In simple terms, downhill is where any driver can freely express himself.
It is pure driving… No money. No politics. No electronics.
If you put that into a formula it’ll be like:
Downhill = Mysterious + Deep + Calm + Logical
It is quite mysteries. Because anything can happen in downhill, like in Amazon rain forest. You’ll never know until it happens.
Downhill will put all your theory & knowledge into test and crumble & shatter everything you know into pieces and make you evolve & grow.
You can’t be good at downhill unless you achieve a calm mind. That’s how you go fast. And enjoy it.
First of all downhill is not circuit or track. It’s not rally or gravel. It’s not drags. Even in the mountain, uphill or straightaways are different. Downhill is polar opposite.
Your stage is tarmac. But there is a limit on how far you can use the circuit trained skills or rally derived techniques as it is. In fact they have to be adopted in favour of downhill. Downhill conditions are very different from any other form of driving. Downhill is not easy. It’s a niche.
Mountains have narrow winding roads. So theoretically, there are limited overtaking points. That means it’s difficult to overtake in the first place. And this makes it is extremely difficult to pass your opponent, once he passed you. So it is important not to make a single mistake on downhill.
First of all downhill is a type of Endurance competition. It is a game of pressure endurance. The one who can’t endure will lose.
Downhill is different. Unlike circuit, downhill combine all conditions. Upper part, middle part and lower part of the course is different. There are high speed sections, slow sections with tighter corners and middle speed sections where you can step on gas even though the road is narrow. You have to adjust to these conditions quickly as soon as you shift gears. To do that you must plan and make your move.
Because of these conditions downhill has a unique rhythm. But there are points where there are this rhythm changes. To get the full use of these, the level of training in your car is very important.
Circuit drivers would consider downhill courses are slow. The range of speed is low on mountain. If you put all other facts aside, if average speed is faster, that driver can gain a clear advantage. In the end faster or not, that’s all that matters. But remember, in downhill, speed necessarily doesn’t boil down to normal facts such as power.
At times you need less power to go faster. That’s how D E E P downhill is.
Thank you.