Those posts were amazing. In fact, ALL racetracks with turns are banked in part to deal with this phenomenon, whether for runners, horses or cars.

It may be hard for someone to imagine how this centrifugal force (c-force) thing applies to horses, but if you drive a car, I think you will see that the principles in question apply, and furthermore if you are behind the wheel you will see how ridiculous the idea is that this c-force somehow evaporates or is cancelled out in the last part of a turn when you start to straighten out. Anyone who has taken a cloverleaf highway exit too fast can tell you this is total nonsense.

Your better drivers, like me, manage to take turns in such a way as to minimize the unpleasant c-force effects for their passengets, which is essential if you, like me, drive with people who will not hesitate to let you know that you are doing a crappy job of driving.

The c-force will apply based on where you are throughout the turn and how you got there. I believe in some cases it's possible that the c-force will actually be stronger on the last part of the turn (like if you got progressively wider throughout - we've all seen people, horses and cars 'blow' turns as a result).

Of course, the ground is lost on the final part of the turn no matter what, but was another can 'o' worms. HP