.
Rider A enters with moderate lean angle and holds the throttle at a steady 20%.
Rider B enters with severe lean angle and holds the throttle steady at 20%.
Given that Rider B is using the same throttle position (20%) as Rider A, I would imagine that Rider B's line would tighten up as Rider B is at a steeper lean angle.
Therefore Rider B needs to use more throttle to hold his line, say 30% throttle.
So that leads to the conclusion that you need to use more throttle at a steeper lean angle to hold the same line.
Or am I missing something here?
Hi mate,
You have some confusion here for sure.
Consider if you will for a second your scenarios, why would rider A and Rider B's lean angle by different? There are few factors that can affect this, but the largest is entry speed into the turn. So in your scenario, what you're effectively saying is that you want to apply more throttle with the rider that's going considerably faster? Clearly the phsyics in this scenario are completely the wrong way around? Surely the slower rider can apply more throttle earlier, because their entry speed is slower, than the faster rider?
If you have TW2, I'd definitely reccomend re-reading the section on throttle control (pages 6 through 9) and lines (pages 18 - 23.).
Bullet
You're right! Totally forgot about the entry speed factor.