Glossary / Brand

apex

54 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

When you turn around a corner, the apex is the spot where your car gets closest to the inside edge of the turn. Getting there helps you keep going fast and exit the corner smoothly.

Technical Definition

In racing, the apex is the point in a corner where the car is closest to the inside of the turn. Drivers aim to hit the apex to maintain speed and set up a smooth exit.

Hear It Discussed

"where you outbreak someone into a corner you you grab the apex before they do and you've overtaken"
The new Bentley Torcal, and why F1's rules will get tweaked #321 The Intercooler 08:11

"He would start the slide before the apex of the corner, then apply power to maximize his exit speed, a strategy that gave him a serious competitive edge."
The Tire Problem That Created Drifting Past Gas 26:41

"Eventually fucking Cletus comes around and I'm like... late break hockey stop at the apex, smash the throttle straight wheel to track out and one break, one gas."
Racing at the Cleetus 900 Was Insane The Smoking Tire 44:24